The founder of MySpace was assigned as the first friend of everyone joining the social network - connecting him to hundreds of millions of people around the globe.
The glory days of MySpace are now long since gone, and (along with cofounder Chris DeWolfe) Tom sold his stake in the social network to News Corp for $580 million (£372 million) back in 2005.
But he's kept himself busy.
Buoyed up by his massive payday, today "MySpace Tom" says he's retired, and spends his days travelling the world - taking some truly astonishing photographs.