10 posts and columns on FedEx

Bid for Same-Day Delivery Taps the Smartphone Boom

in Commerce on December 28, 2011 at 3:08 pm PT

Numerous start-ups have tried to go after the Holy Grail of e-commerce — delivering things to people’s homes and offices on the same day they ordered them — and have failed.

Record Online Shopping Brings New Meaning to “Holiday Stress”

in Commerce on December 22, 2011 at 4:33 pm PT

No big disasters have been reported yet this holiday, but there are signs that record-breaking online sales are starting to take their toll on retailers and shippers.
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Better Hurry, the Shipping Deadline for Christmas Is Approaching Fast

in Commerce on December 19, 2011 at 4:04 pm PT

Many retailers are cutting off shipments as early as tomorrow, but a handful will continue accepting orders until Friday.
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One of the Biggest Winners on Green Monday Won’t Be a Retailer

in Commerce on December 12, 2011 at 2:00 pm PT

One of the biggest benefactors will be FedEx, which predicts it will ship a record-breaking number of packages based on the millions of online orders made today.
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Meet Andreessen Horowitz’s Newest Partner: Mark Cranney

in Enterprise on January 14, 2011 at 4:01 pm PT

A VC partner whose job isn’t to find new companies to invest in, but to help out the ones already in the portfolio.

Will Oracle and Microsoft Bid on Autonomy?

in Enterprise on December 16, 2010 at 7:24 am PT

A sketchily sourced report out of London says that Oracle and Microsoft may be lining up to bid on the British Software firm Autonomy early in 2011. Rumors are always rumors of course, but there’s a good reason to give this one some thought.

Three Cool iPad Ads

in Media on October 15, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

Earlier this week we got Condé Nast’s instructions on how to make a killer iPad ad. Now, three examples of some good ones.

Underpromise and Early Deliver: Apple Says Some iPhone 4 Pre-Orders Coming Tomorrow

in News on June 22, 2010 at 5:45 am PT

Here’s a nice surprise for early adopters who managed to successfully place an iPhone 4 pre-order the first day it was possible to do so: Some of you may receive your device a day early.

BoomTown Decodes the Zuckerberg Terms of Service My-Bad Memo (Now With 10 Percent More "So Very Sorrys!")

in News on February 18, 2009 at 2:21 am PT

Under cover of darkness last night, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on the social-networking site’s blog that it would “return to our previous terms of use while we resolve the issues that people have raised.” Oh, this is just too good to resist. Therefore, BoomTown shall not tarry in our ongoing job of busting the chops of the young Facebook leader, whose minions have actually–and I am not joking here–given him the nickname: The Wizard. Well, the Wizard obviously had to pull back the curtain last night and show some serious mea culpa to the people, before they got out the pitchforks. Here’s a translation of Zuckerberg’s message.
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Liveblogging From the Google Chrome Launch: Hello, Sundar!

in News on September 2, 2008 at 11:30 am PT

Okay, BoomTown is grudgingly going to liveblog this event at the Googleplex, as it might be mercifully short, given that Google is supposed to release its new Chrome browser at high noon, Pacific time. Then again, this is Google, so you know they love to talk, because they are super-duper smart, I am told. I will be posting video later, but thus far: A roomful of press in Building 43 at Google’s HQ in Mountain View. Tasty snacks as expected, but unusually caloric (many tiny pastries, heavy cream, very small amounts of fruit). First up: Sundar Pichal, Chrome honcho!