11 posts and columns on educational

Exclusive: Yahoo Director in Charge of Botched CEO Vetting to Step Down From Board

in News on May 8 at 8:50 am PT

CSLie has claimed its first victim, although the mystery is still unsolved.
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Yahoo Should Expect Incoming Lawsuit Lobbed by Loeb Tomorrow on CEO Hiring

in News on May 6 at 9:01 am PT

Add another log to the wildfire.
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They Shoot Yahoo CEOs, Don’t They? But Not Without a Really Smoking Gun and a Much Stronger Board.

in News on May 5 at 9:33 am PT

While many across the blogosphere — including some very clever tweets — called for the head of Scott Thompson tout de suite, that’s just not going to happen. At least for now. And here’s why.
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Yahoo’s Board Will “Review” Resume Discrepancy of CEO

in News on May 3 at 7:28 pm PT

Shoes start to drop, as shoes tend to do.
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How Did a Phantom CS Degree Get on CEO’s Bio in SEC Filings? Yahoo’s Not Saying.

in News on May 3 at 4:08 pm PT

Fasten your seatbelts, Yahoo, it’s going to be another bumpy night.
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White MacBook, It Was Good Living With You

in News on February 10 at 10:16 am PT

The white MacBook is (now really, truly) dead.
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Meet Kid Robot, Kibot: The Full AsiaD Demo (Video)

in AsiaD on November 6, 2011 at 1:05 pm PT

It looks like a monkey, whose nose is an RFID reader, stomach is a control panel and ears are the navigational buttons. Would that my kids were that easy to control.
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If Speed Matters, Why Is American Broadband So Slow?

in Enterprise on December 15, 2010 at 12:57 pm PT

The Communications Workers of America have completed their latest survey of broadband connections in the U.S., and if the point wasn’t already well-established, then they’re here to remind you: Broadband connections in America are slow, and service availability is lousy or non-existent in many areas.

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Evernote Raises $20 Million From Sequoia Capital

in News on October 19, 2010 at 8:54 am PT

Evernote, the cloud-based platform for note-taking, has raised $20 million in a series C round of funding led by Sequoia Capital. The company’s success makes it the go-to example of the “freemium” business model–its premium product recently started paying for its current day-to-day operations, and there’s still $9 million left over from its B round. CEO Phil Libin aims to use the new infusion of cash to expand into more countries and into corporate and educational markets.

Blue Mountain Arts' Polis of Web 1.0 and His First Year as a Congressman in Web 2.0

in News on March 22, 2010 at 5:18 am PT

While in Washington, D.C., last week, one of BoomTown’s last stops was at the office of Colorado Democratic Congressman Jared Polis on Capitol Hill. Although I usually try to avoid politicians at all costs, it was terrific to check in with Polis, who was one of the more interesting players in the Web 1.0 scene. Here’s the video.

Class in Session! Google School Opens This Fall.

in Media, August 26, 2009 at 2:15 pm PT