Investing in companies in which your tech blog is covering
Kara Swisher of All Things Digital writes Thursday about TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington, who has recently become an investor in some of the companies his site, which was purchased by AOL in the past year, covers. Swisher writes, “On Tuesday night around 10 pm (just when I just start getting revved up), I wrote a […]
Google hires tech reporter
Rip Empson of TechCrunch reports that Caroline McCarthy, a social media writer at CNET, has been hired by Google a member of its incipient “Trends and Insights Team.” Empson reports, “McCarthy has been a writer at CNET for 5 years, since she started at the media outlet as a 21-year-old. Fresh out of college, she […]
How to become a Forbes blogger
Susannah Breslin, who writes a blog for Forbes.com on being laid off, writes about how she got the position. Breslin writes, “Blogging for Forbes requires being what is commonly referred to as a ‘self-starter.’ If you are the kind of person who needs a lot of hand-holding, editing, and encouragement, I am sure there is […]
Business news on the radio
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Charles Herman left the comfortable confines of ABC one year ago this month to try his hand at reporting business news for WNYC Radio in New York. Herman is the business and economics editor for WNYC Radio and the national morning news program, “The Takeaway.” Each Monday, he joins “The Takeaway” […]
Marketplace starts Wall Street blog, er, section
Heidi Moore of “Marketplace” on American Public Media has started writing a Wall Street blog for its website, but she doesn’t want it called a blog. Moore writes, “We’ll write columns and post explainers, links and articles about Wall Street to help you understand how the Street works, in plain English and with the same […]
Engadget staff to launch new site
The staff of the Engadget tech news site that has been run by AOL is leaving — or has already left — to start a new site, reports David Carr of The New York Times. Carr writes, “Like many of its peers covering Silicon Valley, Engadget worked as a kind of permanent start-up, with 16-hour […]
VentureBeat names managing editor
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Marie Baca has been promoted to managing editor of VentureBeat, a Bay area news site that covers tech news. Baca is currently the lead writer for GreenBeat. Previously, she covered natural gas drilling at ProPublica and Bay Area news at the Wall Street Journal. She began my journalism career at Dow […]
NYT’s Dealbook content to remain free — for now
Andrew Ross Sorkin, the New York Times business journalist who oversees its Dealbook site, writes that its content won’t be placed behind the newspapers paywall. Sorkin writes, “Many of you have been with us since we started as an e-mail service in 2001. Many more new readers have joined us along the way — especially […]
NYT's Dealbook content to remain free — for now
Andrew Ross Sorkin, the New York Times business journalist who oversees its Dealbook site, writes that its content won’t be placed behind the newspapers paywall. Sorkin writes, “Many of you have been with us since we started as an e-mail service in 2001. Many more new readers have joined us along the way — especially […]
NY Observer starting site to cover New York tech news
The New York Observer announced Tuesday that it would launch a site later this week called Betabeat.com that will cover the technology industry in and around the city. The site plans to cover the latest ventures, start-ups and investments in Silicon Alley, profiling the personalities who rule the scene, offering social scorecards ranking top players, […]
