Go West (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Fortune’s annual tech conference begins Monday afternoon at the Ritz in Half Moon Bay, Calif. It’s a terrific invitation-only event that draws together heavy hitters from across the industry in a beautiful place that makes for great, in-depth conversations about technology and the world. We on the editorial side at Fortune take what we learn [...]
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008 | Technology
Filed under: iPhone The new iPhone 3G will ship in a paper tray made that has a carbon footprint a tenth the size of a plastic tray, according to its manufacturer. The paper tray, manufactured by Dutch firm PaperFoam , is made from potato or tapioca starch. According to Dutch blog Bright , PaperFoam CEO Hans Arentsen said that Apple ordered "millions of PaperFoam packages" for the new iPhone. PaperFoam...
Valleywag (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
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Valleywag (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Quincy Smith will serve as CEO and Neil Ashe will serve as president at CBS Interactive in the wake of the now-completed acquisition of CNET by CBS. And those are just the juicy meatballs atop a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
NewTeeVee (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Acknowledging the growing role of digital media within their organizations, both CBS and NBC announced promotions for some of their top digital execs today. But digital isn’t moving anything or anyone else out the door yet; in both instances, the moves created new, formerly unfilled titles. Quincy Smith, president of CBS Interactive since November 2006, will now be CEO of that division. The announcement...
Appscout.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
CBS closed its acquisition of CNET today, adding the tech news network to its expanding list of digital brands, including CBSSports.com, CBS.com, GameSpot, TV.com, BNET, and Last.fm.
TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
CBS announced the closing of its acquisition of CNET today. The deal, first announced last month, will bring CNET under the control of Quincy Smith’s CBS Interactive division. Smith’s email to all CNET employees is below: From: “Smith, Quincy” Date: June 30, 2008 9:52:41 AM PDT Cc: “Ashe, Neil” , “Moonves, Leslie” Subject: A Message from Quincy and [...]
Tech News at TechWhack (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
CBS completes acquisition of CNET Network CBS has confirmed that they have now completed the acquisition of news media network CNET. The deal was worth around USD 1.8 billion. With this CBS has now expanded their CBS Interactive division into five categories. It now has destinations for technology, entertainment, sports, news, and business. Neil Ashe, CEO of CNET Networks becomes [...]
NewTeeVee (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Acknowledging the growing role of digital media within their organizations, both CBS and NBC announced promotions for some of their top digital execs today. But digital isn’t moving anything or anyone else out the door yet; in both instances, the moves created new, formerly unfilled titles. Quincy Smith, president of CBS Interactive since November 2006, will [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
New CBS Interactive Represents Premier Online Content Network for Information and Entertainment - CBS Interactive Becomes the 8th Largest Web Network Worldwide; - Top Five Premium Content Ad-Supported Network; - The Number One Technology Network Led by CNET.com; - The Number Two Entertainment and Sports Network for Men 18-34 Quincy Smith Named Chief Executive Officer and Neil Ashe Named President...
