11 posts and columns on criticism

Exclusive: Groupon Prices at $20 a Share; More Than 10x Oversubscribed, So It Adds 5M More Shares

in News on November 3, 2011 at 3:51 pm PT

Despite all the controversy and criticism, the daily deals site is not going out into the public markets at a discount.
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Yahoo for Sale: Possible Bidders Circling — Including Marc Andreessen — as Board Pressure Mounts

in News on September 14, 2011 at 12:28 pm PT

As Yahoo’s board meets today to talk about what to do next, the unsettled situation at the Silicon Valley Internet giant might overtake them sooner than later.
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Will Secretary of State Clinton's "Internet Freedom Agenda" Finally Get Traction?

in News on February 16, 2011 at 7:09 am PT

Yesterday, in a major policy speech in Washington, D.C., Secretary of State Hillary Clinton jumped on the Internet bandwagon again, unveiling a $25 million government investment for entrepreneurs to allow dissidents to thwart “thugs, hackers and censors.” Since that’s about the amount a third-string social photo-sharing site gets while walking down University Avenue in Palo Alto, Calif., from venture capitalists with bags of money to spend, let me just say the money is, well, underwhelming. Clinton’s speech, thankfully, was much better.

Demand Media Says It's Getting Along Just Fine With Google, Thank You Very Much

in Media on January 27, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

A quick Q&A with Demand’s Richard Rosenblatt, who says Google’s blog post about going after “content farms” has nothing to do with his company. Also! He really doesn’t like it when people call his company a “content farm.”

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Google on Bad Search Results: "We Can Do Better"

in News on January 21, 2011 at 11:45 am PT

Have you been frustrated lately by search results on Google? If so, you’re not alone, and Google knows it.

Google CEO Apologizes for Street View Schmidtstorm

in News on October 26, 2010 at 9:54 am PT

Apologies from Google CEO Eric Schmidt are as rare as Bing bookmarks at Google HQ, so consider the one offered after the jump–for his cavalier suggestion that folks worried about Google Street View invading their privacy should “just move”–something of a milestone.

Schmidt: Don’t Like Google Street View Photographing Your House? Then Move.

in News on October 25, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the company’s “policy is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.” And while that may be true of Google, it’s clearly not true of Schmidt, who last week suggested that people concerned about photos of their homes appearing on Google Street View should “just move.”

Microsoft: “Don’t Be Evil” Is Google’s Motto, Not Ours, Redux

in News on March 26, 2010 at 7:10 am PT

Microsoft isn’t paying much heed to calls for it to follow Google’s lead in China. In January, CEO Steve Ballmer said the company had no plans to adopt a “new approach” to doing business in the country, and evidently, that position hasn’t changed much in the ensuing months.
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Yahoo’s $100 Million TV Ad

in Media on September 28, 2009 at 8:58 am PT

Don’t say they didn’t warn you: Last week, Yahoo formally rolled out its new $100 million-plus marketing campaign. Today, the TV ads begin. Here’s what you’ll be getting if you watch AMC, ESPN, USA, Comedy Central, Bravo or any of the broadcast networks in the U.S.
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