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O’Brien: Public speaking, the new geek sport in Silicon Valley
// March 8th, 2010 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsOnce, presentations and PowerPoint were the stuff of boring corporate board rooms rooms and dull conferences. But in a weird twist, public speaking has become the new karaoke in Silicon Valley.
How Wired Plans To Embrace The iPad
// March 4th, 2010 // Comments Off // The Next Newsroom ProjectHow Wired Plans To Embrace The iPad
// March 4th, 2010 // Comments Off // The Next Newsroom ProjectO’Brien: How Obama’s team hopes to fix patent office
// March 4th, 2010 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsIt takes three years to get a patent approved. There’s a backlog of 700,000 patent applications. The men whom President Barack Obama placed in charge of this nightmare insist they have a plan.
O’Brien: Downturn raises questions about future of The Tech Museum
// March 3rd, 2010 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsLower attendance, falling revenue and a host of logistical problems cloud the future of an institution that downtown San Jose badly needs to thrive.
O’Brien: Dangerous lack of reform following Wall Street meltdown
// February 23rd, 2010 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsA new book about the last bubble reminded me of the various legal and political attempts at reform and accountability. The most recent round of Wall Street’s sins has created problems far worse, yet have resulted in almost no reform. That’s sending a dangerous message to Wall Street.
Reply.com: IPO or hanging out a “for sale” sign?
// February 22nd, 2010 // Comments Off // Innovation, O'Brien, Silicon Beat, StrategyThis morning, Reply.com of San Ramon announced it had filed its prospectus to go public. Just over the weekend, I wrote a column about how Silicon Valley would be better off with fewer IPOs.
This is just a hunch, but after reading through the filing, I can’t help but think the company is really angling for [...]
O’Brien: Let us now cheer the demise of the IPO
// February 20th, 2010 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsStop obsessing about when IPOs will return. They won’t, at least not in big numbers. And that’s a good thing for the future of Silicon Valley.
O’Brien: Goodbye PC, hello smartphone
// February 17th, 2010 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsWhen Microsoft is ditching its Windows-based mobile operating system and building a new one from scratch for smartphones, it’s clear the era of the PC has ended.
Vanishing Public Companies Lead To The Incredible Shrinking Silicon Valley
// February 17th, 2010 // Comments Off // Innovation, O'Brien, Oracle, Silicon Beat, Strategy, googleOne of the most significant trends I’ve been watching over the past decade is the dramatic drop in public companies in Silicon Valley. Naturally, that number was artificially inflated during the dot-com bubble when it reached 417 in 2000. For our purposes, Silicon Valley includes San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, and the southern half of [...]
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Yes. But Android is still rockin' overall, I think....RT @jguynn: Was Google's Nexus One launch a flop? http://bit.ly/9sGau3 [sjcobrien]
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RT @romenesko: A writer jumps on the Demand Media assembly line to find out how the sausage is made. http://is.gd/a3LwD [nextnewsroom]
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If you want biz advice from a guy who never started a profitable company: Andreessen to Old Media: "Burn The Boats" http://tcrn.ch/dasd8V [sjcobrien]
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Also, for column on: Public speaking, the new geek sport in Silicon Valleyhttp://bit.ly/9IlDaH (fyi @ignite and @brady) [sjcobrien]
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Column: Public speaking, the new geek sport in Silicon Valley http://bit.ly/9IlDaH w/ comments from @burkun @maileohye @bronwynsf @heathr [sjcobrien]
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March 5th |
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Checking out Chris O'Brien's Profile on The Next Newsroom Project: http://ning.it/aPXKuK [nextnewsroom]
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Check out @mikecassidy colum on Silicon Valley Moms blog (@svmomsgroup ) in @mercnews today. [sjcobrien]
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RT @jayrosen_nyu: Get into the habit of @markcoddington's week-in-review for press-in-transition news. Every Friday: http://jr.ly/z6vv [nextnewsroom]
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RT @mediatwit: Marilynn T. Doore: Smartphones are ushering in the end of civilized behavior. http://bit.ly/bX6nPe (FB comments on 5Across) [nextnewsroom]
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If you're a fan of OK Go, check out this @ignite talk http://bit.ly/cTpsu4 about their latest video, then watch video: http://bit.ly/b2FA8g [sjcobrien]
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RT @Jeff_Megahan: http://onion.com/a7BbDy via @TheOnion - How Will The End Of Print Journalism Affect Old Loons Who Hoard Newspapers? [nextnewsroom]
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WSJ.com - Facebook CEO in No Rush To 'Friend' Wall Street http://on.wsj.com/bzkxn9 I say: Good for Zuckerberg. [sjcobrien]
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RT @MercPai: Thanks! And also, my congrats to @eliseackerman & Brandon Bailey for Business Editors & Writers award http://bit.ly/a6zU0A [sjcobrien]
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Column: How Obama's team hopes to fix patent office: http://bit.ly/dAzZ8d [sjcobrien]
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RT @VikkiPorter: RT @webjournalist Join us tonight 5PM PST #wjchat for journalists breaking into/remaking journalism industry. #News21 [sjcobrien]
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