9 posts and columns on foundation

Is There a Second Act for Kevin Rose?

in Social on March 18, 2011 at 3:52 pm PT

As TechCrunch reported today, Digg founder Kevin Rose is starting a new company. Rose told NetworkEffect at SXSW he was working on a new start-up, but I hadn’t written about it yet as I had yet to find out what the company actually does.

New Digg CEO Calls Previous Launch "a Tragedy," Commits to Community

in Social on February 2, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Five months after becoming CEO of Digg at a time of much turmoil, Matt Williams is finding a voice of his own, separate from founder Kevin Rose’s. Williams had what seemed to be a largely successful discussion with the Digg community, posted this week.

Happy 10th Birthday, Wikipedia! What's Next? (Video)

in Social on January 14, 2011 at 10:04 am PT

Wikipedia now seems like an enduring institution on the Web, but the site was only founded 10 years ago, tomorrow. In this video interview, Wikipedia Executive Director Sue Gardner tells us how far the site has come, and what’s next.

U.S. Tech Job Growth Was Strongest in…Oklahoma City?

in Enterprise on December 9, 2010 at 7:00 am PT

The TechAmerica Foundation’s annual Cybercities report covering the state of America’s local technology job markets for 2009 (the most recent data available) paints–as you might expect–a depressing picture in all but a few of the markets surveyed.

A Hollywood Ending? The Timing of Zuckerberg's $100 Million Donation to Newark Schools Debated at Facebook

in News on September 23, 2010 at 2:55 am PT

The question is: Which movie was Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinking about when he decided recently to fork over $100 million to public schools in Newark, New Jersey? Was it a bid to spiff up his image–with a splashy announcement on Oprah Winfrey’s popular television talk show tomorrow–on the very same day of the New York premiere of “The Social Network,” which casts Zuckerberg as the villain in his own creation myth? Or was it another film, “Waiting for Superman,” a just-released gripping documentary about the crisis in public education? Either way, Newark wins.

The Bay Citizen's Jon Weber–Editor of Web 1.0–Talks About Journalism 2.0

in News on September 20, 2010 at 6:19 am PT

It’s been less than a year since the former top editor of the Industry Standard–the once high-flying (and then not so much) magazine of the Web 1.0 era–Jon Weber got back to the Bay Area from his stint away in Montana. His latest job–editor in chief of the Bay Area News Project, now known as the Bay Citizen, a wealthy-donor-backed, nonprofit endeavor online to focus on local news coverage, even as mainstream media outlets founder. BoomTown checks in on how it’s all going.

Exclusive: Mozilla CEO John Lilly to Step Down and Head to Greylock (Plus Departure Email!)

in News on May 11, 2010 at 3:22 pm PT

John Lilly, the well-regarded CEO of Mozilla, is preparing to give up his post at the open-source software nonprofit foundation, which is also a for-profit start-up. Lilly is moving to Greylock Partners as a venture partner, sources added, although the affable entrepreneur could eventually end up doing a start-up. While Mozilla makes a number of products, it is best known for its Firefox browser, whose share has steadily increased since it debuted in late 2004.

Much Better! Bill Gates Visits “The Daily Show,” Version 2.0.

in Media on January 26, 2010 at 2:39 am PT

Bill Gates dropped by “The Daily Show” last night to chat up Jon Stewart. He did pretty well! And certainly much, much better than on his last trip, when he was peddling Windows Vista. Compare for yourself.

23andMe Co-Founder Linda Avey Leaves Personal Genetics Start-Up to Focus on Alzheimer's Research

in News on September 4, 2009 at 1:49 pm PT

Linda Avey, co-founder of 23andMe, the personal genetics start-up, will be leaving to start a foundation related to Alzheimer’s disease. With Anne Wojcicki, she founded the high-profile company–whose Series A investors include Genentech, Google, and New Enterprise Associates, as well as Wojcicki’s husband, Google co-founder Sergey Brin–in 2006. Avey noted in an email to staff, which is posted in its entirety below: “I also recognize that the company has reached a critical point in its growth where new leadership can take it to the successful heights we all think it can achieve.”
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