Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Do We Still Buy the Myth of the Can-Do Celebrity CEO?
Last week, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman officially launched her campaign for governor of California, hoping to clinch the Republican nomination.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Weekend Roundup: Meg and Carly on the Trail
There were a flurry of stories over the weekend about the electoral dreams of former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. Whitman is the current Republican front-runner in the race to be be the next governor of California.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Which Governator Candidate Is Better at Twitter?
Ashton, Oprah, Britney, when will it end?
Now Twitter is taking on a distinctly political bent, with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom using the service to announce his bid for governor of California. On Tuesday, he wrote: “It’s official- running for Gov of CA. Wanted you to be the first to know. Need your help. Check out video: http://tr.im/iOCN and ReTweet.”
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
eBay Chair Omidyar Pops Up at Social News Start-up Ginx
While former eBay CEO Meg Whitman mulls a run for the Republican nomination for governor of California, eBay Chairman and founder and venture investor Pierre Omidyar has cropped up in a SEC filing listed as an executive for a secretive start-up officially known as Peer News Inc. but operating a service under the name Ginx.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Meg Whitman Quits Three Boards; Will She Run for Governor?
Is former eBay CEO Meg Whitman planning a run for governor? Since her resignation from the boards of eBay, Dreamworks Animation and Procter & Gamble, many speculate that her next step will be to announce her campaign within six weeks.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Amid the Gloom, an E-Commerce War
When the e-commerce giant eBay emerged from the last recession seven years ago with an aura of invincibility, its chief executive, Meg Whitman, boasted that “eBay is to some extent recession-proof.”
As the online auctioneer’s revenues and stock price kept climbing, one of its primary rivals, Amazon.com, just limped along. How times have changed.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Can Meg Whitman Turn Around California?
Having been passed over as the running mate on the Republican presidential ticket, former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman seems to have now set her sights on the California state capitol. Call it Meg 2.0.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
What’s in Store for eBay? Outlook Hazy
This is what we know about eBay’s current state of affairs based on recent news: a) CEO Meg Whitman is apparently following Mitt Romney on the campaign trail; b) John Donahoe, head of eBay’s marketplace division, has been fingered as a potential CEO successor, and he’s complaining to anyone who will listen that the site looks like a flea market; and c) eBay users are mad as hell and they’re writing to the New York Times to complain about it.
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