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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

Kara Swisher in Media on April 12 at 12:00 pm PT

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”

BuzzFeed’s Secret Plan to DESTROY Internet Ads Revealed! (By BuzzFeed.)

Peter Kafka in Media on April 1 at 10:29 am PT

Slideshow, of course.

Publisher Terry McGraw on Steve Jobs and Digital Textbooks: “This Was His Vision”

Peter Kafka in Media on January 20 at 3:30 am PT

So will the McGraw-Hill CEO strike similar deals with Apple competitors like Amazon and Google? Good question.

Sarah Lacy Debuts New Tech Site, PandoDaily — $2M+ in Funding and Guess Who’s Working for Her? (Video)

Kara Swisher in Media on January 16 at 9:00 am PT

Here’s the brave woman who will be the new boss of Michael Arrington, M.G. Siegler and Paul Carr. (You read that right.)

Bloomberg Bizweek: Steve Ballmer a “Monkey Boy” No More

Ina Fried in News on January 12 at 6:58 am PT

Despite the tough act of following Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer has quietly transformed Microsoft into a different kind of company, at least according to Bloomberg Businessweek.

Zynga Makes Big Claims With IPO Only a Week Away

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 9, 2011 at 2:03 pm PT

How about doubling the number of paying gamers? Done!

Here’s What Steve Forbes Is Telling His Staff About That Brutal Fortune Article

Peter Kafka in Media on July 28, 2011 at 7:53 am PT

“The intention is to harm our business,” the publisher says. That’s probably a stretch. But it is a good read.

Intel Capital, Condé Nast Owner Invest $30 Million in Kno; Intel to Consult on Student Tablet Hardware

Kara Swisher in News on April 7, 2011 at 7:17 pm PT

According to sources close to the situation, Intel Capital and Advance Publications will lead a $30 million investment round in Kno, the high-profile student tablet start-up. In addition to the funding from its venture capital ark, Intel itself will license the hardware design of Kno, which will now focus on its software to manage the devices that are aimed at the college market.