Dan Kaplan

Once upon a time, Dan considered himself a magazine journalist with dreams of "The New Yorker" and a couple of well-reviewed but only mildly successful books. Then one day, life, as it is known to do, decided it was time for rebirth. Like so many things before it, this rebirth was conceived on a mostly-empty plane to Reno. Now, instead of magazine writing, Dan would plunge into the world of New Media and write for Matt Marshall's blog.

It's funny how it goes.

Recent Posts

Sony Online hopes to capture family market with Free Realms

Sony Online hopes to capture family market with Free Realms

John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment, hasjust delivered a keynote address for GamesBeat 2009 that covers the history of SOE, and its bold new strategy to expand in the market.

He begins by telling the story of his earliest experience playing an online game through… Continue Reading

Try the best jobs going in the downturn: VentureBeat writer and VentureBeat intern

Try the best jobs going in the downturn: VentureBeat writer and VentureBeat intern

Do you have a passion for non-fiction writing and technology?

Want to get involved with one of the most respected and influential blogs right now — with a top position on the Techmeme Leaderboard and syndication in outlets like the New York Times?

If your answers are yes, VentureBeat… Continue Reading

Who’s got game? Introducing the GamesBeat 2009 startup competition

Who’s got game? Introducing the GamesBeat 2009 startup competition

Who’s got game? That’s what we’ll be asking during a special competition happening at VentureBeat’s inaugural games conference for the industry’s top players, on March 24, 2009, at the Mission Bay Conference Center on UCSF’s campus in San Francisco, CA.

Opportunity for Innovators One of the goals of… Continue Reading

VentureBeat at Sundance with Matt Marshall and Shira Lazar: the widget

[Update from Matt: We just finished our last task here at Sundance, about 24 hours after we started our first task. And we actually won the competition! Many thanks to those of you who tuned in to watch us. It was a highly rewarding experience… Continue Reading