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Exclusive: OutCast's Wennmachers Joins Andreessen Horowitz as Partner

in News on June 14, 2010 at 7:20 pm PT

Margit Wennmachers, one of Silicon Valley’s leading public relations and communications execs, is joining Andreessen Horowitz as a partner. Wennmachers co-founded OutCast Communications. The move will make her one of a handful of women at high-profile venture outfits. At Andreessen Horowitz, she’ll focus on bringing marketing expertise to the firm and its portfolio companies.

Liveblogging the Yahoo Search "Chalk Talk": Kill the 10 Blue Links!

in News on May 19, 2009 at 12:05 pm PT

BoomTown liveblogged Yahoo’s “chalk talk” about search earlier today, which was an update of what the Internet giant is up to in the competitive space that includes Google and Microsoft. Presenting at the event were Prabhakar Raghavan, head of Yahoo Labs and Yahoo Search Strategy; Larry Cornett, VP of Consumer Products; and Marc Davis, chief scientist of Yahoo Mobile. In summary: Kill the blue links! Intent! Objects! Open! Mobile! And, most of all, WOO!
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Kara Visits the OutCast Communications Annual Party

in News on June 6, 2008 at 8:00 am PT

Gas prices through the roof? Mortgage crisis continues? A looming recession? You almost have to admire Web 2.0′s fight for their right to party.
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