Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Our Side of Town Lucy Kaplansky, Storyhill, Ray Bonneville, The Wailin’ Jennys, Greg Brown, Jimmy LaFave, Lynn Miles, Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, The Pines, Eliza Gilkyson, Jorma Kaukonen, Peter Ostroushko, Bill Staines, Robin & Linda Williams and Meg Hutchinson — that's a fairly powerhouse collection of contemporary American folk singers and songwriters, and each is [...]
Engadget (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Filed under: Cellphones From the (tiny) desk of the editor: Yesterday Motorola CEO Greg Brown told board members and shareholders that, among a lot of other bad news, the company is no closer to finding someone to lead the company's rotting cellphone business (which Moto is in the middle of spinning off as its "Mobile Devices" unit ). One shareholder remarked, "You're not doing your...
Moco News (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Pretty soon Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ) CEO Greg Brown will be able to trademark the gritted-teeth smile. At the company's annual meeting on Monday, angry shareholders blasted Brown over the struggling handset maker's efforts to get it together, reports the Chicago Tribune . Several called for his removal: "Put up, or get out" was one useful suggestion. Others called the upcoming spin-off...
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Motorola chief executive Greg Brown drew fire from disgruntled shareholders at the company's annual meeting in Chicago after management admitted 2007 had been a "punishing year"
Keep The Coffee Coming (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
I like Mary Chapin Carpenter yet I haven't played her here. This, I hope, rectifies that egregious oversight. This is from Going Driftless-An Artist's Tribute to Greg Brown. MP3 File
Mobile Tech Today (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Talking with Greg Brown, Motorola's new CEO, is a bit like stepping into The Twilight Zone: Both require you to suspend disbelief, at least temporarily, and simply go with the story line. Brown says the company's board is spinning off Motorola's troubled cell phone division for one reason and one reason only: to "unlock" the value of the business, which has no strategic value to...
cellular-news (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
Motorola's share of the global handset market fell to 9.5%, according to Chief Executive Greg Brown.
Moco News (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
How much does Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ) management hate Carl Icahn? USAToday has a lengthy interview with CEO Greg Brown over all the usual talking points. Yes, the handset division is fixable and yes, we are in the process of fixing it. Operational efficiencies have been introduced, and autonomy given back to the various handset category teams, including the marketing of the handsets to...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
Talking with Greg Brown, Motorola's new CEO, is a bit like stepping into The Twilight Zone: Both require you to suspend disbelief, ...
Today's Blog Music (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
in post Greg Brown & Bo Ramsey - The Last Duet from Leaky Sparrow .
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Motorola announced Wednesday another in a series of moves to right its ship: It elected David Dorman to be the non-executive chairman of the board. Dorman takes over for Ed Zander, Motorola’s former CEO and current chairman. Zander will retire May 5. Motorola CEO Greg Brown said in a statement that Dorman “is ideally suited to serve [...]
Breakout Performance (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
The troubled cell-phone maker agrees to back two board nominations from activist investor Carl Icahn Technology April 8, 2008, 12:01AM EST - BusinessWeek By Olga Kharif When Motorola CEO Greg Brown agreed on Apr. 7 to back two of Carl Icahn 's nominations to the company's board of directors, it was an admission of defeat. Icahn, the activist shareholder who has been calling for changes at Motorola...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
Motorola Inc. has introduced a new incentive program to attract and retain employees, including a special plan for chief executive Greg Brown that ties an additional bonus to the performance of the cell-phone business.
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
Here's a follow-up to Numair Faraz's "Damn You All" letter to Meteorola's Greg Brown, with the perspective of one of Moto's ex-European Product Line Managers. Reading the alleged account of the whole...
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
Here's a follow up to Numair Faraz's "Damn You All" letter to Meteorola's Greg Brown, with the perspective of one of Moto's ex-European Product Line Managers. Reading the alleged account of the whole...
