politician

CEO Says Sorry to Yahoos for Borked Bio “Distraction” — But Will Mea Culpa Work Without an Apology for Error? (Memo)

Kara Swisher in News on May 7 at 4:59 pm PT

He’s sorry. Deeply regrets. Apologizes. Takes full responsibility for the distraction. You know the drill.

Here Come the First D10 Speakers: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Entrepreneur Sean Parker, Zynga’s Mark Pincus and More on the Red Hot Seat

Kara Swisher in D10 on March 9 at 10:40 am PT

Speakers? We got your speakers right here.

The Full Valenti: Dodd Trades His Olive Branch to Tech for a Howitzer, After SOPA/PIPA Gets Delayed

Kara Swisher in Media on January 20 at 11:32 am PT

What would Jack do? (And would it work anymore?)

President Obama’s LinkedIn Town Hall: The Other Silicon Valley Jobs Event

Kara Swisher in News on September 26, 2011 at 10:09 am PT

Here’s an idea to get more jobs for the citizens of the U.S.of A.: Fantastic high-speed wireless access!

Viral Video: Our Nation’s Capital in Real Time

Kara Swisher in Media on August 2, 2011 at 12:56 am PT

Despite all politicians’ efforts to make us hate Washington, D.C, this week, here is another, lovelier, look at the place.

You've Got Arianna: AOL Buys Huffington Post for $315 Million in Cash and Stock, Appoints Huffington Editor in Chief

Kara Swisher in News on February 6, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

In a bold and definitive move, AOL is paying $315 million, mostly in cash, to buy the Huffington Post, one of the Web’s most prominent news and opinion sites. As part of the deal, Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington–who was derided by some when she co-founded the left-leaning site in 2005 with investor and well-known communications exec Kenneth Lerer–will become editor in chief of a new unit that has purview over all of AOL content properties. The deal was signed just this afternoon.

Voices

Many Valley Execs Write Checks To Whitman Campaign

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on October 27, 2010 at 12:19 pm PT

Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman may be destined to lose her campaign to be the next governor of California–recent polls show she’s running considerably behind long-time California politician Jerry Brown–but she sure can’t blame a lack of support from Valley big wigs and corporate America in general.

Can Two Tech Exec Candidates in California Compute With Voters?

Kara Swisher in News on June 21, 2010 at 12:00 pm PT

While there have been politicians running for office in California before who have worked in the tech sector, there’s no doubt that the prospects for two of Silicon Valley’s more prominent execs–Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina–represent an unusual and interesting situation in the state’s history. With the tech sector a beacon of hope in a very rough economy and a symbol of health compared with a debt-saddled government, it’s no surprise both candidates are touting their time as CEOs of two of California’s better known digital giants–Whitman at eBay and Fiorina at Hewlett-Packard. But will it work, or does it leave both open to a lot more scrutiny than they think?

Center for Digital Democracy's Jeff Chester Talks About MicroHoo and More!

Kara Swisher in News on November 18, 2009 at 8:55 am PT

While in Washington, D.C., BoomTown can’t just visit the policy wonks from Internet companies, so I paid a visit to Jeff Chester, the executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group that works to promote privacy and protection online. In other words, a professional–and much needed–thorn in the side of Facebook, Google and these days, MicroHoo.

Viral Video: The Rock Obama Returns

Kara Swisher in News on October 19, 2009 at 5:02 am PT

This week, “Saturday Night Live” reprised one of its better skits, “The Rock Obama,” spoofing the health-care debate. In it, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson does to some politicians just what a lot of us would like to do.