Thursday, August 6, 2009
Yahoo Needs A New New Homepage
Now that Yahoo’s search deal is done, the company can finally focus on making itself a better Yahoo. The first step: Build a better homepage.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Slide is Now a $500 Million Sponsored-App Maker
When social network app-maker Slide took $50 million in funding to set its value at $500 million in January 2008, the only way to almost justify the outrageous figure was to say Slide wasn’t really a widget-maker, but a huge ad network in the making. Since then, the ad market has cratered even while inventory continues to expand.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Six Ways “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” Plans to Change TV Forever
Walking into Gavin Purcell’s office at 30 Rockefeller Center the first thing you notice is his computer monitor. It’s a 52-inch flat screen mounted to the wall across from his desk. The desktop background is a picture of a Sega Light Phaser. Ladies and gentleman, the co-producer of NBC’s “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”–debuting Monday–is a geek.
Friday, January 9, 2009
47 Google Products That Don’t Make Money on Their Own
When he joined the company last summer, Google CFO Patrick Pichette said he intended to “feed the winners” and “starve the losers.” Lately, insiders have begun crediting him for bringing new discipline to Google. One told us that Patrick has been “taking on a lot of the low-hanging fruit” and that “it’s going to make a difference in revenues over the next year.”
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Sheryl Sandberg Defends Facebook’s Invisible Ads
Facebook applications don’t really do anything special yet. Neither, for that matter, do Facebook’s ads. But that’s OK, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg insisted yesterday at the D6 conference. Some of the applications, like Slide’s SuperPoke, are really popular. Just like Elvis, she says.The comparison fails on two counts.
Friday, April 4, 2008
South Park Kills 10 YouTube Memes For Good
Viacom continues to pursue a $1 billion lawsuit against Google’s YouTube for allowing video piracy. On Viacom’s Comedy Central, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone aren’t helping their corporate parent’s legal case. In last night’s episode, Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny asked themselves “How Do We Make Money on the Internet?” and predictably, [...]
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