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O’Brien: SOPA defeat a victory for tech, but influence will remain muted
// January 25th, 2012 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsThe campaign to defeat the Stop Online Piracy Act showed what can happen when the tech industry can harness the power of the Internet to unleash a grassroots movement. But such campaigns will remain the exception for a simple reason: Tech’s interests s…
O’Brien: Vivek Wadhwa emerges as Silicon Valley’s most provocative voice
// January 22nd, 2012 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsThree years ago, Vivek Wadhwa landed in the Bay Area for an academic appointment. The entrepreneur turned researcher and blogger became a Silicon Valley celebrity by challenging the belief that the tech industry is a meritocracy. More O’Brien columns …
Jerry Yang’s departure from Yahoo is as sad as it is overdue
// January 17th, 2012 // Comments Off // O'Brien, Silicon Beat, Strategy, yahooThe decision by co-founder Jerry Yang to resign from the Yahoo board is as sad as it is overdue.
No matter how rudderless Yahoo had become in recent years, Yang deservedly remains a Silicon Valley icon. He was there at the start of the Internet era, al…
O’Brien: Our gadget lust has reached a crossroads
// January 16th, 2012 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsFor decades, the average number of consumer electronic devices in each household has climbed. Now it’s hit a plateau and may start to decline. Why?
O’Brien: New Legos aimed at girls raise questions about gender and play
// January 16th, 2012 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsAt first glance, the new Legos seem like the answer to the prayers of parents such as myself. But the new sets have also provoked debate and controversy, with critics complaining they play into the worst stereotypes of girls.
O’Brien: New Legos aimed at girls raise questions about gender and play
// January 16th, 2012 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsAt first glance, the new Legos seem like the answer to the prayers of parents such as myself. But the new sets have also provoked debate and controversy, with critics complaining they play into the worst stereotypes of girls.
O’Brien: 2011 was a disappointing year for IPOs, but is it a crisis?
// January 15th, 2012 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsA group of venture capital insiders is pushing legislation to boost the number of IPOs. But are things so bad that we need the government to intervene?
O’Brien: Previous Yahoo CEOs have set the bar low
// January 9th, 2012 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsOne of the most remarkable things about Yahoo is that even though it has endured, and at times prospered, each of its previous CEOs left in a fog of failure. Why is Yahoo so hard to run?
More O’Brien columns
O’Brien: New Yahoo CEO needs to act fast
// January 4th, 2012 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsFormer PayPal President Scott Thompson now inherits one of the greatest puzzles in Silicon Valley: How to fix Yahoo? Just don’t ask him how he plans to do it. At least, not yet.
O’Brien: New Yahoo CEO needs to act fast
// January 4th, 2012 // Comments Off // Mercury News ColumnsFormer PayPal president Scott Thompson now inherits one of the greatest puzzles in Silicon Valley: How to fix Yahoo? Just don’t ask him how he plans to do it. At least, not yet.
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January 24th |
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Recommended: If you're looking to improve your talks and presentations, check out "UnPresenting" workshop by @heathr: http://t.co/O6DGmsft [nextnewsroom]
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January 20th |
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Just faxed something to Twitter. Boy, that felt surreal. [sjcobrien]
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RT @gigaom: VC funding to web startups in 2011 hits decade-long high http://t.co/MmAcd0Su [sjcobrien]
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January 19th |
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Editor's note: Welcome to the Las Vegas Sun Evening Edition http://t.co/7HluZyd9 via @lasvegassun [sjcobrien]
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"Google got hit with the ugly stick." One analyst raises questions about spending on Android and Chrome: http://t.co/NII42MsJ [sjcobrien]
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RT @Swiftstories: #Google CFO Patrick Pichette just acknowledged Goog took a rev hit from Panda search change last year. [sjcobrien]
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RT @Swiftstories: @RT@LaMonicaBuzz: #Google earnings and sales both miss. #GOOG down 9.5% after hours. Bye-bye $600 [sjcobrien]
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Jealous! RT @mikecassidy: Need to run shortly for 1-on-1 with @claychristensen Column coming Sunday. [sjcobrien]
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Can the Republican primaries get any crazier? Yes! @reuters: Gingrich ex-wife: Newt wanted an open marriage http://t.co/6KOBIaY6 [sjcobrien]
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RT @TechCrunch: LinkedIn Shutters Twitter Widget 'Tweets' Because Of 'Extremely Low Usage' http://t.co/tee4UYwm by @leenarao [sjcobrien]
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January 18th |
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RT @Swiftstories: @mikecassidy column on #JerryYang's decision to walk away from #Yahoo, co he spent his prof life at http://t.co/5QjWBYMg [sjcobrien]
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RT @Swiftstories: #Facebook announcing 60 new app partners, including travel, fitness and food apps for the Open Graph [sjcobrien]
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RT @patmaymerc: Sopastrike had nearly 2 million visitors today, with 350,000 clicking through to call Congress. Not a bad day's work. #SOPA [sjcobrien]
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"Honking big" IPO indeed. RT @karaswisher: Viral Graphic: Visualizing the Facebook IPO http://t.co/EmrTwTac [sjcobrien]
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So, the Google Fiber project near my hometown in Kansas City, KS is not moving ahead at "Google Speed" after all: http://t.co/d9tLB6rv [sjcobrien]
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