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GigaOM Buys paidContent (Like Peter Kafka Said)

Kara Swisher in Media on February 8 at 11:19 am PT

Guess what? Wait, we knew that.

Honest: Jessica Alba’s Now an E-Commerce Geek (Video)

Kara Swisher in Commerce on January 25 at 10:05 am PT

Can a Hollywood star sell online consumers on a healthier lifestyle for them and their kids?

Former Color Co-Founder Peter Pham Heads to Former Myspace CEO’s L.A. Tech Studio (Video)

Kara Swisher in News on November 21, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

The well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneur joins Mike Jones at Science.

Peter Chernin on Hollywood, Asia Growth and Not Yahoo: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

Kara Swisher in AsiaD on November 17, 2011 at 2:34 pm PT

Here’s an entertainment exec who loves the Internet. Don’t all stare at once.

Now, Breathe: Demand Media Beats Wall Street Expectation in Q3

Kara Swisher in Media on November 7, 2011 at 1:43 pm PT

The online social content company did better than expected in the recent quarter, but it still has to prove its model has more lucrative legs.

What Answers Will Investors Be Demand-ing in the Q3 Call Today?

Kara Swisher in Media on November 7, 2011 at 6:13 am PT

With its stock reeling and some traffic issues, it’s been a tough quarter for the social content company.

Exclusive: Longtime Yahoo Front Page Editor Liz Lufkin Out

Kara Swisher in Media on September 6, 2011 at 8:37 am PT

Another ones bites the dust: According to sources close to the situation, longtime Yahoo Front Page chief Liz Lufkin has parted ways with the company.

California Apple Store Could Let the Sun Shine In

Peter Kafka in News on August 17, 2011 at 4:55 am PT

An unnamed retailer has plans for a Santa Monica location with a giant glass ceiling. It looks awfully familiar.

Wall Street’s Demand for Demand Media Falls Off

Kara Swisher in Media on August 9, 2011 at 6:01 am PT

Demand Media is expected to have a solid quarter, but that might not matter to its weakened stock.

Yahoo Keeps Up Hiring–Rob Barrett Named as Head of News and Finance

Kara Swisher in Media on May 9, 2011 at 8:27 am PT

Yahoo is on a bit of a hiring spree, picking up longtime Internet exec Robertson Barrett, to run its critical and powerful News and Finance sites. Barrett has held top positions at Tribune Interactive, Time Inc., ABC News, Primedia’s Channel One Interactive and The Feedroom. Barrett worked most recently as chief strategy officer of Perfect Market, a Comcast-backed start-up.