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Monthly archive January, 2009

OpenTable plans to take seat as public company

opentable-logo2At the very least, give the folks at OpenTable, the San Francisco-based developer of an electronic reservation booking system, an A for chutzpah, as they launch an initial public offering in Read More →

CV Therapeutics extends poison pill for another year

cv-logo1The board of directors at CV Therapeutics decided to extend by a year the shareholders rights plan they have in place to fend off hostile takeovers. The plan, otherwise Read More →

Windows 7: so good, it won’t get any more beta

How eager is Microsoft to see Vista in its rear-view mirror? So eager that its successor, Windows 7, is on the fastest track to market of any Microsoft OS in memory. The latest word from the development team is Read More →

ABC.com says you’ll sit still for more ads

I have a small request. If you ever find yourself part a focus group in which you're asked your reaction to adding more advertising to anything, make your objections known. Don't just frown or shrug. Be very clear and specific. Read More →

Quoted

"I do Twitter, but let me just say I have 4,000 friends on Facebook, which is probably more than these two guys put together, but who's counting?" — Ken Blackwell, a former secretary of state of Ohio, debating other candidates Read More →

Off Topic

Save the Words; the Subhuman Project, Ted Ciamillo's plan to pedal across the Atlantic in a one-man submarine; and for a nostalgic run-up to Sunday's big advertising event (go Steelers), Superbowl-Ads.com. Read More →
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