2 posts and columns on Charles Best

Blogger Charity Smackdown: Do Good and Also Help Kara Get a Free Lunch With Yahoo's Jerry Yang!

in News on October 4, 2007 at 1:20 am PT

So I call and email Yahoo PR all the time in what is now a futile quest to get some sit-down interview time with CEO Jerry Yang, whom I have known and covered for, I don’t know, what feels like a kabillion years. So far, no dice! I don’t know why, but it might have [...]

DonorsChoose.org Looking at $11 Million Investment–Finally, a Start-Up BoomTown Can Love

in News on September 5, 2007 at 2:18 am PT

I will admit it–most funding announcements for tech start-ups bore the living daylights out of me. Writing about however many millions of dollars go to however many frivolous widget companies is about as interesting as watching Robert Scoble’s blog video lectures. (Sorry, Bob!) So it is nice to see a good (and good-for-you) charity site [...]