Stories from All Things Digital Boom Town


  1. Will HP Now Stand for Hanky Panicky or Should It Settle With Hurd Over Oracle and Make It All Go Away?

    All Things Digital Boom Town &bull 4 Hours Ago

    First: The boardroom perusal of the contents of the eight-page letter from former Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) outside contractor Jodie Fisher, sent to former CEO Mark Hurd, which set in motion the circumstances of his ouster-including the odd investigation into that personal relationship which only… Full Story »

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  2. Viral Video: WSJ and NYT Get Taiwan CGI Treatment-Including a Shark Fin for Rupe!

    All Things Digital Boom Town &bull 5 Hours Ago

    Here is the Taiwanese CGI news unit's genius take on the ongoing media battle between the New York Times (NYT) and The Wall Street Journal, which is owned by News Corp. (NWS), in the New York market. It features News… Full Story »


  3. Yahoo's Shine Editor-in-Chief Departs for Conde Nast's Lucky Magazine

    All Things Digital Boom Town &bull Today

    As Yahoo (YHOO) seeks to sort out its women's strategy online, Brandon Holley (pictured here)-the editor-in-chief of its main women-focused site, Shine-is leaving for a job with the same title at Conde Nast's Lucky magazine. Juicing it up is important,… Full Story »

  4. Here's What VCs Get for $46 Million: The Kno Tablet D8 Demo

    All Things Digital Boom Town &bull Today

    Today, Kno, a start-up that is taking on the textbook by replacing it with a tablet aimed at students, nabbed another $46 million in venture funding from a panoply of Silicon Valley bigs. The clamshell device has a pair of… Full Story »


  5. Former Google China Head-and Now Start-up Whisperer-Kai-Fu Lee Talks Innovation (Works)

    All Things Digital Boom Town &bull Yesterday

    Last Friday, former Google China head Kai-Fu Lee (pictured here) dialed up BoomTown from that country for a chit-chat interview about his life since leaving the search giant one year ago and plunging into the world of incubation, recruiting and… Full Story »


  6. Microsoft of Arabia? If the Windows 7 Phone Is as Freaky as This Ad, BoomTown Will Take One Now!

    All Things Digital Boom Town &bull Yesterday

    Cue the desert music, mix in some swirling dust and a mirage, use a Middle Eastern font and a mysterioso tag line of "The Revolution Is Coming" and show it at a movie screening of "Lawrence of Arabia." At least… Full Story »


  7. Viral Video: Facebook Live Versus Google Beat

    All Things Digital Boom Town &bull Yesterday

    While the Silicon Valley digital giants are fighting on much bigger playing fields, BoomTown is enjoying the mini-battle brewing between Facebook Live and Google Beat. Facebook Live notes on its Facebook page that it is an "official live video streaming… Full Story »


  8. Happy Labor Day: Now, Chillax With Chad Vader, Mud Bogging and Cherry Cheese Cake!

    All Things Digital Boom Town &bull Sep 4, 2010

    It's Labor Day weekend, so let's stop zinging Apple's (AAPL) Ping, wondering how many regulators are eyeballing Google (GOOG) and trying to grok incessant exec departures at Yahoo (YHOO). We've launched a new commenting tool, Disqus. For the full story… Full Story »

  9. The "Catfish"-AKA, the Other Facebook Movie-Dudes Speak!

    All Things Digital Boom Town &bull Sep 3, 2010

    Last night, BoomTown got to grill some "Catfish"--as in the three young hipsters responsible for the new documentary about a twisted online romance on Facebook. That was for a Q&A after a screening in San Francisco, where I got to… Full Story »


  10. Viral Video: It's Co-nan!

    All Things Digital Boom Town &bull Sep 3, 2010

    Earlier this year, the travails of late-night television talk show host Conan O'Brien and his epic battle with the inept suits at NBC became a goldmine of Internet-fueled comedy mayhem. We've launched a new commenting tool, Disqus. For the full… Full Story »

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