113 posts and columns on Businessweek
Hearst Taps Demand Media’s Bradford and Yucaipa’s Johnson to “Redefine” the San Francisco Chronicle
Can the City by the Bay finally get the newspaper it deserves?Actually, Amazon Paid About $150 Million for Goodreads
Um, not one billlllllllion dollars.Dish Network’s Charlie Ergen Gets Real: The Full Dive Into Media Interview
A rare hour with one of the most interesting men in media.Charlie Ergen on Dish’s Company Culture: It’s Not That We’re Mean, It’s That We’re Like an Indiana Jones Movie
The so-called meanest boss in America defends himself.Facebook’s Newest Advertiser: Facebook
Facebook hits the billion-user milestone, and buys itself a Nike-quality TV ad to celebrate.Ch-ch-changes
I’d like to say I like change. I don’t. I came out of IBM and Wang Laboratories. Each company was on top of the world and then fell from grace. Once you’ve experienced that, and the pain that goes with it, the one thing you’re not going to do is not change.
– John Chambers, to Businessweek’s Diane Brady
Do You Have a Reservation?
I didn’t realize how hard it was to run a small business.
– Andrew Mason, speaking to Lauren Etter and Douglas MacMillan of Businessweek about his gig as a maitre d’ in a Chicago restaurant
How to Win a Twitter Fight
Arguing online is like wearing a sharkskin vest. You look like a jerk.
–Anil Dash, in Businessweek’s How To issue
Carol Bartz Gives Some Straight-Talkin’ Advice
The former Yahoo CEO on “How to Speak Your Mind.” She’d know.Larry Page’s Soul
Our soul is the same.
– Larry Page to Businessweek’s Brad Stone, on his belief that Google hasn’t really changed since it made its motto “Don’t be evil”






