“And I always say sign up for MySpace and see what your kid is doing. Be his friend on MySpace. Know what your child is doing online because you're going to know more there than you'd ever know when he goes to school.”

American technology entrepreneur, born 1970s

Tom Anderson is an American technology entrepreneur from the early 21st century, best known as the co-founder of Myspace. He founded the social networking site in 2003 with Chris DeWolfe, later serving as its president and as a strategic adviser. He became widely recognized as “Tom from Myspace,” “Myspace Tom,” or “My friend, Tom” because new users were automatically assigned him as their first friend. His public identity is closely tied to the rise of Myspace and the early culture of social networking.