Kara Swisher in News on May 2 at 9:01 pm PT
Big and little investment banks join hands to take on Silicon Valley better.
Kara Swisher in News on December 8, 2010 at 10:57 am PT
Neil Ashe, president of CBS Interactive, is stepping down from his post.
CBS confirmed the move after BoomTown made inquiries recently, after hearing of various executives who had been contacted by the media giant about the position.
It is not clear where Ashe is headed, nor who his replacement will be.
Peter Kafka in Media on September 22, 2010 at 9:16 am PT
Chartbeat, the real-time Web-publishing analytics service adds a few more celebrity angels to its funding round. And General Manager Tony Haile explains what, exactly, Web publishers are supposed to do with real-time data, anyway.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 24, 2010 at 9:01 pm PT
It must be “hang out your shingle week” for big media vets.
First, CBS digital dealmaker Quincy Smith and crew formally unveiled his M&A shop after months of planning. And here’s Michael Wolf, the longtime media consultant last seen at Viacom. He’s back to consulting again.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 18, 2010 at 12:01 pm PT
Joe Gillespie, the CBS executive who oversaw the company’s CNET and CBS News.com sites, has left the company amid a reorg.
Gillespie’s old unit, the CBS Interactive News Group, has been folded into a group with the company’s “business brands,” including BNET and MoneyWatch. Greg Mason, who was running the business group, now oversees the whole thing. But CBS says it doesn’t have any other shake-ups planned for its digital division.
Drake Martinet in News on December 12, 2009 at 12:10 pm PT
Just like other parts of the world, Silicon Valley has its own special magic during the holidays. We gather together around the old-timey glow of a CRT monitor and drag out our old CDs—especially the ones that say things like “Sign up for AOL now and receive 500 hours free.” With the familiar tone of a dial-up modem log-in on the stereo, we can almost smell the sweet aroma of irrational exuberance of holidays past.
Kara Swisher in News on November 12, 2009 at 1:21 am PT
While at a book party for author Ken Auletta in San Francisco last night, BoomTown took the opportunity to ask those gathered whether they were scared or not of Google and its growing power.
The Auletta book covers a lot about the search giant, but also drills in on how many have become increasingly wary of Google’s hegemony over key businesses on the Web.
Nonetheless, the Silicon Valley types I queried were not even slightly worried and, oddly enough, many mentioned how they loved the food served up at the Googleplex.
Hmmmm….
Peter Kafka in Media on October 28, 2009 at 1:31 pm PT
The man who helped shape CBS’s standalone Web video strategy explains himself, for the record.
Kara Swisher in News on October 28, 2009 at 10:00 am PT
Quincy Smith, the high-profile CEO of CBS Interactive, is planning on leaving his job at the media giant in January to start an advisory firm in Silicon Valley, according to several sources.
But, in an interesting twist, Smith will remain an adviser to CBS under a multiyear contract, sources added, making it his first client. Apparently, Smith will focus intently on authentication issues for the company.
