Silicon Alley Insider:
Earlier this week, we wrote a post called "Who's Who in Google New York." It was a quick look at some of the top execs in the office, and what people are saying about them.One of the powerful executives we mentioned is a risi (Read More)
TechCrunch:
When Google CEO Eric Schmidt mentioned a few weeks ago that the M&A spigot is now back on at the search giant, he wasn’t talking about a trickle. Today’s announced deal to by mobile ad startup AdMob for $750 million is Googl (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
It's called a spoiler tactic. You take your competitor's biggest cash cow and offer a free alternative. Everybody from Linux to Google has used the tactic against Microsoft. So who can fault Microsoft when it uses it against (Read More)
paidContent.org:
Stephen Moss has been named president and CEO of National Public Media, the national corporate sponsorship firm for NPR, PBS and Boston public broadcasting affiliate WGBH. He succeeds Robert Williams, who founded NPM’s predec (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Last week, we wrote about Digg testing a new kind of ad that allowed sponsors to find previously submitted Digg content and and wrap it in their own ad unit. The first such ad just went live for everyone this morning. And it (Read More)
paidContent.org:
Tom Phillips, one of a growing group of recent Google (NSDQ: GOOG) exiles, is joining social media audience data provider Media6Degrees. He replaces Joe Doran, who will remain as an adviser to Media6Degrees’ board and will as (Read More)
Concurring Opinions:
A while ago, I wrote a lot about Facebook’s Beacon on this blog:* The Facebook-Fandango Connection: Invasion of Privacy?* Facebook’s Beacon: News Feeds All Over Again?* Facebook and the Appropriation of Name or Likeness Tort (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Imagine a random web.Your favorite current affairs news blog, which couldn't survive on Viagra ads, is now charging subscriptions. Your e-tail site of choice keeps recommending country music, which you outgrew years ago. And (Read More)
mocoNews.net:
—Mojiva: Daniel C. Petri is the newest member of Mojiva’s Board of Directors. He was at Verizon (NYSE: VZ) (and its previous incarnations) for 37 years, the past 14 as a senior executive of the International division, eventua (Read More)
paidContent.org:
—Peacock Equity: NBC Universal’s investment fund has added Lauren Zalaznick, president of NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) women and lifestyle entertainment networks, and Jessica Schell, SVP of NBC Universal digital strategy and busi (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Dave Fall, a Product Manager in Google's Search engine marketing technology division has quit the company to join search marketing firm Clickable. At Clickable, Dave will be SVP of product and operations.Dave came to Google w (Read More)
paidContent.org:
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) filed its 10-Q a little while ago, and nothing significant stands out beyond what it said in the Q209 earnings. Some notables:—Not as big as the other ongoing investigatons into Google: U.S. EPA opened an (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Streaming music service Pandora has entered into an ad sales partnership with a subsidiary of media conglomerate Clear Channel, a move that should help ensure the service's long term financial viability but is likely to lead (Read More)
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The Three Keys To Successful Innovation (former CEO of DoubleClick) #innovation http://post.ly/1XNR. (Read More)