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When Virgin America first launched in 2007, its entertainment system was notable enough that I called the plane “a multimillion dollar iPod — that flies.”… Read the rest
Four years ago, Matt Marshall and Alicia Saribalis hired me to lead VentureBeat’s news team, which at that comprised about five people. One of them immediately left. (Thanks for the vote of confidence, Anthony.) Most of us sat in a small office in San Francisco, arrayed around a collection of mismatched second-hand desks.… Read the rest
Marketers are now able to personalize messages for their customers (and potential customers) with greater precision than ever before.
Powerful new data analytics systems, marketing automation platforms, and a host of other tools are part of this revolution in targeting. But the availability of huge datasets is also key.… Read the rest
Publishing is a tough business. And despite the buckets of venture capital that have been poured into media companies in recent years, it’s clear that not every publisher can make those investments pay off.
Two recent exits, Re/code and Gigaom, show why tech publishers need to diversify their revenue sources.… Read the rest
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California — GoPro chief executive Nick Woodman revealed a prototype of a GoPro-based rig that will be able to capture spherical video.
The rig — a sort of cubical framework — holds six GoPro Hero 4 cameras in an arrangement that lets them capture video in all directions simultaneously.… Read the rest
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California — If you want to experience virtual reality with an Oculus Rift, the cost to get started — PC, headset, and all — will be less than $1,500.
Oculus has been pretty cagey about what the price for its Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset will be, and chief executive Brendan Iribe isn’t wavering from that position — much.… Read the rest
“Women are one-quarter as likely to negotiate for salary as men are, and when they do, they’re penalized,” Reddit’s interim chief executive Ellen Pao said today at the Code Conference.… Read the rest
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California — Senator Elizabeth Warren is on fire about infrastructure.
Specifically, Warren says, America needs to resume investing in things like roads, bridges, power grids — as well as education and basic research — that enable future innovation.… Read the rest
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California — Snapchat has such engaged customers that chief executive Evan Spiegel doesn’t even bother counting the app’s monthly active users.… Read the rest
SAN FRANCISCO — The problem with wearable technology might just be that nobody particularly wants it.
Not if you call it “wearable technology,” that is. That’s the conclusion proffered by Marcus Weller, the chief executive and cofounder of Skully, the maker of a “smart” motorcycle helmet.… Read the rest
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