7 posts and columns on MC Hammer

Tech Firms Log On to San Francisco’s Mayoral Race

in News on November 7, 2011 at 2:00 am PT

In Tuesday’s mayoral election here, 16 candidates will battle in one of the most competitive contests in years. And to influence the race’s outcome, Silicon Valley technology players are getting involved in the election to an unprecedented degree.

For the Person Who Has It All, Skyara Sells New Stuff to Experience (Video)

in News on December 10, 2010 at 10:10 am PT

What do you get for the person with everything this holiday season? Start-up Skyara lets users offer unique experiences for sale in their local area and share what they do best with those who want something new in their lives.

Katie Couric: I Got Help Before My Sarah Palin Interviews

in Media on November 12, 2008 at 4:43 pm PT

Notes from Quadrangle’s Foursquare hush-hush media and tech conference: CBS anchor Katie Couric says she consulted former senator Sam Nunn and Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haas before her now-famous interrogation of the VP candidate.

MC Hammer, Conference Correspondent

in Media on November 11, 2008 at 3:26 pm PT

MediaMemo couldn’t wrangle an invite to Quadrangle’s big deal Foursquare conference in New York this week (and we tried, oh, we tried). But MC Hammer got into the mogulfest, and he’s writing about it, 140 characters at a time, on Twitter.

Dancing With the Avatars?

in News on December 18, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

In my Internet holiday party video posted yesterday, I talked to entertainer and entrepreneur MC Hammer about his new online dance start-up called DanceJam. At one point, I kid him, noting, “You can’t dance on the Internet.” So, of course, it took about two seconds to get an email on the subject decrying my ignorance, [...]

Kara Visits Holiday Parties, Internet Style!

in News on December 17, 2007 at 3:27 am PT

Yes, indeedy, this is about as insider as you get in Silicon Valley. But we are just addled enough by all the spiked eggnog we drank this weekend to think you might be interested in this video we did at a variety of industry holiday parties BoomTown attended. They include a stop at angel investor [...]

TechCrunch40: Rich Media and Mash-Ups

in News on September 18, 2007 at 4:18 pm PT

MC Hammer in da house yo, and sitting on the afternoon judges panel as well. Please Hammer, don’t hurt ‘em… Another round of presentations by start-ups at this session of TechCrunch40, this time a group of mainstream (and not-so-mainstream) media-manipulation companies. In addition to Hammer, the panel of judges (new for this session) includes Caterina [...]