40 posts and columns on MTV Networks
Carrot Flop: Twitter CEO Costolo Finds Lack of Woman on Board Is No Joking Matter
Two men fight over women, of course.Video News Start-Up NowThisNews Taps MTV Pioneer Judy McGrath for Advice
The woman who brought us Kurt Loder and Martha Quinn (Google ’em!) weighs in on a next-gen product. Which you can now see for youself.News Byte
Social Travel Network CouchSurfing Appoints New Chief
CouchSurfing, which connects travelers online with a place to stay in someone’s home, has appointed Tony Espinoza as its new CEO. Co-founder Dan Hoffer, who was previously CEO, will become president. Prior to joining CouchSurfing, Espinoza was VP at AOL and at MTV Networks. Last summer, CouchSurfing changed its status from a nonprofit and raised nearly $8 million in venture capital.Dan Loeb Recruits Former NBC Boss Jeff Zucker for His Raid on Yahoo
Also on Loeb’s team: Turnaround consultant Harry Wilson and media consultant Michael Wolf.Voices
You Sold Your Company, What Did You Buy First? Here’s What I Did.
Having some money all of a sudden is a weird thing. I’ve always wondered what entrepreneurs do when they hit it. What do they buy, if at all?Voices
Head of MTV Networks Resigns
Viacom Inc. said Thursday Judy McGrath is resigning from her post as chief executive of its MTV Networks unit, giving the company’s top executives more direct control of some of its biggest assets.Microsoft-Facebook Tiff Over Ad Talent Raid Downgraded to "Disappointed" (With a Side of Settlement)
While Facebook should not be expecting big bouquets of love from its partner and investor Microsoft, at least it’s not going to be getting legal brickbats either. According to sources close to the situation, the pair have settled a dispute over the Silicon Valley social networking site’s talent raid of Microsoft’s head of global ad sales, Carolyn Everson, for a similar job at Facebook.News Byte