7 posts and columns on secret

Viral Video: Secret Code About Apple’s New York Media Event

in Media on January 4 at 2:14 am PT

Apple is having a publishing-focused event in New York at the end of the month — simple as that.
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2010 Was the Year the Internet Got Scary. Get Used to It.

in Enterprise on December 30, 2010 at 7:00 am PT

The year just ending started with an attack on Google by China and ended with the WikiLeaks affair. In the meantime, the Stuxnet worm showed the way toward a world where skilled hackers can cause serious real-world damage. Scared yet?

Video Meme: Hallelujah for Flash Mobs!

in Social on December 23, 2010 at 6:30 am PT

Flash mobs: They’re no longer elite events for cool kids with secret passwords. This holiday season has seen a remarkable run of flash mobs in North America (and subsequently on YouTube), with both participants and audience members eager to partake in an increasingly democratized art form and then post their experiences online.

AdobSoft? "Nonsense" on the Microsoft-Adobe Rumor (In Any Case, It'd More Likely Be GooDobe)

in News on October 7, 2010 at 10:01 pm PT

Investment bankers and stock markets can calm down–Microsoft and Adobe are not in talks about an acquisition. Spurred by a story in the New York Times that Microsoft was eyeing the software company for purchase, Adobe stock went wild today, up 11.5 percent to $28.69. Except, according to numerous sources at both companies with whom I talked today, it’s “nonsense.”

Report: Microsoft, Adobe Held Secret Summit on Apple and Mobile

in News on October 7, 2010 at 2:05 pm PT

So Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer dropped by Adobe recently for a secret meeting with Adobe chief Shantanu Narayen, the New York Times reports. It lasted about an hour and covered a number of topics, among them how to better compete against Apple in the smartphone market and a possible acquisition of Adobe by Microsoft.

YouTube and Viacom Find Lots of Emails, but No Smoking Gun

in Media on March 18, 2010 at 7:25 pm PT

The YouTube-Viacom documents released today are chock full of interesting morsels. Feel free to ignore most of them.

Ballmer's Guide to iPhone Usage at Microsoft

in News on September 11, 2009 at 1:38 pm PT

It’s no secret to anyone at Microsoft that more than a few employees tote around iPhones in their pockets. Some staffers make little effort to hide the Apple device, while others seem to treat the iPhone a bit like a flask of whisky — a secret, irresistible source of shame.