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links for 2007-05-03

• The Battle to Control Obama’s Myspace | techPresident
  In November 2004, Joe Anthony started a unofficial fan page for then-newly-elected Senator Barack Obama on MySpace.com. Yesterday, the profile had just over 160,000 friends. Today, that url has only about 12,000. And it’s under new ownership.
  (tags: election2008 politics barackobama myspace socialnetwork via:jmanning)
• Her Pay Gap Begins Right After Graduation | washingtonpost.com
  According to a new study women already earn 20 percent less than men at the same level and in the same field one year after college graduation. Right at the beginning, before taking time off for childbirth or child-rearing, women find themselves behind.
  (tags: economics women jobs)
• CBS To Release Own Version Of NBC’s The Office | The Onion
  David Spade has big, Steve Carell-sized shoes to fill, but he and CBS executives think he’s up to the task.
  (tags: television humor theoffice)