Kevin Rose

Google Confirms Kevin Rose and Some of Milk Team Will Join

Liz Gannes in Social on March 16 at 10:05 am PT

Google today confirmed the news we brought you yesterday: Kevin Rose and some of the team from his mobile app incubator Milk will be joining the company.

Exclusive: Kevin Rose Will Join Google

Liz Gannes in Social on March 15 at 10:01 am PT

Digg founder Kevin Rose has been hired by Google, according to sources close to the situation.

Fail Fast, Indeed! Oink Will Shut Down, as Kevin Rose’s Milk Moves to Next Project.

Liz Gannes in Social on March 14 at 10:43 am PT

Oink, the first product from celeb entrepreneur Kevin Rose’s Milk, is being shut down, users were told via a message on its Web site today.

Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann’s Lesson for Start-Ups: Go Your Own Way

Liz Gannes in Social on March 13 at 11:42 am PT

Telling people how to create and run their own Internet start-up is a booming mini-industry. But here’s Pinterest co-founder and CEO Ben Silbermann’s advice: “Don’t take too much advice.”

Jason Calacanis Has One Miiiiiilllllion Dollars to Give Out to Start-Ups (Video)

Kara Swisher in News on March 7 at 12:38 pm PT

Dr. Evil couldn’t make it, so heeeeeere’s Jason!

Viral Video: Donkeys Get Lonely on TWiT (Video)

Kara Swisher in Media on November 22, 2011 at 8:28 am PT

Everyone needs a friend.

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Kevin Rose’s Oink Now Available: A Local Reviews App for Everything

Liz Gannes in Social on November 3, 2011 at 2:22 pm PT

Oink, the first app from Digg founder and video host Kevin Rose’s new app incubator, Milk, is now available for iPhone. If you’ve seen Foursquare, imagine if that app were inverted around the user-contributed tips about an establishment — what to order, mostly — rather than the places themselves. This is quite similar to many other apps (and Rose was actually a Foursquare angel investor), but it’s particularly pretty.

Greylock Goes Hollywood, Adds to WhoSay Funding

Liz Gannes in Social on October 3, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

A start-up that counts megastars like Tom Hanks, Steven Tyler and Ellen DeGeneres among its active users now has a high-profile Silicon Valley investor: Greylock Partners.

CrunchFund? Unethical Ventures? Pig Pile Partners? No Matter What You Call It, It’s Business as Usual in Silicon Valley.

Kara Swisher in Media on September 2, 2011 at 6:16 am PT

It’s a giant, filthy mud puddle of conflicts of interest in Silicon Valley, but everybody’s in the cesspool, it seems.

What's Next From Kevin Rose? A Social and Location-Aware Mobile App From His New Incubator, Milk

Liz Gannes in Social on April 4, 2011 at 10:45 am PT

What exactly Kevin Rose is working on is still murky. In fact, it’s milky: His grand new start-up, Milk, is actually an incubator for mobile apps. But the boy geek says he’s ready to grow up and be CEO of something.