6 posts and columns on Fox Sports

News Corp. Gets Ready to Say Goodbye to Myspace

in Media on February 2, 2011 at 1:31 pm PT

Myspace’s time with News Corp. is coming to an end. Then again, it’s been headed that way for quite some time–it’s just that News Corp. is now being that much more forthright about it.

Fox, Yahoo Sports Vet Brian Grey to Run Sports Start-Up Bleacher Report

in Media on June 16, 2010 at 12:30 pm PT

Brian Grey used to run big sports sites for really big portals, first at Yahoo, then at Fox Sports. Now he’s going to do the same thing at a start-up: He’s leaving an entrepreneur-in-residence perch at Polaris Venture Partners to run Bleacher Report, a San Francisco-based sports network.

The Case for the Fat Start-Up

in News on March 17, 2010 at 12:00 pm PT

Much has been written and said about the current economic downturn and the resulting lessons on how to run high-technology companies. Quite famously, Sequoia Capital, the premier venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, held a mandatory all-CEO meeting in fall 2008 during which it advised them to “Cut spending. Cut fat. Preserve capital.”

In Search Of… Images Worth 1,000 Results

in The Digital Solution on January 12, 2010 at 4:47 pm PT

Google and Microsoft are offering visual searches where a picture is worth many Web results.

Looking for Microsoft’s Ad Exchange? Wait Until (Early) Next Year.

in Media on October 28, 2009 at 3:01 am PT

Microsoft bought ad exchange company AdECN more than two years ago. And unless you’ve been paying very close attention, that’s the last you ever heard of it. This should finally change next year. People familiar with Microsoft’s plans say the company intends to open the exchange for business in January, which will allow online ad buyers and sellers to match up in real time. That will put it several months behind Google, which opened up its ad exchange in September.
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Exclusive: Microsoft's MSN Is in Early Talks With MySpace About Music Tie-Up

in News on October 27, 2009 at 3:34 am PT

Microsoft’s MSN is in preliminary talks with MySpace about using the social networking site’s music service, MySpace Music, to power music offerings on the giant portal. While sources at both companies cautioned that the talks are still early, Microsoft–which has its own music site that it programs with original and partnered content–execs are interested in goosing its offering. That’s because MSN Music consistently ranks substantially lower than other big online music properties in terms of traffic, while MySpace Music is always near the top.
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