Kara Swisher

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Tragedy: Amazon’s First CFO and Internet Pioneer Joy Covey Dies in Bike Accident

Posted by Kara Swisher in News, September 19, 2013 at 9:56 am PT

Viral Video: Beware the iOS 7 Hanging Cow Update

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, September 19, 2013 at 9:00 am PT

GoDaddy Buys Afternic, a Domain-Name Aftermarket Seller (Plus Some Van Dammage!)

Posted by Kara Swisher in Commerce, September 19, 2013 at 7:51 am PT

Sherpa Ventures Starts $150M Fundraising With $15M Infusion From TPG

Posted by Kara Swisher in News, September 19, 2013 at 7:00 am PT

New AOL Networks CEO Bob Lord Talks About Where the Online Ad Market Is Headed (Video)

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, September 13, 2013 at 12:46 pm PT

Exclusive: Hugo Barra Talks About His Future at Xiaomi and Why He Really Left Google

Posted by Kara Swisher in Mobile, September 12, 2013 at 7:00 am PT

Viral Video: The Gold iPhone Is Best, Best, Best (According to Raffi)

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, September 11, 2013 at 7:55 pm PT

Jeff Raikes Would Make a Fine Microsoft CEO (But He’s Not Going to Be One)

Posted by Kara Swisher in News, September 10, 2013 at 8:05 am PT

Hey Yahoo! Take a Gander at These (Much Better) Crowdsourced Logos.

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, September 6, 2013 at 12:15 am PT

Former Yahoo and Microsoft Media Exec Scott Moore Tapped as Cheezburger President and COO

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, September 5, 2013 at 6:45 am PT

Viral Video: Daft Punk Rocking Out on Rosh Hashanah

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, September 5, 2013 at 12:10 am PT

The Logo Wears Prada — Yahoo’s Latest Brand Is Skinny and Stark, With ! Intact

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, September 4, 2013 at 9:00 pm PT

It’s No “Game of Thrones” Finale, but Yahoo Logo-Palooza Ends Tonight

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, September 4, 2013 at 12:45 pm PT

AOL’s Huffington Post Adds Ecofabulous Content

After Big Fundraising, Uber Hires CFO From Google

Posted by Kara Swisher in Commerce, September 3, 2013 at 1:42 pm PT

Stephen Elop Is Now the Microsoft CEO Candidate to Beat

Posted by Kara Swisher in Mobile, September 2, 2013 at 9:08 pm PT

ATD on the Airwaves: Uber, Samsung’s Smartwatch and Signor Mossberg

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, September 2, 2013 at 1:00 pm PT

Viral Video: “Downton Abbey” Trailer (Admit It, You Care)

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, September 2, 2013 at 11:30 am PT

Exclusive: Japan’s Rakuten Acquires Viki Video Site for $200 Million

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, September 1, 2013 at 6:44 pm PT

One Microsoft On, Ballmer Out, ValueAct In — Get Ready for the Next Shoe to Drop at Microsoft

Posted by Kara Swisher in News, September 1, 2013 at 1:21 pm PT

Hey, Jack Dorsey! The Pope Could Topple Your Selfie Reign.

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, August 31, 2013 at 11:36 am PT

Viral Video: You Still Shouldn’t Mess With Thelma

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, August 31, 2013 at 9:00 am PT

Arianna Goes (Even More) Global: HuffPost Live Launches WorldPost in Berggruen Institute Partnership

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, August 28, 2013 at 10:00 am PT

AOL Hires Associated Content’s Luke Beatty in Key Strategy Role

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, August 28, 2013 at 7:00 am PT

Local Motion Raises $6 Million and Adds Andreessen Horowitz’s Sinofsky to Board

Posted by Kara Swisher in Enterprise, August 28, 2013 at 7:00 am PT

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Just as the atom bomb was the weapon that was supposed to render war obsolete, the Internet seems like capitalism’s ultimate feat of self-destructive genius, an economic doomsday device rendering it impossible for anyone to ever make a profit off anything again. It’s especially hopeless for those whose work is easily digitized and accessed free of charge.

— Author Tim Kreider on not getting paid for one’s work