Footnoted.org turns four, looks for interns
Footnoted.org, a popular blog that looks at the things publicly traded companies try to bury in their routine SEC filings, has turned four, and founder Michelle Leder says she’s about to launch a redesign and is looking for interns. Leder wrote in an e-mail, “As for the site, it has grown nicely, but I don’t […]
New Mercury News biz blog scours SEC filings
I’m really liking the new blog from the San Jose Mercury News called “Docu-Drama” launched last month that examines the SEC filings of Silicon Valley companies on a daily basis, looking for hidden nuggets of information. But then again, I’m an SEC filings junkie. The blog is the work of Chris O’Brien and Jack Davis. O’Brien […]
WSJ.com adds first video podcast
The Wall Street Journal Online announced the launch of a new video podcast called “Andy Jordan’s Tech Diary.” In a regular video segment that can be viewed free here, WSJ.com technology reporter Andy Jordan chronicles the (often odd) stories that can be found when people and technology come together. He will spend time with people and […]
New Valleywag editor goes on the offense
Kara Swisher of The Wall Street Journal writes on the All Things D web site about new Valleywag editor Owen Thomas, a former Business 2.0 editor who is ruffling feathers in the tech industry. Swisher wrote, “In his post on the move, Denton said: ‘You see, Thomas isn’t just a veteran of business journalism, with […]
One business story = $55 million
Tom Foremski writes on the ZDNet web site that in today’s times when journalism is under attack, it’s still easy to measure the importance — and value — of business reporting. Foremski wrote, “Let me give you an example. Tuesday evening I posted a story that Wind River was for sale and IBM is the […]
Pro vs. con in WSJ.com debate
Mark Glaser of the PBS MediaShift web site has a list of five reasons why The Wall Street Journal should make its web site free to all users, and five reasons why it should remain a pay site. Here is one of the reasons to make it free: Business portal dreams. Murdoch has designs on […]
Corcoran named Forbes.com tech editor
Forbes.com announced that Elizabeth Corcoran, contributing editor at Forbes magazine, is assuming the position of technology channel editor for Forbes.com. She will start in September. “Elizabeth is a highly-respected journalist amongst her peers and the technology industry alike. Her understanding of the business and keen eye for interesting story content will bring immense value to business […]
Portfolio.com story has info TK
Matthew Flamm of Crain’s New York writes that a story posted on the Conde Nast Portfolio web site Monday afternoon had two TKs in the text. That’s shorthand by journalists for information “to come.” Flamm wrote, “Portfolio.com, is hardly the first Web site to put up a story that still needed work. But it’s a […]
Marketwatch founder joins VC firm
Larry Kramer, who founded the Marketwatch news web site that now belongs to Dow Jones & Co., is joining venture capital firm Polaris Venture Partners, writes Tonya Garcia on PRWeek’s blog. Garcia wrote, “For PR pros, Kramer thinks the Internet has the potential to dramatically enhance the capabilities of guerrilla marketing because the Web can […]
Tech journalists: We read blogs
More than three out of every four tech reporters surveyed said they read blogs on a regular basis, according to a study released Monday by Fusion PR. About half of the more than 1,100 tech reporters surveyed said they read between one to three blogs every day, and nearly a third of them said that they […]
