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- MySpace: Bragging rights vs. revenues
- When Ross Levinsohn ran Fox Interactive FIM, one of his prime objectives was to “overtake” Yahoo, as I put forth in “Fox Interactive to Yahoo: watch out, we are on your digital tail!”: Levinsohn is not content that the online properties he oversees represent the "second biggest Internet company in...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., FIM, Ross Levinsohn, MySpace
- Blog posts 2006-12-13
- $6 billion MySpace: Will this Levinsohn cash in?
- Ross Levinsohn is no longer a fan of MySpace; His ex-boss, however, continues to sing its very high praises, to the tune of $6 billion. Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corp., touted a $6 billion MySpace “flip” price tag to shareholders in Australia earlier in the...
- Tags: Outsourcing, MySpace, Fox Interactive Media, News Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Ross Levinsohn
- Blog posts 2006-11-17
- FIM Ross Levinsohn on MySpace in 'Real Deal' exclusive interview
- Ross Levinsohn, President, Fox Interactive Media FIM, believes in the “digital revolution.” He began his OMMA keynote in New York City recently by quoting none other than William Shakespeare: “The golden age is before us, not behind us.”I can attest to Levinsohn’s passion; I had the pleasure of a front...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media
- Blog posts 2006-10-09
- Fox Interactive to Yahoo: watch out, we are on your digital tail!
- Ross Levinsohn, President Fox Interactive Media FIM is not content that the online properties he oversees represent the "second biggest Internet company in the U.S. in terms of page views.” Speaking in New York City this morning, Levinsohn let it be known that number two really does try harder; FIM...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Ross Levinsohn
- Blog posts 2006-09-25
- Hollywood trying to play by new rules
- Ross Levinsohn, president of Fox Interactive Media at News Corp, says that the multitude outlets--TV, syndication, DVD, Internet download, mobile phones, VOD, subscription--is changing the game. "Instead of taking programming and putting it on TV, now we have seven or eight different opportunities and all have revenue attached...for this town...
- Tags: MySpace, Ross Levinsohn
- Blog posts 2006-05-02
- Dogster or Newsvine in the Fox Interactive house?
- Still speculating on who Fox Interactive has acquired, but won't reveal for a few weeks, Jeff Nolan is betting on Dogster, but also thinks that Tagged, Skobee or Meetro could be the target. Newsvine has also been mentioned. At this point, Newsvine gets my vote. It just launched, and has...
- Tags: Fox Interactive, Ross Levinsohn
- Blog posts 2006-03-03
- Fox Interactive buying up Web 2.0 companies
- During an interview conducted by Mike Arrington of TechCrunch at the IBDNetwork Under the Radar event, Ross Levinsohn, president of Fox Interactive, just said that he had bought one of the companies in the room still finishing the paperwork, but didnt' say who. He has a $2 billion war...
- Tags: Fox Interactive, Ross Levinsohn
- Blog posts 2006-03-02
Additional Resources
- Yo-yo'ing on Millennials
- Larry Dignan's post earlier in the week asking whether Millennials will re-invent IT struck a chord with a few of my Irregular friends. First up, Larry's conclusion: I remember this generational stereotyping with the Generation X crowd. Job market stunk. Generation X was different–they were pissed. They were wearing...
- Tags: Information Technology, Generation, Millennials, Hindsight, Ross Mayfield, Susan Scrupski, Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-06-20
- Enterprise 2.0: my $0.02
- Enterprise 2.0 is over for another year and despite a poor start, the event turned out well. I attribute the poor start to the performance of Oracle and Microsoft: two of Jevon MacDonald's 'drag queens.' Both seemed tired, dated and out of touch with the mood of the new generation...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Social Computing, Enterprise 2.0, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, IBM Corp., Groupware, Social Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-06-13
- SocialCalc: a killer app?
- David Greenfield details SocialCalc, the wikified spreadsheet from SocialText. While David's assessment is comprehensive, I partially disagree with his analysis that: ...SocialCalc will have a long way to go. Today there's no Excel integration, something that Google Sheets already offers. What's more the range of functions provided with SocialCalc...
