7 posts and columns on Joseph Tartakoff

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It's Not Hulu, It's Tudou: Chinese Video Site Files for IPO

in Media on November 9, 2010 at 4:07 pm PT

Hulu keeps muttering about a public offering, but it hasn’t launched one yet, and may never do so. But if you want to take a flier on Web video, here’s one for you: Tudou, the Chinese video site that has raised at least $135 million from private investors, wants to raise $120 million more via a Nasdaq IPO. Joseph Tartakoff walks you through the highlights.

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Yahoo's Bartz in the Hot Seat at Goldman Conference

in News on September 21, 2010 at 3:36 pm PT

On the heels of a damning analysis this morning that valued Yahoo’s core assets at “less than zero,” CEO Carol Bartz made her pitch to Wall Street at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference–and, as paidContent’s Joseph Tartakoff reported, she deflected a fair amount of criticism. On the topic of Yahoo’s rocky relationship with Alibaba, Bartz dismissed some recent coverage as “commotion,” but she did acknowledge the value of Yahoo’s Asian assets as much greater than the value of Yahoo Inc. “Our job as a management team is really to get the growth story back,” she said.

Will Google’s Newest Compromise Appease China?

in Media on June 29, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

Can Google stay in China without censoring its search results? The company has been trying to do so for the past three months. But that may be ending soon. Or not.

Microsoft: Want to Learn About Our Secret Tablet? Read Engadget.

in Media on March 23, 2010 at 11:58 am PT

Want to get the latest news on “Courier,” Microsoft’s rumored-but-not-confirmed answer to Apple’s iPad? Microsoft doesn’t want to talk about it. But Redmond does have a suggestion for you: Read the gadget blogs.