Exclusive: With Eye on IPO, Glam Buys Sportgenic to Build Out Ad Platform

With an eye on a public offering, Glam Media is buying Sportgenic, a sports-themed ad network. But its real interest in the deal is Sportgenic’s AdPortal, a technology platform it is integrating into its own ad management offering.

Former Microsoft Deal Guy Bruce Jaffe Lands at IPO Candidate Glam

Bruce Jaffe, last seen cutting deals for Microsoft, has a new gig: He’ll be CFO at Glam Media. Next up for the Web publisher: IPO?

Who Will Be the New Yahoo Execs? (BoomTown Nominates Martha Stewart)

When she reorganized the Yahoo management ranks three weeks ago, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz left some glaring empty spaces in her management chart, including for a chief financial officer, the top international exec and a new post for a customer advocacy czar. So, who should get the nod for each? But might BoomTown suggest closet geek and good-thing expert Martha Stewart for Yahoo’s consumer guru?
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Intel's Antitrust Pig Pile

Intel’s Antitrust Pig Pile

The Pied Piper of Redmond

The changing of the guard at Microsoft as Bill Gates prepares to step down is becoming more of a mass exodus. First, Bruce Jaffe, the corporate vice president responsible for Microsoft’s acquisitions, announces plans to leave the company at the end of February. Then Charles Fitzgerald, Microsoft’s general manager of Platform Strategy, resigns to join [...]