Friday Miscellany
"Sources report an undisclosed number of layoffs at the Island Def Jam offices, the most prominent being veteran Sr. VP Sales Mitch Imber." (Hits Rumor Mill)
Hypebot continues its series of posts on MySpace with its eighth, a piece on how age restrictions could impact marketing through the social networking site. Also read parts five, six and seven.
RIP Claydes Charles Smith, co-founder of the group Kool & the Gang. (CNN)
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