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David O. Sacks, CEO, Yammer
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12/18/2008   9 comments
Yammer Chief discusses why his company won't suffer the same fate as Twitter, micro-blogging versus 'micro-sharing,' and new Yammer features on the way
Esther Dyson, Chairman, EDventure Holdings
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12/10/2008   5 comments
Esther Dyson discusses privacy and anonymity, homicide as badware solution, space travel as rich person's pursuit
Steve Huffman, Founder, Reddit
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11/24/2008   5 comments
Steve Huffman, founder of social news site Reddit, talks about getting abused by spammers, life in an acquired company, and what's wrong with online advertising
Tom Conrad, CTO, Pandora Media
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11/14/2008   8 comments
Tom Conrad, CTO of Pandora Media, discusses the prospect of partnering with competitors, why selling digital music isn't a revenue model, and the licensing debate that could kill Internet radio
Chris Alden, CEO, Six Apart
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11/4/2008   5 comments
Chris Alden, CEO of Six Apart, discusses his company's shift toward a social publishing platform; how blogs are going to 'disrupt' social networking; and the current state of his first company, Red Herring
Andrew Rasiej, Founder, Personal Democracy Forum & TechPresident.com
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10/6/2008   Post a comment
Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, shares the dos and don'ts of leveraging the Internet for political campaigns, where Hillary Clinton went wrong, and why the next president should understand Twitter
Scott Kveton, Chairman, OpenID Foundation
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9/26/2008   1 comment
Scott Kveton, chairman of the OpenID Foundation, talks about OpenID's security and implementation challenges, frustrations with the Data Portability Working Group, and his love for making pizza
Chris Heatherly, VP & General Manager, Disney Electronics, The Walt Disney Company
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9/22/2008   6 comments
Chris Heatherly discusses 'Disney 3.0'; the company's work with open-source; the Internet's impact on Disney's culture; and which Disney movie makes him cry
Marc Scarpa, Producer & Director, MySpace Live!
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9/15/2008   3 comments
Renowned producer/director Marc Scarpa discusses his latest work with MySpace, his new project, LiveOnSunset.com, and the digital media landscape
William Swartout, Director of Technology, USC Institute for Creative Technologies
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9/8/2008   1 comment
William Swartout, director of technology for the Institute for Creative Technologies, discusses immersive-reality environment, virtual humans, his work with the US army, and whether any of this can be applied in the day-to-day world
Jonathan Abrams, Founder & CEO, Socializr
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8/26/2008   5 comments
Friendster founder Jonathan Abrams discusses the unpleasant history of Friendster's technology troubles, the current state of social media, and why his latest startup, Socializr, is better than Evite
Alex Payne, Software Engineer, Twitter
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8/18/2008   5 comments
Internet Evolution spoke to Twitter's Alex Payne about Twitter's plans for profitability, its frequent outages, and its efforts to attract a broader demographic
Jay Adelson, CEO, Digg
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8/13/2008   2 comments
Internet Evolution spoke with Digg's CEO, Jay Adelson, about Digg's community managers, future plans for partnerships and acquisitions, new plans for expanding overseas, and his relationship with Jason Calacanis
Craig Sherman, CEO, Gaia Online
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7/28/2008   9 comments
Craig Sherman, CEO of Gaia Online, tells Internet Evolution about Gaia's monetization success, the future of 'online hangouts' vs social networks, and why his avatar has blue hair
Lyle Fong, CEO, Lithium Technologies
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7/15/2008   3 comments
Internet Evolution spoke with Lyle Fong, CEO of Lithium Technologies, about the best and worst practices for establishing external communities around enterprise brands
Eugene Lee, CEO, Socialtext
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6/24/2008   1 comment
Eugene Lee, Socialtext CEO, spoke with Internet Evolution about the company's latest product, SocialCalc, and the lack of value some applications bring to the enterprise
Rishi Chandra, Product Manager, Google Enterprise
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6/16/2008   3 comments
At the Enterprise 2.0 Conference last week, Internet Evolution sat down with Google's Rishi Chandra to talk about Google Apps
Jason Calacanis, Founder & CEO, Mahalo
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6/2/2008   2 comments
Internet Evolution talks with Jason Calacanis, founder and CEO of Mahalo (previously the co-founder of Weblogs Inc.), about human-powered search, obsessive employees, and his animosity toward Valley Wag
Jeff Taylor, Founder, Monster.com; Eons.com; Tributes.com
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5/13/2008   1 comment
Internet Evolution spoke with Jeff Taylor about his years at Monster.com; his newest Websites, Eons.com and Tributes.com; and his DJ alter-ego
Jimmy Wales, Founder, Wikipedia; Co-Founder, Wikia
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5/1/2008   4 comments
Founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, talks to Internet Evolution about his new project, Wikia Search, the next big step for Wikipedia, and whether or not he plans to defeat Google
Steve Pearman, SVP, Product Strategy, MySpace
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4/29/2008   Post a comment
Steve Pearman, SVP of product strategy at MySpace, talked about the company's new Application Gallery, Facebook, OpenSocial, and losing user trust
Philip Rosedale, CEO, Linden Lab
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3/31/2008   6 comments
Second Life founder speaks out on everything from cybersex, politics, and how virtual worlds will impact the future of the Internet




