12 posts and columns on Angelina Jolie

President Obama’s LinkedIn Town Hall: The Other Silicon Valley Jobs Event

in News on September 26, 2011 at 10:09 am PT

Here’s an idea to get more jobs for the citizens of the U.S.of A.: Fantastic high-speed wireless access!
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An Unlikely Pair (Me and Glamour Magazine, That Is) Tackle Women in Tech Conundrum This Fall

in Media on June 10, 2011 at 6:01 am PT

As readers of mine know, I write a semi-ranty post now and again about the lack of women in high-level tech jobs and on the boards of its major companies. This fall, Glamour magazine and I will be asking about that lack of women. And — fair warning — we have a lot of questions.
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Apple, the Angelina Jolie of Tech, Steps Into the Spotlight Again Tomorrow

in News on August 31, 2010 at 2:55 pm PT

For a secretive company, Apple sure has had a lot of events, launches and communications with the people in 2010. Such as tomorrow’s music-focused event in San Francisco, where oodles of announcements around the iPod and iTunes are expected. In a lot of ways, the company kind of reminds me of Angelina Jolie, the glamorous global celebrity. Let me explain.

BoomTown Casts the Google Movie (You're Welcome, Hollywood!)

in News on August 23, 2010 at 1:54 am PT

With the news that a Hollywood production company is working on a movie about Google, based on the non-fiction book “Googled: The End of the World as We Know It,” by Ken Auletta, BoomTown has been noodling on which actors would be good to cast in the various roles of the top players. While the Google film is not as juicy as the upcoming fall film about Facebook, there is plenty of opportunity to bring a little glamour to the Googleplex.
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Viral Video: Worth Its "Salt"

in News on July 8, 2010 at 2:51 am PT

Here’s the trailer for Angelina Jolie’s newest action movie, “Salt,” about a secret agent gone rogue. You know the drill–lots of chases, high-tech hijinks and twisty turns. It’s out later this month.

A New Search Engine Specializing in Fun

in The Mossberg Solution on October 20, 2009 at 2:54 pm PT

Goby.com aims to take the guesswork out of finding leisure activities.
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Yahoo Players Burkle, Icahn, Crawford and Also the Web Make Some News (Some, Not So Good)

in News on June 4, 2008 at 6:06 am PT

You would have to have been under a rock not to have heard about the controversial piece in Vanity Fair magazine this month about the troubling personal and professional escapades of former President Bill Clinton since he left office. And the reason for these disturbing developments, besides Clinton himself? The piece actually placed a good bit of the blame on Clinton’s close friend, grocery magnate and billionaire Ron Burkle, who also has been one of the key directors at Yahoo in its takeover fight with Microsoft.
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