RECENT NEWS

Surf Canyon CEO Cramer on improving search results

Surf Canyon CEO Marc Cramer tells us in this interview that the need for his company's search application product can Read More

Quincy Jones III (QD3) on leveraging social networks

How do music artists rise above the online clutter and get noticed? Rather than focus so much on selling merchandise, Read More

ABC News not alone in Web video struggles

If you saw our interview last week with Revision3 CEO Jim Louderback, the news today that ABC.com is going to Read More

CBS Interactive’s Marquez explains the CNet deal

Mike Marquez, CBS Interactive's chief deal maker, gives us the rationale behind his company's $1.8 billion acquisition of CNet. "There wasn't Read More

Stewart Alsop on turning down an acquisition

Stewart Alsop, of Alsop Louie Partners, explains why he had to "convince" a CEO at one one of his portfolio Read More

Comedian Jon Lovitz on how funny people can make money online

(Correction: This corrects an earlier newsletter headline that misspelled Jon's name.) "In the old days, you'd do the comedy club Read More

Chaka Zulu says social networks are the “street team”

Chaka Zulu is the business manager of Ludacris, an American rap artist who has sold 13 million records.  Chaka was Read More

Chamillionaire on his digital strategy beyond ringtones

I caught up with Chamillionaire at the OnHollywood conference. Chamillionaire is a popular hip hop artist who won in 2007 Read More

Comments on project discussions

The Vator Box show on comments reminded me of our own internal thinking about online discussions in a project-collaboration system. Read More

How to pitch VCs

Rick Segal’s (a VC in Canada) recent post made me smile with recognition: It’s around 2a in Toronto, midnight here Read More

Mozes pushing marketing services to big music labels

Mozes, which recently raised $11.5 million, is trying to make money by charging big labels fees to manage their mobile Read More

Being chained to a ‘lousy URL’

When you type fred wilson into google, you get my blog as the first result. It's been that way for Read More

Topix’s Tolles on the new news model

If there's anyone who has an interesting perspective on the new news model, it's Chris Tolles, CEO of Topix. According Read More

Apple store stuffs our camera – 3G iPhone on July 11

I knew it was a risky proposition trying to film inside an Apple store on the same day that Steve Read More

CNet’s Dan Farber on the new news model

On Tuesday morning, I'll be moderating a panel, at AlwaysOn's OnHollywood conference, focusing on the new news models across the Read More

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Featured News

Contributors