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Rob Leathern   2/9/2010   2 comments
As we well know, the online echo chamber and its increasingly viral and social components can magnify the propagation speed and distribution of stories and rumors, whether true or false.
Rob Salkowitz
Rob Salkowitz   2/9/2010   3 comments
A remarkable event in world affairs is taking place this week in London, as the first One Young World conference is set to convene.
Ira Winkler
Ira Winkler   2/8/2010   13 comments
In his recent Congressional testimony, Dennis Blair, the U.S. director of national intelligence, stated that the U.S. is "severely threatened" by cyber attacks and that the recent Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) attacks should serve as a wake-up call.
Jart Armin
Jart Armin   2/8/2010   14 comments
Fatal System Error, the book just released by West-coast-based journalist Joseph Menn, is really a public policy statement written as a thriller for a wider reading public. UPDATED 2:45 PM
Robert McGarvey
Just when you despair that mobile apps are drowning in triviality -- Sticker Jam Hearts, Cookie Doodle, and Love Jive are all top iPhone apps, incidentally, and Calm Candle isn’t far behind -- know that hardworking, serious apps now are clawing their way onto our phones.
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Tom Nolle
Everything New Is Old Again

2|9|10   |   2:13   |   4 comments


Research shows that the youth of today like Facebook – but not blogging or Twitter. Does that mean Facebook has won, or just that it's not yet out of favor? Will all the services we see today fade into Ovaltine-or-Wheaties status in just a few years?
what.the.ferraro
Email Marketing Gets Desperate

2|8|10   |   2:31   |   4 comments


Promotional emails will use just about anything timely to get people to buy things. Seriously, anything.
Steve Saunders' Outernet
America, Truck Yeah!

2|8|10   |   1:42   |   5 comments


Steve likes his new Dodge Ram 1500, but hates Chrysler's Web non-sales strategy. Rant on, li'l buddy.
what.the.ferraro
Twits Go Wild for Resignation Tweet

2|5|10   |   1:48   |   4 comments


Jonathan Schwartz is the first Fortune 200 CEO to resign via Tweet. Can he walk on water, too?
Full Nelson
Go With the FLO, Part 2

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2|5|10   |   2:17   |   3 comments


Fritz and his sweater continue their review of Qualcomm's FLO TV.
Singer at C-Level
Goldilocks & the Data Center

2|4|10   |   3:39   |   2 comments


What kinds of companies are doing the most innovation in the data center? Turns out it's midtier enterprises that are taking the "Just Right" approach.
Full Nelson
Go With the FLO, Part 1

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2|4|10   |   2:39   |   1 comment


Qualcomm's FLO TV gizmo streams live TV shows. Tragically, they include the O'Reilly Factor
Eurotrash
High & Dry in Barcelona

2|3|10   |   1:08   |   No comments


Ray’s heading to Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress, and he’s not happy about it, the miserable git.
Sweeney Blog
No Sex, Please... It's the Super Bowl

2|3|10   |   2:24   |   2 comments


The Super Bowl ads that CBS rejected are turning up online, generating lots of attention but zero revenue for the broadcaster.
Cirque Du Solez
Books Come Alive

2|2|10   |   2:02   |   3 comments


Ray Kurzweil's Blio and Apple's iPad tablet will make it easier than ever to have books "read" to us, says Dr. Kim, who believes that talking tablets will become interwoven into our consciousness as we "merge" with the increasingly elegant machines we hold in our hands.