7 posts and columns on convergence

Power Outage + MacBook = Last Night’s Jimmy Kimmel Show

in Media on June 23, 2010 at 4:41 am PT

So maybe this is what convergence looks like: An entire episode of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show, filmed entirely with an Apple laptop’s Webcam.

Another Googler Goes to AOL: YouTube Boss Dave Eun Replaces Bill Wilson as Content Boss

in Media on February 4, 2010 at 11:46 am PT

Former Google sales boss Tim Armstrong has brought a slew of former colleagues with him to AOL, but this may be his highest-profile hire so far: Dave Eun, who has been in charge of content deals at Google and YouTube, will replace Bill Wilson, one of the last high-profile AOL guys from the pre-Armstrong era.

Spare Change for Apple, RIM or Palm Shares?

in News on August 18, 2009 at 10:30 am PT

Wise is the investor holding shares in Apple, Research in Motion and/or Palm, because these companies are the triumvirate of tech’s new world order. This according to RBC analyst Mike Abramsky, who in a research note today says all three are positioned for leadership in the “huge, nascent and underpenetrated” smartphone market.
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TMZ's Harvey Levin Speaks About Michael Jackson and More!

in News on July 8, 2009 at 10:51 am PT

On the spur of the moment yesterday–as Los Angeles was gridlocked by the memorial service for pop legend Michael Jackson–BoomTown decided to pay a quick visit to Harvey Levin, who runs TMZ. Located on Sunset Boulevard–natch!–TMZ is the celebrity news Web site that actually broke the news of Jackson’s death, before any other media outlet. And it has pretty much led the coverage as the sad story has unfolded–and keeps doing so.
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D7 Video: Liberty Media’s John Malone

in D7 on May 27, 2009 at 12:14 pm PT

John Malone has been one of the original pioneers of television, ever since he ran TCI and the notion of 500 TV channels was revolutionary. He takes the stage at D7 to talk to Walt Mossberg about paid content and the future of television as it converges with the Internet.
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