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The Entire D6 Interview With Sony’s Sir Howard Stringer (4 of 4)

We're posting all the interviews from the sixth D: All Things Digital conference that took place in late May. Here's Part 3 of 4 of an interview Walt Mossberg did with Sony Chairman and CEO Sir Howard Stringer. The consumer electronics giant has been under enormous pressure to innovate and comp... (original story)

Valleywag mangles Marc Andreessen, and we think he likes it [Quotable]

PALO ALTO — Thursday night in a Crowne Plaza hotel, with an Elks Club banquet roaring next door, Netscape cofounder, Ning king, and Facebook board member Marc Andreessen sat down with Portfolio... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (original story)

Moore Pulls a Radiohead; New Movie to Be Distributed Online for Free

Election time is coming in the US, and suddenly your votes are more important than your money. At least that’s how Michael Moore sees it, whose new movie, titled “Slacker Uprising,” will premiere on the net for free on September 23, followed by a DVD which will be released through ... (original story)

DreamIT Funding Day Final Recap

Yesterday I traveled to Philadelphia to attend the DreamIT Ventures Funding Day. Eleven startups presented their ideas and pitched their concepts for funding. Several hundred people attended the event and the event went off without a hitch. Most of the presentations were very good and I was actuall... (original story)

SCVNGR - Interactive Mobile Gaming - DreamIT Funding Day

SCVNGR is one of the companies in the DreamIT startup incubator. SCVNGR describes their service as an "on-demand interactive mobile platform". What this really means is that they help companies and other groups create scavenger hunt games. The actual game works very similar to any scavenger hunt ... (original story)

Seinfeld's First Microsoft Commercial: Not Funny

Looks like skepticism was the right reaction when Microsoft announced it was hiring Jerry Seinfeld as its new $10 million pitchman. Seinfeld's first commercial starring Bill Gates is out -- shot in a mall shoe store -- and it's not going to help Microsoft look any cooler: As SAI's Henry Blodg... (original story)

Google touts charity-race win, ignore injured competitor, charity [Failanthropy]

Team Google, stocked with runners from company outposts across the country, finished third out 147 corporate teams in the Hood to Coast relay race sponsored by Nike. The course takes runners from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (original story)

YouTube Crackdown On Sexy Videos Sweeps Up Illumistream

New York-based FullTurn Media, maker of racy sex-ed videos under the illumistream brand, was once one of YouTube's (GOOG) most-watched producers. Now it's struggling to get a tenth of its traffic on the site. Earlier this summer, the company was flying high -- averaging a million views a day. But th... (original story)

Join Tom Siebel and Sarah Palin for lunch [Politics]

John McCain's pick for his running mate, Sarah Palin, will be dropping by the Bay Area for a fundraising lunch hosted by Siebel Systems founder Tom Siebel and his wife Stacey. Don't worry,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (original story)

Buy a Limited Edition Google Comic, Proceeds Go to Charity

Our friend Duncan Riley (you know, the Inquisitr guy) has received a limited edition Google Chrome comic book. Being the altruistic fellow that he is, he decided to put it up on an eBay auction and give the proceeds to charity. You can check out the auction here, current bid is $127.50 (that’... (original story)

Roundup: Google Chrome gains steam, Comcast goes against the FCC, Newspaper ad revenues plummet and more

Here’s the latest action: A new web browser power rising? — Google’s new web browser Chrome has already gained some significant traction after just one day in use, according to Hitwise. Comcast to appeal FCC ruling – The Internet service provider will appeal the Federal Commu... (original story)

Chrome Not Ready For Enterprise

We've covered the launch of Google's new browser Chrome extensively this week. But as we near the end of the week, one of the questions yet to be answered is how Chrome will fare in the enterprise. As we all know Google is making a strong push into the enterprise with Google Apps, which received a f... (original story)

Social stock site Cake Financial launches new stock ranking and recommendation features

Cake Financial, a startup that lets you compare stock picks with other investors, is unveiling three features that may help separate it from a large pack of competitors. The San Francisco, Calif.-based company already lets users import historical stock-investment data for up to 10 years from 70 brok... (original story)

The first Microsoft Seinfeld spot: The ad about nothing

Here it is. The first Microsoft advertisement featuring comedian Jerry Seinfeld. It’s not clear yet if this is the one directed by French director Michel Gondry. But I hope not, because it’s really not very good. The advertisement is Seinfeld and recently retired Microsoft founder Bill G... (original story)

Evolving My Work Life

Earlier this week, when I announced the promotion of Paul Walborsky to CEO of Giga Omni Media, the company I started in 2006, it was part of a plan that was hatched long before I returned to work after my health scare. That plan was to make the company less reliant on any one person [...] (original story)



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