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Spotify’s Special Projects Head Shakil Khan Moves to Path to Do Same

Kara Swisher in News on March 30 at 5:00 am PT

The fix-it guy for the popular music service takes his tools over to the personal social network.

Checking In With the Foursquare Founder Parting: More “Tense” (Of Course)

Kara Swisher in News on March 6 at 11:46 am PT

Breaking up is hard to do, especially at start-ups.

Marc Andreessen vs. Reid Hoffman in Yahoo Savior Face-Off? Not Yet. (But Delicious to Imagine.)

Kara Swisher in News on December 1, 2011 at 2:23 am PT

Whoa, Nelly! How fantastic would it be for Silicon Valley tech legends Marc Andreessen and Reid Hoffman to battle for control of Yahoo? Too fantastic to actually happen. But one can hope.

Remedy Health Media Acquires HealthCentral

Kara Swisher in News on November 29, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Remedy Health, a New York-based health information company, has bought HealthCentral, a start-up that offers online clinical and patient tools, community and content in a variety of topic areas.

Former VP and Apple Director Al Gore on Steve Jobs and More: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

Kara Swisher in AsiaD on November 18, 2011 at 11:53 am PT

A man who needs no introduction.

Yahoo Shares Melt as Rumors Collide (Plus, I Add Another Log to the Fire)

Kara Swisher in News on October 31, 2011 at 5:13 pm PT

The Hamlet of Internet companies asks: To be or not to be? That is the question. Or maybe something else.

Former Myspace Music Head Holt Lands as COO at Maker (Plus Cool Video!)

Kara Swisher in Media on October 31, 2011 at 11:10 am PT

As video on the Web evolves, Courtney Holt moves to the new-generation production company — which makes and distributes more professional original content to the Internet, mostly via YouTube.

Yahoo’s Interim CEO in Internal Meeting: “Time Is a Constraint” (Also, Blame the Media!)

Kara Swisher in News on October 6, 2011 at 2:59 pm PT

I don’t know why I am not just invited to these Yahoo gatherings, since it would make my life a lot easier.

Final AsiaD Speakers: Apple’s Phil Schiller and Former VP Al Gore

Kara Swisher in News on October 4, 2011 at 5:15 pm PT

AsiaD is now ready for launch, with a little taste of Apple and the Veep.

Lerer Ventures Considers New $50 Million Fund With Hippeau Addition

Kara Swisher in News on February 8, 2011 at 10:17 am PT

One of the more interesting pieces of news that got pushed deep down in stories in the noisy swirl around AOL’s $315 million acquisition of the Huffington Post was the move of its CEO Eric Hippeau back to the investor side. He’ll be going to Lerer Ventures, which is run by HuffPo co-founder, chairman and major investor Kenneth Lerer, and is contemplating a big expansion of its efforts. BoomTown talked to both about it today.