Quincy Smith

Yahoo’s Peter (Chernin) Principle–And Other CEO Choices [BoomTown]

Obviously, the dream CEO for Yahoo is News Corp. President and COO Peter Chernin. And, no surprise, he is the No. 1 choice of most inside and outside Yahoo, in the wake of the news late yesterday that its current CEO and...

Since Microsoft Can’t Pick Its Digital Head, BoomTown Does It For Them: Volpi, Smith, Armstrong?...

Another week, another non-pick for the still-outstanding position to lead Microsoft's digital business. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has casted about for more than three months, both internally and externally, for the person who...

No Matter Who The Next President Is, Regulation Is Likely Coming To Online Ads (paidContent.org)

Tuesday November 4, 11:03 am ET By David Kaplan It's mid-morning at the Ad:Tech conference in Manhattan and it seems that the presidential election has distracted attendees from the usual business. But in the main ballroom,...

'SAI' Announces 2008 Silicon Alley 100

The publication has announced this year's Silicon Alley 100, Silicon Alley Insider's annual list of the entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and technologists of note in NY's digital business community. The top five included:...

Silicon Alley Insider Announces Their Top 100 New Yorkers

Silicon Alley Insider announced their list of the top 100 most influential New Yorkers in the digital business community. Last year, Mayor Bloomberg was at the top. This year, it's Fred Wilson, co-founder of venture capital...

CNET’s Debut at CBS: Pretty Good (at AllThingsD)

CBS has had plenty of bad news lately–a tanking ad market, a huge write-down, Sumner Redstone’s worrisome debt problems–but it got to offer at least one piece of good news in its quarterly earnings report this morning. CNET,...

CNET’s Debut at CBS: Pretty Good [MediaMemo]

CBS has had plenty of bad news lately -- a tanking ad market, a huge writedown, Sumner Redstone's worrisome debt problems -- but it got to offer at least one piece of good news in its quarterly earnings report this morning....

CNET's Debut at CBS: Pretty Good (at AllThingsD)

CBS has had plenty of bad news lately–a tanking ad market, a huge write-down, Sumner Redstone’s worrisome debt problems–but it got to offer at least one piece of good news in its quarterly earnings report this morning. CNET,...

Crossing the Last 10 Feet to the Audience

Audiences are hungrier than ever for content. iMedia's editor in chief explores the role of strategic content delivery in helping marketers deliver what they're craving. Media is fragmenting -- both across channels and within...