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Cloud-Based Phone Software Start-Up Twilio Taps Former Jive Exec as Its CMO

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 27 at 5:30 am PT

Not clear on what Twilio is all about? Then someone has her job cut out for her.

Stanford Professors Launch Coursera With $16M From Kleiner Perkins and NEA

Liz Gannes in News on April 18 at 2:00 am PT

There seems to be something in the water at Stanford University that’s making faculty members leave their more-than-perfectly-good jobs and go online.

Coursera co-founders Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller

Amazon SVP of Worldwide Digital Media Steven Kessel Taking Time Off

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 13 at 5:27 pm PT

Amazon has confirmed to All Things D that Steven Kessel, a 13-year veteran responsible for the company’s Kindle business, is taking time off.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos holds up the new Kindle Touch in New York

Mike Bloomberg Sings! With Help From Nick Jonas. (Video)

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 1 at 12:30 pm PT

At least one of these guys will grace the D10 stage in a couple months.

Exclusive: Yahoo Labs Head Raghavan Departing to Google

Kara Swisher in News on March 4 at 1:40 pm PT

Yahoo’s loss of a big brain is Google’s gain.

End of an Era: Google’s Very First Employee, Craig Silverstein — Technically, No. 3 — Leaving

Kara Swisher in News on February 9 at 7:01 am PT

Craig Silverstein was at Google when Google wasn’t Google (or evil, either).

Columbia J-School and Stanford Eng Nab $30M Joint Gift for Media Innovation From Helen Gurley Brown

Kara Swisher in Media on January 30 at 10:00 am PT

Legendary former Cosmo Editor hands over a huge gift to spur new media on both coasts.

Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Talks About Giving 2.0

Kara Swisher in Media on November 15, 2011 at 3:31 pm PT

There’s a lot to like about Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen. She’s a philanthropist, a Stanford lecturer, the author of “Giving 2.0″ — and she has a trophy husband!

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Steve Jobs Memorial Held

Jessica E. Vascellaro and Ian Sherr, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 16, 2011 at 10:48 pm PT

Hundreds of Silicon Valley’s elite streamed into Stanford University’s Memorial Church on Sunday evening for a service commemorating Apple Inc.’s late co-founder Steve Jobs.

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Steve Jobs Memorial Service to Be Held Sunday

Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 14, 2011 at 4:11 pm PT

Apple Inc. has invited some of Silicon Valley’s biggest names to a memorial service for Steve Jobs Sunday, Oct. 16, according to a copy of the invitation and several invitees.