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Mashable Gets Their Own Google Buzz Ad

by Jason Wilk on February 16, 2010

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  • Well, it looks like Mashable truly has taken the crown of social media/web 2.0 blog king. Google has given Mashable their own personal ads to promote Google Buzz for a hefty profit, while TechCrunch (seen below), gives up real estate to acquire users of Google’s seemingly hot new Friendfeed app. This is one of the few or only times I have ever seen Google create personal ads, cross-promoting a brand to increase adoption of new products. Have you ever seen this before? Google must have seen huge value in the manila colored banner that both Mashable and TechCrunch have become so accustomed to using for promoting new content or trending topics throughout their site. The difference is, Mashable got their banner back and is profiting from sending their users to follow them on a service which undoubtedly is helping build their brand.


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Michael Arrington Gets Chewed Out

by Jason Wilk on June 7, 2009

  • This is pretty funny. Michael Arrington on twit.tv getting chewed out for claiming bloggers who got a free Palm Pre purposely gave it stellar reviews. I guess he’s mad that his whole Crunch team was unable to get one.

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Join TinyComb @ Startonomics

by Jason Wilk on January 26, 2009

  • What’s Startonomics? It’s a one-day workshop designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs on how to create simple, actionable metrics; and how to use them to make better product and marketing decisions for long-term growth and startup success. You cannot miss the all-star lineup at the event set to begin February 6th @ 9am. I will be there covering the event all day, be sure to come and say hello if you are attending. Grab the last few tickets available here. Here is a taste of who is set to come:

Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media

Richard Rosenblatt

A serial entrepreneur and Internet visionary, Richard co-founded Demand
Media in May 2006 to become the leading distributed social media company.
Richard built, operated and sold numerous Internet media companies with a
combined value of over $1.3 billion. He served as CEO of Intermix Media,
Inc., and Chairman of Myspace.com, during which time the public market
capitalization grew from $70 million to over $650 million, until acquired by
News Corporation. Richard previously founded then sold iMALL, one of the
first Internet companies to recognize the power of user-generated content,
to Excite@Home for $565 million. Richard is a Southern California native,
with a BA from UCLA and JD from USC Law School.

  • 1:30 – 2:00 - Afternoon Keynote Address (Keynote)

David O. Sacks – Yammer

David O. Sacks

David O. Sacks is the Founder and CEO of Yammer, Inc., a communications tool
for enterprises. Yammer.com launched at the TechCrunch 50 conference in
September 2008 and won Best In Show. Yammer was originally developed at
Geni, Inc., a startup founded by David in June 2006. Geni.com is creating a
family tree of the whole world, enabling millions of family members to
connect, share, and preserve their lives. Previously, David was the COO of
PayPal, helping to lead the company to a successful IPO and $1.5 billion
sale to eBay. He also produced the movie “Thank You For Smoking” for which
he was nominated for a Golden Globe.

  • 9:00 – 9:30 - Morning Keynote Address (Keynote)

Peter Pham – BillShrink

Peter Pham

Peter is CEO of BillShrink. He was previously VP Business Development & employee #5 at Photobucket.com, and was responsible for customer acquisition, strategic partnerships, and corporate development. Photobucket was acquired in 2007 by Fox Interactive Media, a division of News Corporation. When Peter left in 2008, Photobucket had grown to over 61M users making it the #1 photo sharing site and the 38th most visited site in the US. Prior to Photobucket, he was involved in multiple enterprise startups in areas such as mid-range server computing, software as a service, solid state storage, and mobilization of enterprise software. Peter has held multiple roles including sales, marketing, reseller channel development, product, and strategy. He holds a BS in Biological Sciences with a minor in Business Management from UC Irvine.

