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First Ben Silverman Online Program–"Ready, Set, Dance!"–Debuts on Yahoo

Kara Swisher in News on September 28, 2010 at 7:31 pm PT

Yahoo and Electus, the multiplatform content studio headed by former NBC entertainment head Ben Silverman, debuted its first original, branded entertainment programming tonight with “Ready, Set, Dance!” The site, which is now live on Yahoo Music and sponsored by State Farm, merges the candid-camera phenomenon with reality television and “aims to tap into the pop culture interest in television dance shows and dance videos on the Web….” The site is relatively spare right now, with only one episode, titled “Magic Sparkle Chunk and Frisky Ris.”

BoomTown on Yahoo's Tech Ticker: Apple, Blogging, MicroHooGoogOl and the Econalypse

Kara Swisher in News on February 5, 2009 at 8:00 am PT

Last week, an obviously jet lagged (and badly dressed, as some troglodyte commenters on Yahoo pointed out, but it was snowing!) BoomTown visited with Henry Blodget at Yahoo’s Tech Ticker studio in Times Square to talk about a range of digital topics. The video interviews included: How well Apple will do without Steve Jobs on deck; whether blogging reporting and professionalism standards need to rise; when Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Time Warner online unit AOL will stop dancing around various deals; and, finally, how the recession is impacting Silicon Valley.

More BoomTown 2008 Tech Report Card on Tech Ticker

Kara Swisher in News on December 30, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

BoomTown had no idea how much yammering took place between Yahoo Tech Ticker’s Sarah Lacy and me last week when we did an interview. But here is (hopefully) the final chapter of three videos about the tech scene, looking back at 2008 and forward to 2009. This one is about the most underrated and overrated in tech–and somehow I manage to call Facebook both. I also note that while Steve Jobs is not overrated, by any means–so back off, you Mac fanatics–the other key execs at Apple are underrated.

Naughty and Not-So-Nice: Like "Gossip Girl," BoomTown's Tech Ticker Predictions for 2009 and More!

Kara Swisher in News on December 29, 2008 at 12:06 am PT

BoomTown is back in the blogosphere from a freezing and nondigital week on the east coast with the family. Given I am still in Buffalo until Wednesday, still chilling (and not in a good way), let’s start the proceedings slowly, with some videos I did with the ebullient Sarah Lacy for Yahoo’s Tech Ticker site right before the holidays at the All Things Digital HQ (i.e., the cozy cottage behind my house) about what’s up for 2009 in tech.

Kara on Tech Ticker: Will Yahoo's Yang Will Prevail in Proxy Fight?

Kara Swisher in News on July 20, 2008 at 2:10 am PT

Here is a post and also a video of me talking about the topic on Yahoo’s Tech Ticker last week with Henry Blodget and Aaron Task. I also wrote about this issue–Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Jerry Yang’s chances in his proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn–in a post called, “Who Has Stolen the Old Jerry [...]

The iPhone 3G and Its Competition

Walt Mossberg in Mossblog on July 11, 2008 at 10:48 am PT

Below is the third and final clip from Walt’s appearance on Yahoo’s Tech Ticker with Aaron Task. In it, they discuss today’s launch of the iPhone 3G, and what it means for its competition. Watch parts one and two of the segment from earlier posts, and read Walt’s review of the device here.

Yahoo's Scott Moore Speaks!

Kara Swisher in News on July 11, 2008 at 5:24 am PT

Scott Moore, who runs the Yahoo Media Group, sat down with BoomTown at the company’s Santa Monica headquarters last week to talk about the future direction of content at the company. While the Media unit has had its ups and downs over the years about exactly what it should be–such as the controversial Hollywood-esque Lloyd Braun strategy–one thing that Yahoo has consistently done well is to aggregate and distribute its own and others’ content.

No Undiluted Adulation, Just the Pros and Cons

Walt Mossberg in Mossblog on July 10, 2008 at 9:14 am PT

Yesterday, Walt spoke with Aaron Task of Yahoo’s Tech Ticker about the 3G iPhone, its pros and cons, and “Apple Sensitivity.” Here’s their conversation:

BoomTown Talks About Murdoch D6 Interview on Yahoo's Tech Ticker

Kara Swisher in News on June 2, 2008 at 3:34 am PT

Although the sixth edition of the D: All Things Digital conference last week was chock full of tech and media hotshots, most attendees seemed to like best the rollicking interview Walt Mossberg and I did with News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch.

CNET and Yahoo Broadly Expand Editorial and Ad Relationship

Kara Swisher in News on April 24, 2008 at 3:03 am PT

When it reports its first quarter earnings this afternoon, CNET Networks will also announce a much-expanded editorial and advertising relationship with Yahoo that will give the tech news site broad distribution on the highly trafficked Internet portal. CNET and Yahoo have had content licensing deals in the past, in which some CNET content has been featured in the tech areas of Yahoo.

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