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</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Intermix Media</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Brad_Greenspan" title="Brad Greenspan">Brad Greenspan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">February 1999<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1999-02</span>)</span><br><a href="Los_Angeles%2C_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>, United States</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Intermix Media, Inc.</b> (<a href="American_Stock_Exchange" class="mw-redirect" title="American Stock Exchange">AMX</a> symbol: MIX; formerly <b>eUniverse</b>) is an American <a href="Internet_marketing" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet marketing">Internet marketing</a> company<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that owned the <a href="MySpace" class="mw-redirect" title="MySpace">MySpace</a> social network.
</p><p>The company is headquartered in <a href="Los_Angeles%2C_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is a subsidiary of Fox Interactive Media, Inc.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>
<p>The company was founded in February 1999 as Entertainment Universe, Inc by <a href="Brad_Greenspan" title="Brad Greenspan">Brad Greenspan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In June of 2003, after consulting with executive management for many months, <a href="Jeffrey_Scott_Edell" title="Jeffrey Scott Edell">Jeffrey Edell</a> was brought on board as Chairman of eUniverse, which, in 2004, changed its name to Intermix Media, Inc.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In February 2004, <a href="Richard_Rosenblatt" title="Richard Rosenblatt">Richard Rosenblatt</a> became <a href="CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a> of Intermix.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In March 2005, the company launched Grab.com, a self-publishing and social networking site that allowed users to play games online and purchase games online, write movie reviews, and view other entertainment content.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In April 2005, <a href="New_York_State" class="mw-redirect" title="New York State">New York State</a> attorney-general <a href="Eliot_Spitzer" title="Eliot Spitzer">Eliot Spitzer</a> filed a lawsuit alleging the company was the source of secretly installed <a href="Spyware" title="Spyware">spyware</a> that illegally sent <a href="Pop-up_advertisement" class="mw-redirect" title="Pop-up advertisement">pop-up advertisements</a> and other intrusions to millions of computer users. Intermix agreed to settle the suit for US$7.9 million, but did not admit culpability.<sup id="cite_ref-Buy_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Buy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Also in 2005, Intermix was acquired by <a href="News_Corporation_(1980%E2%80%932013)" class="mw-redirect" title="News Corporation (1980–2013)">News Corporation</a> for approximately $580 million in cash. This decision was part of News Corporation's wider strategy to expand its internet presence.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Rosenblatt negotiated the sale of Intermix and <a href="MySpace" class="mw-redirect" title="MySpace">MySpace</a> for US$580 million to <a href="Rupert_Murdoch" title="Rupert Murdoch">Rupert Murdoch</a>'s <a href="News_Corporation_(1980%E2%80%932013)" class="mw-redirect" title="News Corporation (1980–2013)">News Corp.</a> on July 20, 2005, and served as a consultant to Fox for six months before co-founding <a href="Demand_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Demand Media">Demand Media</a> with Shawn Colo in May 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-Buy_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Buy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/intermix-media-inc">"Intermix Media, Inc | Encyclopedia.com"</a>. <i>www.encyclopedia.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-05-10</span></span>.</cite></span>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0003097.html">Interview with Richard Rosenblatt, former CEO of Intermix Media</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/100/100775.html">Company profile</a> on <a href="Yahoo!_Finance" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Finance">Yahoo! Finance</a></li></ul></div><!--htdig_noindex--><div><div class="zim-footer">
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