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Sifry's Alerts (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
It's a bit late notice, but I just found out myself - I'll be on Forum with Michael Krasny this morning at 9am PT. I'll be on with Carl Guardino, president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and my old friend Sarah Lacy , columnist for Business Week, co-host of Yahoo! Finance's "TechTicker" and author of "Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise...
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bitemarks (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
By David Hargreaves Last night saw the second in the series of BiteBash’s where we get clients, prospects and journalists together around a specific theme. Last night’s uniting themes were the unlikely combination of Sarah Lacy, beer and Karaoke. The...
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The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
With the recent rise of Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace, it's hard to believe that just a few years ago, the tech industry, along with many investors, were taken for a loop when the dot-com bubble burst and many companies went under. Sarah Lacy, author of "Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0," columnist for BusinessWeek and also host of...
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Mashable (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Silicon Valley Rocks! is the first music showcase featuring performances from Silicon Valley’s tech community - from VCs and entrepreneurs to bloggers and software developers - to raise money for Music in Schools Today (MuST) a Bay Area non-profit that seeks to rescue school music programs from budget cuts. Silicon Valley Rocks! will take place on Wednesday, December 3 at the Great American Music...
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bitemarks (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
By Kelly McCarthy There is that tangible excitement when you land in a new city and can’t wait to get off the plane to explore - but it’s that giddy excitement that usually leaves you stumped to find a starting...
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Valleywag (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Yahoo TechTicker talking head and BusinessWeek Sarah Lacy is planning "a very ambitious project" for her next book, she told Ben Haber. Lacy's contract with Yahoo expires in November 2009 and she... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Valleywag (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
If you can't hire a star, why not one of her best girlfriends? We hear Microsoft has poached BusinessWeek reporter Catherine Holahan for a new online-video project — MSN's answer to Yahoo... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Mashable (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
We’ve already offered a discount to Web 2.0 Expo and gave away 2 free tickets to the event. Can’t make either? Go to TechSet in NYC instead. Here are the official TechSet details: “If Web 2.0 had an event that celebrated its super stars, it would undoubtedly be the TechSet. And during Web 2.0 Expo in New York, we will host a gala at the elegant and stylish rooftop Oasis known as Eden NYC. Tuesday...
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Valleywag (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
In a short interview for Yahoo, giggly Tech Ticker reporter Sarah Lacy gave model-turned-actor-turned-investor Ashton Kutcher a chance to let everyone know that he's not just a pretty face as a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
It is Happy Hour time again! The Austin Tech Happy Hour this month will be held at The Marq (6th and Congress) on Thursday, September 11th. Festivities kick off at 6 PM. This months event will feature Author Sarah Lacy, who will be selling and signing copies of her new book " Once You're Lucky Twice You're Good -- The Rebirth of the Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0 " . Sarah writes the Valley...
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Confessions of a Science Librarian (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
As with many of the business books I review in this space, I am profoundly torn by this book. On the one hand, tech journalist Sarah Lacy's account of the business side of the ride of various web 2.0 companies is compelling and fascinating reading. On the other hand, the depths of uncritical and nauseating hero-worship she displays toward the tech entrepreneurs she profiles is both revolting and disturbing....
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Cnet (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Demo's impresario goes public with a tart and smartly-written riposte to the shoot-from-the-lip crowd.
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TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
TechTicker's Sarah Lacy interviewed Jason Calacanis and Michael Arrington about the upcoming TechCrunch50 conference. The first two segments are up. In the first segment , Lacy talks to the two about the origins of the conference and why they are so determined to end payola in tech events: "The conference is back on Sept. 8 and now dubbed TechCrunch50 for the 52 companies debuting at it. (Don't ask.)...
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Web 2.Oh. . .really? (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Seems like everybody and his posse is trying to figure out how to use Twitter to promote a business. A lot of these feeds are loaded with ham-fisted promotions that are as likely to repel as attract. Mainstream media have been no more skilled than your typical supplement pusher, for the most part. Which brings us [...]
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Internet Time Blog (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Sarah Lacy’’s Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0 hi-jacked my brain for the last week. After her presentation at Gnomedex, I told her how impressed I was with her technique: abandoning the stage to wander confidently through the audience talking and interviewing. (I’ve been [...]
