Susan Mernits (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Jeff Clavier , Craig Newmar k, Gabe Rivera , Maria Thomas, are among the people covered in a new BizWeek slide show. Seeking Gabe there, in particular, is a kick,
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
NPR has finally found a new digital head, after Maria Thomas left in April. Kinsey Wilson, the executive editor of USA Today and previously the editor of USAToday.com has left the paper and joined NPR as its digital head, according to the internal memo posted on Romenesko. Wilson had been instrumental in last year's relaunch of USAT's website. This still leaves the CEO position at NPR...
Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
National Public Radio has a new digital head: USA Today executive editor Kinsey Wilson, who takes the spot that Maria Thomas left in April, PaidContent reports . Are more ads for NPR.org on Wilson's agenda? The site already has neat tech tools, a great content selection, including text, audio, music, etc., and a growing stream of traffic -- 10.7 million U.S. unique visitors in August,...
Roam4free (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
In what is one of the most obvious omissions I have ever seen, BusinessWeek omitted Techcrunch editor Michael Arrington from their 25 most influential people of the web. The writer of this must have been sleeping for the year or else something is seriously up at BusinessWeek. Check out the list, its totally nuts, no Arrington, No [...]
Mousetrap Technology - Times Online (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
... Flip camcorder, an ultra-simple device designed to make home moviemaking fun and faff-free. Maria Thomas , of etsy.com, heads up the arts and craft site that “last year sold $27 million with very little marketing,” according to BusinessWeek. Also of interest is the inclusion of two figure more usually associated with old media. Jon Stewart , of the Daily Show, gets in because Comedy...
bub.blicio.us (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
... The Daily Show The Money Man: Peter Thiel, Clarium Capital, The Founders Fund The Crafter, Maria Thomas, etsy.com The Advocate: Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia The Crowd Sourcer: Jimmy Wales, Wikia, wikipedia The Blogger: Evan Williams, Twitter The Fighter: Jerry Yang, Yahoo Connect with me on: Twitter , Jaiku , LinkedIn , Tumblr , Pownce , Plaxo , FriendFeed , Plurk , Identi.ca , BackType ,...
A VC (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
... to a certain sensibility but has not really caught on yet with the mainstream user. Etsy's CEO, Maria Thomas, mentioned in her web 2.0 talk that Etsy is doing about $100mm in annual sales right now. It's a big business, but not yet a mainstream business. That might change when people find out that you can get lovingly made, beautful, one of a kind gift items for way less than you'll...
Tech Confidential Blog (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
... squeezed in a quick chat with us at Web 2.0 Expo between giving a presentation and watching one by Maria Thomas, new CEO of his portfolio company Etsy Inc. One major reason Internet companies are less vulnerable today than a decade ago: They cost less than one tenth to operate than they did then. "Most companies back then had million-dollar-a-month burn rates," Wilson says. "Today,...
Wired (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
... say 'yes',” he said, noting the need to cut down on unnecessary features that can “bloat” a site. Maria Thomas, CEO of the Brooklyn-based social network Etsy.com, where users can promote, sell and request handmade goods, said that a business should have both clarity of purpose and a sense of social responsibility.
Marketing Begins At Home (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
... applying it to how we deal with our clients. Sometimes we have to teach them the meaning of no. Maria Thomas of Etsy spoke a bit too much about Etsy for my tastes. I would liked to have heard a bit more about how Etsy fits into the whole DIY movement. I think this is a significant movement on the Web; the resurgance of old-school crafts and artisanship along the Long Tail. Last up,...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Tanzania: Irate Husband Stabs Wife to DeathHamida Shariff, MorogoroTwo people died in separate incidents here on Monday, including a woman who was stabbed by her irate husband.Morogoro regional police boss Thobias Andengenye confirmed the incidents yesterday.She said the woman, Maria Thomas, 34, was stabbed three times in the neck by her husband during a quarrel in Kilosa Town."Preliminary...
