When Does A Blogger Need to Hire a Manager?
by Tony Hung on March 18, 2007
Well, when you’re Mike Arrington you do. GigaOm reports that TechCrunch has hired a CEO, named Heather Harde who is formerly senior VP of acquisitions and mergers from Fox interactive. Now you may be thinking: “a blogger hiring a CEO (…)
Yes, Mr. Calacanis, The A-List Exists. No, Its Not Easy To Break Into (If You Wanted To).
by Tony Hung on March 17, 2007
Its the weekend and what better time time to catch up on some comments here at DJI. Jason Calacanis decided to weigh in on a post I did a few months ago, wherein I took exception to the shrill tone (…)
I’ve Just Doubled The Number of Joost Invites … (More Details Inside)
by Tony Hung on March 17, 2007
… to *FOUR*! Thanks to Hart of 1-800-hart (a fine fellow Canadian blogger), we now have a total of four invites to the closed beta of Joost, the online video concern from those wild and crazy guys at Skype. Since (…)
Splashpress Media Gobbles Up BusinessLogs, Amongst Other Blogs
by Tony Hung on March 17, 2007
BusinessLogs, the personal blog of Mike Rundle of 9rules, has been acquired by Splashpress Media. Splashpress has been on a bit of a tear recently, acquiring the BlogHerald (of which I am the current editor), Performancing, the Cutline WordPress Theme, (…)
Viacom’s Lawsuit Against Google is Deliciously Hypocritical
by Tony Hung on March 17, 2007
Well, Nick Denton not only said it best, but demonstrated it best: Viacom’s titanic 1 billion dollar lawsuit is nothing but a huge pile of hypocrisy. Quick recap (since I failed to blog about it when it broke) — Viacom’s (…)
Want A Joost Invite?
by Tony Hung on March 16, 2007
April 7 Update: If you would like another chance at an invite, please head over to the East Weekend Joost Invite Contest. Leave your name, and be sure to fill in the email field. The draw will occur Monday night (…)
PayPerPost to Target College Crowd As Next “Posties”
by Tony Hung on March 15, 2007
Every time I read news about Pay Per Post I feel a little more ambivalent about them. A recent press release on their efforts to enlist College students to as paid word-of-mouth bloggers makes me only more so. On one (…)