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?
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Actually, Amazon Paid About $150 Million for Goodreads

Um, not one billlllllllion dollars.
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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.
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Facebook’s Newest Advertiser: Facebook

Facebook hits the billion-user milestone, and buys itself a Nike-quality TV ad to celebrate.
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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.
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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”