Kara Swisher in Commerce on May 8 at 1:32 pm PT
On the other hand, I could use a nice cup of hot growth.
John Paczkowski in News on February 28 at 1:25 pm PT
“After four and a half intense and wonderful years as CEO of Groupon, I’ve decided that I’d like to spend more time with my family. Just kidding — I was fired today.”
Kara Swisher in Commerce on November 29, 2012 at 12:44 pm PT
And the man at the back said everyone attack and it turned into a ballroom blitz. And the girl in the corner said boy, I wanna warn ya, it’ll turn into a ballroom blitz.
Kara Swisher in Commerce on November 27, 2012 at 1:04 pm PT
Is a boardroom showdown looming for the troubled daily deals company and its affable co-founder?
Peter Kafka in Media on February 22, 2012 at 4:00 am PT
Ad tech firm Resonate has a simple pitch: It says it can figure out what different groups of Internet users care about, and where to find them on the Web.
Kara Swisher in News on November 30, 2011 at 8:30 pm PT
You say you want a revolution? How about an investment, instead?
Kara Swisher in Media on July 7, 2011 at 9:24 am PT
I love the smell of blog wars in the morning!
Acting as Facebook often does to Google, a new site started by former Engadget editor Josh Topolsky just hired away yet another passel of tech journalists from the giant gadgets news and reviews organization.
It is Topolsky’s second major talent raid since he left his editor-in-chief job there in March, for a new gadget property aimed at unseating Engadget.
Kara Swisher in News on April 6, 2011 at 8:49 am PT
Just what is SB Nation’s Jim Bankoff up to?
Earlier this week, he hired away eight staffers from AOL’s Engadget in order to create a competing tech news and gadget site.
And now, according to sources close to the situation, the former AOL content head is close to hiring another former top AOL media exec, Marty Moe, to manage it and also more niche sites the blog network is contemplating launching.
Kara Swisher in News on April 3, 2011 at 7:34 pm PT
Jim Bankoff, the fomer AOL exec responsible for buying Engadget for the Internet portal, has grabbed eight staffers who had recently left the huge tech site amid tensions, in order to start a new gadget property for his SB Nation sports and news platform.
The site–which is still unnamed and will be run by outgoing Engadget Editor-in-Chief Josh Topolsky–will debut sometime in the fall.
Meanwhile, AOL has zeroed in on a new leader to replace Topolsky.
Kara Swisher in News on March 10, 2011 at 11:58 am PT
Steve Case and Ted Leonsis are bringing their old AOL band back together once again, this time by raising a $400 million growth equity fund.
The pair, the legendary top execs who rocketed AOL to the top of the Internet business in the 1990s, are now making the rounds in New York and elsewhere to pitch their new investment vehicle, sources said.