5 posts and columns on Dennis K. Berman

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So, What’s Your Algorithm?

in Voices on January 4 at 12:00 am PT

We are ruined by our own biases. When making decisions, we see what we want, ignore probabilities, and minimize risks that uproot our hopes.

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Time for a Sequel to AOL-Time Warner?

in News on March 29, 2011 at 2:21 pm PT

This isn’t a joke. The buzz from California is that it just may be time to try another AOL-Time Warner. That $164 billion merger disaster defined a decade of thoughtless deal making, reckless ego and vaporous “synergy.” But for Hollywood executives and bankers now toting their iPads like baby blankets, the new technology has brought them back to an old conversation about “content” and its distribution.

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Skullcandy IPO? Check Your Head.

in News on February 1, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

If anyone needs proof the tech sector has entered extra-frothy, double-latte territory, it’s best to look past the immense valuations discussed for Groupon or Facebook.

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The Two Sides of Verizon's Deal Making

in News on August 11, 2009 at 12:04 am PT

Verizon Communications Inc. boss Ivan Seidenberg may be one of the best deal makers of his time, or one of the worst. Today, three of Verizon’s most significant divestitures are either in bankruptcy or near it. As they say on Wall Street, it all depends on what side of the trade you’re on.

On Yahoo's Shaky Future: Well Said

in News on June 15, 2008 at 12:33 am PT

Here are two pieces this week, from the multitude of them about the continuing turmoil at Yahoo, that really stand out for me. Both encapsulate the dicey situation that the troubled Internet company finds itself in now–which is to say very dicey.