3 posts and columns on Economics of Social Media

Jeff Weiner Ignores BoomTown at EconSM (and Says Other Stuff Too)

in News on May 1, 2008 at 12:03 am PT

Here’s a few video clips of Yahoo’s Jeff Weiner, executive vice president of its Network division, onstage at paidContent’s Economics of Social Media conference on Tuesday. In the first, he egregiously ignores BoomTown’s subtle (as a hammer!) way of asking about the Microsoft (MSFT) situation. In the second, Weiner talks about Yahoo’s (YHOO) social-networking strategy [...]

Kara Visits EconSM (and Lives Large With Jason Calacanis)!

in News on April 29, 2008 at 5:00 am PT

Yesterday, I traveled to Los Angeles for paidContent’s second Economics of Social Media conference, which opened last night and is being held all day today at the Skirball Cultural Center. This morning, I am interviewing Steve Wadsworth, who helms Walt Disney’s (DIS) Internet businesses. And after sating myself with as much Club Penguin info as [...]

MicroHoo: Should They Stay or Should They Go?

in News on April 28, 2008 at 2:32 am PT

Should they stay or should they go now? If they go there will be trouble. And if they stay it will be double. In other words, BoomTown’s got nothing! I am traveling this morning to Los Angeles for paidContent’s Economics of Social Media conference, where I will interview Walt Disney Internet Group President Steve Wadsworth [...]