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Bill Gates Follows Ashley Tisdale on Twitter–Geeks, It's Time to Meet Sharpay!

Kara Swisher in News on January 20, 2010 at 7:04 am PT

Yesterday, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates finally started using Twitter, launching a verified account on the microblogging service and using the moniker @billgates. While BoomTown is thrilled to be selected by the tech legend as one of the 40 accounts he is following so far, I was far more excited that “High School Musical” star Ashley Tisdale was also among the chosen few. Yes, you read it right, Sharpay is totally in with the King of all Geeks.

Welcome Back to School, Techies: Now Get Back to Work!

Kara Swisher in News on September 2, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

BoomTown is back from a seasick cruise vacation in the wilds of Alaska–official sightings: lots of icebergs, 16 glaciers, a passel of jellyfish and starfish, four lumberjacks, three orcas, two seals, one otter, no moose or bears and, yep, one Republican Vice Presidential candidate’s lovely house in Juneau–just in time for school. Or, more precisely, a little schooling for some of the tech companies that I cover in a mildly obsessive-compulsive manner. All of them, I predict, are in for a news-filled fall. Thus, here is a rundown of what to expect and also what some of those companies need to focus on over the next several months.