5 posts and columns on McKinsey & Company

Exclusive: Mickie Rosen to Join Yahoo as Audience Head

in News on January 10, 2011 at 9:30 am PT

Yahoo is hiring former News Corp. and Disney online exec Mickie Rosen to run its Audience unit, which includes the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s powerful content sites, sources said. Rosen will report to Americas head Ross Levinsohn, who has worked with her before, both at News Corp. and Fuse Capital. The move is Levinsohn’s first management rejiggering since he took over last year, and there is likely to be more to come.

Your Toaster Is Watching You (Again!): McKinsey's "Internet of Things" Report

in News on March 1, 2010 at 8:15 am PT

Here’s an interesting piece you might want to take a gander at, from McKinsey & Co. and titled “The Internet of Things.” While embedded sensors in physical objects is not exactly a new topic, this is a nice synopsis of what will be the next great pile of data after people everywhere are done updating Foursquare to identify the bar where they’re “The Mayor” (why, oh, why, dear Lord?).