Video: Wired editor Chris Anderson on The Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert brought Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson onto the show last night to talk about his new book, Free, the Future of a Radical Price. In the book, Anderson explains how digital distribution enables many products, such as music and movies, to be given away… Continue Reading
Valley job-clingers: Why you need to get fired
“Valley culture has an unwritten rule that if you don’t like a job, or if you think your company isn’t going anywhere, you leave. Instead of hanging around the office whining, you walk out the door and find something better and cooler to do. Because… Continue Reading
Capturing the scene at the SD Visionary Awards
Once a year venture capitalist Heidi Roizen and her husband Dave Mohler open up their Woodside villa to host the SD Forum’s Visionary Awards honoring pioneers of Silicon Valley. Each time I attend, I’m mesmerized by the estate and its furnishings, from the Moroccan guest… Continue Reading
Conde Nast rolls up tech blog Ars Technica
Publisher Conde Nast is acquiring the technology blog Ars Technica, TechCrunch has learned. The site will be placed under the Wired Digital umbrella which includes both Wired and Reddit, two previous Conde Nast technology purchases.
TechCrunch has all the major details including that the price is… Continue Reading
Wired acquires news ranking site, Reddit
Wired Digital, the SF company that owns Wired magazine and Wired News, has acquired Reddit.com, a news site that lets its users select and rank web content
The purchase price is unknown, suggesting it wasn’t for much, but the Boston start-up was founded only last year,… Continue Reading