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Evan Williams: From Blogger to Odeo

I caught up with Evan Williams at the Churchill Club's 20th anniversary event at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Evan was one of the founders of Blogger, which was sold to Google, and is now involved in the podcasting startup, Odeo. We discussed his views on podcasting...

Tags: podcast

Blog posts 2005-09-26

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Twitter CEO: Why he turned down Facebook

At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Twitter CEO Evan Williams explains to Federated Media CEO John Battelle his rationale for turning down Facebook in October of 2008. He says, "he didn't see a reason to sell…the point is really what we can build." [video=354797] by...

Tags: Facebook, Twitter Inc., CEO, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Twitter CEO: Why he turned down Facebook

At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Twitter CEO Evan Williams explains to Federated Media CEO John Battelle his rationale for turning down Facebook in October of 2008. He says, "he didn't see a reason to sell?the point is really what we can build."

Tags: Facebook, Twitter Inc., CEO, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Twitter

Videos 2009-10-21

Web powerhouses to FCC: We support open Internet

The Internet's big guns have signed their names to a letter of support for a continued open Internet, sending it to the FCC this morning, just days before the agency is slated to vote on network neutrality rules. The letter is actually from the Open Internet Coalition,...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Web, Net Neutrality, Internet, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Twitter announces "significant" funding; offers few details

As expected, Twitter announced today that it had received "a significant round of funding with a group of investment firm" but offered few details beyond that. Earlier this week, reports in the Wall Street Journal and TechCrunch implied that the company was close to raising $100 million...

Tags: Twitter Inc., T. Rowe Price Group Inc., Investment Partner, Investment, Mutual Funds, Finance, Human Resources, Benefits, Retirement Plans, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-25

News to know: SOA, Google Voice app; Twitter bots; Google Wave; Clunkers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Joe McKendrick: More SOA tools emerge in the cloud Jason Hiner: Forget the iPhone app, Google Voice coming as...

Tags: Google Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Jason Perlow, SOA, Microsoft Corp., Bot, Twitter, Attack, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), XML, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-10

CEO Evan Williams reveals London is top Twitter city

Interviewed on the BBC this week, Twitter CEO Evan Williams revealed that London is the top Twitter-using city in the world, and also answered a series of tough questions about Twitter. by Jason Hiner

Tags: Twitter, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-08-07

What Corporate Sustainability can learn from twitter, Robert Scoble & Iran

[caption id="attachment_763" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Amanpour: A little more Davos & Friend Feed, a little less Damascus & live feed?"][/caption] The celebrated celebrity blogger, Robert Scoble, is ticked off with CNN over its weak coverage of the Iran election and aftermath. In his most recent blog post -'The day Twitter kicked...

Tags: Sustainability, Social Media, CNN, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-06-22

News to know: Google I/O; Zune HD; Bartz and Twitter at D7; Mac updates; AT&T's 3G

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Google I/O kicks off with bigger push into Android, Web apps and more Google: Programming for the...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, I/O, Microsoft Zune, AT&T Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, 3G, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-05-28

Twitter's Biz Stone and Evan Williams at D7 [video]

Just in case you can't get enough of Twitter---I'm about to scream 'No Mas!'---the company's co-CEOs Biz Stone and Evan Williams talk about growth, making money someday and other nuances of running a startup.  Here are the video highlights from D7. In other news, Tom Foremski figures...

Tags: Video, Twitter, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-27

Twitter is so way over and done with - here is the proof

I was driving through San Francisco on my way to SF New Tech and had to stop and take this shot. Twitter's days are numbered, I figure maybe another 25 days or so... Want more proof? All Things D: Twitter Guys: We’ll Still Be...

Tags: Twitter, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-05-26

The ROI From Twitter: "Don't bother" telling your CFO, O'Reilly says

O’Reilly Media held a Webinar this afternoon that was promoted as delivering “power tips” on how to use Twitter. In the question and answer period, after Tim O’Reilly and Sarah Milstein delivered their tips, one of the questions was: “How do you quantify...

Tags: ROI, Twitter, Tweets, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-05-21

It's all downhill for Twitter, politics from here

This week, "tax protesters" gathered across America to dump bagged tea into symbolic bodies of non-potable water and Ashton Kutcher challenged CNN to a Twitter follower showdown. I admire anyone who takes to the streets for their ideas and recognize the power of media, even when it is lowered to...

Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Twitter, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-04-17

Twitter's big day: Revenue plan? Google deal? Oprah's touch?

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams sent out the cryptic tweet earlier today - and now, some tidbits of information have trickled out, giving us some things to ponder as it relates to this news. Of course, the big news would be a revenue model...

Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Oprah Winfrey, Twitter, Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-16

Guest post: Google in talks to buy Twitter (hope) in the shadow of IBM buying Sun (fear)

This guest post is from Miko Matsumura, VP and deputy CTO, Software AG The triumph of hope over fear? Eric Schmidt has had quite an amazing ride since becomingCTO of Sun Microsystems. So has @Ev, Evan Williams who launched the blogging phenomenon...

Tags: Google Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Twitter, IBM Corp., Nonviolence, Workforce Management, Blogging, Human Resources, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-04-03

Photos: Revision3 Tekzilla live taping at Web 2.0 Expo

Tekzilla did a live taping in the ballroom of Moscone West this afternoon. Evan Williams from Twitter made an appearance. I will post the video here when it's live, but in the meantime, check out the photos I got! by Andrew Mager

Tags: Web, Photograph, Web 2.0, Corporate Communications, Internet, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-04-02

Web 2.0 Expo exposes Web 2.0 Bust

I think the down economy has finally bled through into tech space. When I attended my first "web conference" in San Francisco's Moscone Center, it was like a day in wonderland. Free coffee, fast wifi, and lecture halls packed with programmers, marketers, and PR people. ...

Tags: Web, Twitter, Web 2.0 Expo, Ev, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-04-02

Twitter premium account hoax fools Twitterverse

Ever been to Brian Briggs' fake tech news site BBSpot? A whole lot of people have today after it was reported that Twitter co-founder and CEO Evan Williams "today announced part of the company's long-awaited business model: Twitter Premium accounts." Part clever, part stupid, Briggs' post filled...

Tags: Twitter, Brian Briggs, Celebrity Follower, Strategy, Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-19

I'm a porn star

For several hours this evening my 3,000+ Twitter followers thought I was a 23 year old porn star. No - I'm not giving out the link but apparently my account had been hacked. I wouldn't mind except I see my Twitter account as something of value and while many of...

Tags: Twitter, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-03-06

Churchill Club podcast: Around the world in 140 characters: Twitter, the Web, and survival

Twitter was supposedly a toy and a fad â€" until it influenced a presidential election. Now everyone is wondering what it’s going to do to everything from personal communication to marketing, politics, and the Web as a whole. Conde Nast Portfolio Contributing Editor Kevin Maney interviews Twitter CEO Evan Williams...

Tags: Web, Twitter, Podcasts, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-19