  • 3:30 – 4:00 - Pitching & Packaging for Partnerships: How to Land Amazing Deals & Tell If They’re Working (Speaker)

Frank Addante – Rubicon Project

Frank Addante

Frank Addante, a serial entrepreneur, has a successful entrepreneurial track record. The Rubicon Project is Frank’s 6th company. Before the age of 30, Frank started 5 companies, resulting in 1 IPO, 2 acquisitions, 1 failure (we call that one “a learning experience”) and his last venture, StrongMail Systems. Addante lead StrongMail from inception, to an initial cash-flow positive business, to becoming the market leader in less than 4 years, raising over $30 million in venture capital.

  • 4:30 – 5:00 - The A-Team: The Dynamics of Olympic Startups (Speaker)

Neil Patel – ACS

Neil Patel

Neil Patel is the co-founder of 3 Internet companies: ACS, Crazy Egg, and KISSmetrics. Through these 3 companies he has helped large corporations such as AOL, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard and Viacom make more money from the web. By the age of 21 not only was Neil named a top 100 blogger by Technorati, but he was also one of the top influencers on the web according to the Wall Street Journal.

  • 12:00 – 12:30 - Finding Users: The Metrics of SEO for Customer Acquisition (Speaker)

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Best and Worst Places To Work In 2009

by Jason Wilk on December 30, 2008


  • Glassdoor, a site that surveys employees about workplace conditions has issued lists of the 50 best and worst companies of 2009 as rated by the 11,000 employees in its database. While that number is relatively small, the results seem about as accurate as Fortune’s annual 100 Best Companies To Work For issue. General Mills took the top spot overall, and tech companies were not surprisingly mixed in both the good and the bad lists. Google got into the top 10 but eBay and IAC rounded out the bottom 50. I wonder if seriously struggling stock price has anything to do with those working conditions? Thanks to TechCrunch for bolding the tech companies down the list.


Top 20 Best Places To Work 2009

1. General Mills
2. Bain & Company
3. Netflix
4. Adobe
5. Northwestern Mutual
6. Whole Foods
7. Google
8. SAP
9. Continental Airlines
10. NetApp
11. Intuit
12. McKinsey & Company
13. FactSet
14. Boston Consulting
15. Procter & Gamble
16. Caterpillar
17. Genentech
18. CareerBuilder
19. Apple
20. Juniper Networks

5 Worst Places To Work 2009

1. DHL Express (USA)
2. United Airlines
3. Reynolds and Reynolds
4. Farmers Group
5. Gibson Guitar

Other Notable Bottom 50

6. RadioShack
14. Qimonda
15. NCR
27. EDS
29. AT&T Mobility
31. OfficeMax
33. Level 3 Communications
34. Motorola
37. Blockbuster
38. Alcatel-Lucent
43. IAC
44. Cadence Design
46. Circuit City
47. eBay
49. AT&T

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European And Silicon Valley Culture Clashes Hit The Mainstage

by Jason Wilk on December 13, 2008

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  • Since the LeWeb Conference in Paris has finished up, many Europeans have stated how displeased they were with TechCrunch editor Mike Arrington. The controversy has stemmed from his on-stage behavior and follow up article to the conference, dicsusses the differences between European and Silicon Valley work ethic. To say the least, the conference organizer and web personality Loic Le Meur is not thrilled, and has decided to put a poll up to see whether or not Mike should be invited back next year. Somehow the poll eminates the feeling that he may not want to invite any Americans to moderate next year. Loic’s comments below:

Michael focuses on my “we know how to take quality time in Europe” and my example of a two hour lunch versus five minutes at starbucks if you are lucky. There is a huge difference between being lazy and taking time to know each other. It is one of the main cultural differences I feel everyday as I moved to Silicon Valley: every minute, every coffee, every phone call must have a point. When you call someone in Silicon Valley for anything you will likely get “why are you calling me?” often presented in the polite “how can I help you” formula that Tim Ferriss in his book the brilliant 4 hour workweek book (hilarious this was written by an american entrepreneur) gives as a hint to save time. Don’t even think about starting a conversation in Silicon Valley by “how was your week-end” or “how are your kids”, they all want you to go straight to the point and no time to lose.

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