Ad Age’s Digital Conference is set to kick off next week in New York City, on Wednesday April 6 and Thursday April 7 at New World Stages. I’ll be there and looking forward to hear some of the great speakers, with keynotes from John Riccitello (CEO, EA), Lorraine Twohill (CMO, Google), Brad Burnham (Partner, Union Square Ventures), Bob Pittman (Chairman, Clear Channel Media & Entertainment), Ralph Santana (CMO, Samsung), and last but not least: Arianna Huffington — amongst others. continue reading...
Hmm… the title of my post is tongue-in-cheek. Very interesting article on Nick Denton in the New Yorker; when he is talking about content farms, he explains: continue reading...
Lets face it, professional sports is a big business and big name athletes can bring in big $$$ for the city they represent… continue reading...
What are the 10 consumer web companies that are best positioned for the 2010s? continue reading...
Many people criticize social networks like facebook as distractions and a waste of time, but it looks like it may actually be keeping kids out of jail. continue reading...
Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein, one of Wall Street’s most storied icons and prolific dealmakers, died yesterday after being hospitalized over the weekend with an irregular heartbeat. He was 61. continue reading...
We had a long conversation last week with Barbara Corcoran, whose real estate empire rose to the top of the NY residential world. She sold her company recently to focus on her media interests, but for all intents and purposes, she remains queen of NY’s real estate market. In this part, we talk about the real estate. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here. continue reading...
Read part 1 and part 2 of our interview with Barbara Corcoran, whose namesake company became the top brand in NYC residential real estate. Barbara sold her company and is now busy with her production company as well as with making investments on the ABC show Shark Tank. continue reading...
I had a chance to speak with Barbara Corcoran. If you’re a New Yorker - or even been to NYC - she needs to introduction. Corcoran flipped a $1,000 loan from her boyfriend to create an eponymous $5B organization that became one of the most successful NY real estate brands. She sold her company and now can be seen on ABC’s Shark Tank, helping folks all over the country become familiar with her. continue reading...
