Forbes

Accel’s Breyer Leads Forbes Midas List of Top Tech Investors Again, While Kleiner’s Doerr Leads in Media Scrutiny

Kara Swisher in Media on May 8 at 9:12 am PT

It’s hard being — and staying — king of the VCs.

NowThisNews Raises a New Round to Help Bring Pregnant Panda Videos to Your Phone

Peter Kafka in Media on May 8 at 7:39 am PT

Somebody’s got to do it!

Voices

The Natives Are Getting Restless

Josh Guttman, Senior Vice President, Outbrain in Voices on April 19 at 2:22 pm PT

Everyone is rushing to redefine what it means to be native when it comes to online advertising.

HP Negotiating Early End to San Jose Arena Naming Rights Deal

Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 26 at 11:20 am PT

The deal to call it the HP Pavilion could end as soon as this summer. SAP is interested.

Now Here’s Something You Don’t Hear Every Day: Tumblr Expects to Be Profitable This Year

Liz Gannes in Social on March 5 at 2:37 pm PT

For Tumblr, it might not be all about the eyeballs anymore. That is, if it makes huge gains in 2013.

Creep Shots

The Internet Cool Kids liked the idea of justice being brought here and the public unmasking and shaming of the men behind this kind of behavior. It was like a great big digital Hollaback.

–Forbes reporter Kashmir Hill, writing in response to Adrien Chen’s piece on Gawker outing controversial Reddit user Violentacrez

Tech Scores on Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women List: Gates, Sandberg, Mayer and More

Kara Swisher in Media on August 26, 2012 at 3:00 pm PT

Sandberg, Mayer, Gates and more rate.

Don’t Be Evil Dead

Obviously, there’s no benefit to Google. But it’s important to the company to help our families through this horrific if inevitable life event.

– Google “chief people officer” Laszlo Bock in an interview with Forbes, on the death benefit paid to the spouses or domestic partners of deceased Google employees: With 50 percent of their salary for 10 years, immediate stock vesting and $1,000 a month for any surviving children until they reach 19 years old