- Tags: Killer Application, Socialtext, Spreadsheet, SocialCalc, Google Sheet, Productivity, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- SocialText unveils new wiki spreadsheet
- SocialText just announced its latest addition to SocialText SocialCalc, a multi-user wiki-based spreadsheet. SocialText isn't the first to deliver an online spreadsheet, but it is the first to integrate an online spreadsheet with a leading Wiki and allows linking between sheets. (Click here for our exclusive, SocialCalc screen gallery.) ...
- Tags: Socialtext, Spreadsheet, Permissioning, Google Sheet, Wiki, Productivity, Online Communications, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- Enterprise 2.0: my week ahead
- Following the pre-show banter, most of which I missed, I'm sensing Enterprise 2.0 will be a LOT of fun. Here is my itinerary/day plan: Sunday today - sleepless night, pre-post blog entries, pack bag Monday - depart home 7.15am CET, drive to Granada-Jaen airport,...
- Tags: Blog, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, Session, Blogging, Internet, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-06-08
- Is Facebook an open source hero or Microsoft clone?
- Neither. Facebook is a currently popular site with very personal information stuck in the crosshairs of dueling expectations. The Canadian Inquisition is, for all the heated rhetoric attached to it, not that big a deal. Canadian authorities want to use Facebook to set rules...
- Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Corp., Canadian Inquisition, Software As A Service (SaaS), Government, Blogging, Channel Management, Open Source, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- HP to Acquire EDS ?
- HP to Acquire EDS ?The fake Steve Jobs quote wasn't needed.He was wrong for all the usual good reasons. Best of all, the urge to bloviate loudly ideas from the conventional wisdom within his set.But you're right.The Compaq merger might be considered a success by those who consider layoffs...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Government, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., merger, Compaq Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Sourceforge missing community manager opportunity
- Sourceforge community manager Ross Turk called today and we had a nice talk about the site's Community Choice Awards, whose nominations opened today. (Shown is the avatar of Socrates Jansma, community manager for OurVirtualHolland. Notice the nifty virtual tie with matching handkerchief. Every girl's crazy about a...
- Tags: SourceForge, Community Manager, Wiki, Benefits, Online Communications, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- SocialText moves the collaboration goalposts
- I caught up with Ross Mayfield, president of SocialText today to discuss its new products, SocialText Dashboard and SocialText People. Ross believes that wikis are the foundation for collaboration within the enterprise and that Dashboard and People represent the next iteration in the way people will...
- Tags: Collaboration, Socialtext, Ross, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Wiki, Social Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Google plans for bigger role in Microhoo scrum
- Google has hired Frank Quattrone, a long-time Silicon Valley investment banker, and his firm Qatalyst as an adviser. Hiring Quattrone indicates that Google has no plans to let go quietly as Microsoft makes its play for Yahoo. According to the New York Times' DealBook blog, Google has retained Quattrone's...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hiring Quattrone, Internet, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Services, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-11
- Microsoft-Yahoo-Google: The vicious antitrust circle
- Within minutes of Yahoo announcing it was going to do an AdSense for Search deal with Google, Microsoft began firing the antitrust warning shots. It took about 15 minutes after I saw the Yahoo press release before I got an e-mail from the Microsoft camp reminding me...
- Tags: Google Inc., Antitrust, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Barron, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-04-09
- Speaking the language of social applications in the enterprise
- Enterprise IT is learning a lot from what could be termed "consumer IT" all the applications that people use outside of work. Most of these applications are termed "social" apps such as Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc. What do social apps have in common with business? ...
- Tags: Socialtext, Enterprise IT, Wiki, Online Communications, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- Fox Interactive reshuffles: Social media and making money tough
- Fox Interactive confirmed Friday that it has reshuffled its management and ad operations--a sign that problems monetizing Myspace persist. First, the generic headline from the statement that confirmed a lot of coverage. Fox Interactive named Adam Bain to be president of Fox Interactive Media Audience Network. Key...
- Tags: Revenue, Fox Interactive Media, Social Media, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., MySpace, FIM, PaidContent, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
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