Of all the pontificators on Twitter who weighed in on the unfortunate Friday night fiasco featuring one Justine Sacco (in absentia), several struck a chord with me. I personally weighed in to suggest that the easy-to-pounce Twittersphere give Ms. Sacco a break until she resurfaces to explain herself: @mathewi @samfbiddle @JustineSacco I don’t see how…… Continue reading In Search Of Justine
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Diller & Crowley @SxSW
CNN’s Poppy Harlow w/ IAC’s Barry DillerTwo of the more notable keynote interviews at SxSW happened Monday morning.The first featured CNN business reporter Poppy Harlow’s chummy tete-a-tete with IAC chairman Barry Diller before a packed house at the Austin Convention Center. The second showcased two Twitter-verified luminaries – Mashable founder Pete Cashmore and Foursquare founder…… Continue reading Diller & Crowley @SxSW
Four New Yorkers on Media & Technology
I had a chance to attend Digital Hollywood’s Advertising 2.0 confab these last two days — or at least two of the three keynotes that interested me. (I missed The Daily Beast’s Tina Brown.)Yesterday, Business Week’s Jon Fine took IAC’s eminently quotable CEO Barry Diller through the paces. Diller must have felt right at home.…… Continue reading Four New Yorkers on Media & Technology