Kanye West

Viral Video: Ustream's Top 10 Live Moments of 2010 (From Chilean Miners to Justin Bieber)

Kara Swisher in News on December 17, 2010 at 11:02 am PT

Here’s a really fun video of Ustream’s top 10 live moments of 2010. The most-watched stream was, no surprise, the rescue of the Chilean miners, but Justin Bieber and Kayne West also scored.

Viral Video: Kanye West's 34-Minute Music Video (No, Really!)

Kara Swisher in News on October 26, 2010 at 12:15 am PT

You have to hand it to the ego-soaked imagination of singer Kanye West, who has debuted what appears to be the longest music video of all time for his song “Runaway.” It’s not just his Twitter rants that are wild, as you will find after digesting this gem–an art film, really.

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How Andreessen Horowitz Evaluates CEOs

Ben Horowitz, Co-founder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz in News on May 30, 2010 at 1:22 pm PT

No position in a company is more important than the CEO, and as a result, no job gets more scrutiny. Sadly, little of this analysis benefits CEOs, as most of the discussions happen behind their backs. This post is a step in the opposite direction. By describing how Andreessen Horowitz evaluates CEOs, I am at the same time describing what I think the job of the CEO is.

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The Case for the Fat Start-Up

Ben Horowitz, Co-founder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz 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.”

Viral Video: How Much Do I Love Taylor Swift? (Take That, Kanye!)

Kara Swisher in News on November 12, 2009 at 6:30 am PT

In this ruthlessly funny video–especially for such a sweet-looking young lady–singer Taylor Swift manages to ice pretty much everyone who ever dissed her. And Kanye West’s antics at the MTV Music Awards in September are not the only ones getting a musical smackdown from the 19-year-old, who won the Country Music Association’s entertainer of the year award last night. Sing it, sister.

Viacom and Google Fight in Court, but Work Together to Keep Kanye West Off of YouTube

Peter Kafka in Media on September 15, 2009 at 7:27 am PT

Yes, Viacom is still suing Google for a billion dollars, because it says too many of its videos showed up on YouTube. But that doesn’t mean Viacom and Google can’t work together to prevent the cable giant’s videos from showing up on YouTube. Want to see this in action? Go to YouTube and try to find a clip of the Kanye West/Taylor Swift/Beyoncé incident from Sunday night’s Video Music Awards.

The Internet Loves MTV, Taylor Swift and Kanye West, but YouTube Keeps Its Distance

Peter Kafka in Media on September 14, 2009 at 6:11 am PT

It’s a not-quite-annual tradition: Something unexpected (but perhaps not unplanned) happens at MTV’s Video Music Awards and the Internet can’t stop talking about it. But Viacom’s copyright lawsuit means that you’ll have work a bit if you want to see for yourself on YouTube.

Google’s Top Chef Leaves Las Vegas

Peter Kafka in Media on September 3, 2009 at 4:28 am PT

Sorry Googlers, I have no choice but to deliver this important and sad news: The woman who runs your cafeteria will not be crowned “Top Chef.”