7 posts and columns on Ben Parr

Mashable Says It Fired Editor-at-Large Ben Parr

in News on November 20, 2011 at 5:21 pm PT

Tech news site Mashable and its editor-at-large, Ben Parr, have parted ways under circumstances that apparently were less than amicable.
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SurveyMonkey Says: Mark Zuckerberg Needs to Get Out More (With an IPad)!

in News on November 9, 2010 at 12:31 pm PT

The All Things Digital readership has spoken: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was wrong in declaring that the Apple iPad was not mobile. In fact, 1,671 takers of a survey BoomTown ginned up on the subject using SurveyMonkey disagreed with him 85.1 percent to 14.9 percent.

Take the BoomTown Vs. Zuckerberg Survey: Is the Apple iPad Mobile or Not?

in News on November 6, 2010 at 1:09 am PT

Yesterday, BoomTown wrote a post titled “Dear Zuck: The Apple iPad Is Mobile (So Sorry!),” countering Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s statement at a press event earlier this week that the popular tablet device is not. Take a survey to vote on which side is right!

Dear Zuck: The Apple iPad Is Mobile (So Sorry!)

in News on November 5, 2010 at 6:01 am PT

Because while those who live in the echo chamber of Silicon Valley are frequently wrong, but never in doubt, a gigantic amount of time is spent being more technical than realistic. And by “technical,” I mean annoyingly detailed in making a point as to completely obfuscate the essence of anything. Let me explain.

Liveblogging the Facebook Mobile Event: Single Sign-On for Social

in News on November 3, 2010 at 10:55 am PT

BoomTown arrived late to the Facebook mobile event for the press due to traffic related to the parade for the San Francisco Giants’ World Series victory–and where I would much rather be right now. Go Giants! In any case, I am here in the cafeteria of Facebook again, where the company continues its attempts to take over the known digital universe before Google does. The latest parry: Single sign-on!