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Ireland Gives Facebook’s International Privacy and Data Protection a Passing Grade

Liz Gannes in Social on December 21, 2011 at 9:36 am PT

The Irish Data Protection Commission today concluded that Facebook has “a positive approach and commitment” to protecting the privacy of its international users.

From U.S. to Germany to China–BoomTown Goes Around the (Digital) World in a Week

Kara Swisher in News on January 21, 2011 at 5:22 pm PT

It’s a big, wide and very digital world out there and that’s why I’m headed around the globe–quite literally–for the next week to see some non-Silicon Valley tech trends and more.

Nokia Prepares to Give Developers a Look at High-End System

Christopher Lawton, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 14, 2010 at 10:40 am PT

It appears we may get a sneak peek of Nokia’s strategy for tackling the high-end device market, currently dominated by Apple’s iPhone and iPad franchises, very soon.

Former Googler Adam Freed Takes COO Job at Etsy, As It Crafts More Funding

Kara Swisher in News on August 27, 2010 at 6:36 am PT

Former Google international exec Adam Freed has taken a job as COO of Etsy, the crafts e-commerce site, which just raised another $20 million in venture funding. Index Ventures is part of the new round, which also includes previous investor Accel Partners. Freed speaks nine languages, which will come in handy at Etsy, since it helps craftspeople globally sell handmade items online.

Intel Ex-Chief Hoping to Help Ireland Rebound

Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 15, 2009 at 12:30 am PT

After Japanese competitors nearly sunk Intel in the 1980s, Craig Barrett helped the chip maker rebuild its manufacturing prowess. Now he’s going to lend Ireland a hand. The former Intel CEO and chairman, who retired from the company in May, on Tuesday is being named chairman of a non-profit collection of executives called the Irish Technology Leadership Group.

AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong Talks: The 100-Day Check-In!

Kara Swisher in News on July 19, 2009 at 9:00 pm PT

After his 100-day VisionQuest to figure out what to do at AOL, Tim Armstrong is in a chattier mood. So, BoomTown did not waste a New York minute in getting on the horn with him to finally hear his take. There’s not a lot of new stuff to reveal, of course, beyond what Armstrong has already said about AOL’s new direction. That would be a spinoff in November, a focus on advertising, content, local, communications and starting a venture unit. But there is also the question of AOL’s ad deal with Google and more. Here is the interview.

Tim Armstrong's 100-Day Vision Quest Nearing End: Party in Dulles! (And Then What?)

Kara Swisher in News on July 1, 2009 at 6:28 am PT

Back in April, Tim Armstrong sent a memo to the long-battered troops of AOL about a 100-day vision quest the new CEO and chairman was going on to find out “how to bring back the magic of AOL.” It is now Day 86, and Armstrong is closing in on the end of a Where’s-Waldo commitment that he made then to visit all of the far-flung offices of the Time Warner online unit globally to find out what’s what and what he should do to turn AOL around. BoomTown is eager to see what Armstrong has found out on his trip and what path it will ultimately put AOL on.