Stanford's Wadhwa says Twitter board 'can't be a boy's club'

Stanford Law School Fellow Vivek Wadhwa, whose criticism of Twitter's all-make board sparked a weekend debate on the social network, took to Bloomberg TV with his arguments on Monday. "They are a small elite group I call 'The Mafia' who are stuck in the echo chamber," said Wadhwa, who is writing a book on women in tech. "They look like each other. They talk like each other. They think like each other. They are yes men to each other." He said this was fine as long as Twitter is a private company,… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serious Men: Reflections on My Men’s Book Club

Oprah is great for women, but she's not talking to men. Isn't it time publishers and the media take men as seriously as readers as the men take themselves? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oprah 2.0: Book Club Marries Magazine, TV and Digital

The re-booted iteration of Oprah's influential book club is leveraging multiple platforms in print and digital for maximum exposure and engagement. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter Gives Partners New Data Tools to Track Messages

Twitter is diving even deeper into data. The social media platform is now giving publishers and brands more insights into how their tweets perform. Today, the company introduced analytics for Twitter Cards, which allow companies to track how media-filled tweets perform—such as how many users... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anonymous writer behind Goldman Sachs Elevator Twitter account gets book deal

The anonymous figure behind the Twitter handle is reported to be releasing a book titled 'Straight to Hell: True Tales of Deviance and Excess in the World of Investment Banking' this October. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tony Gallagher clings to the Telegraph reins on Twitter | Media Monkey

Deposed editor still has old job title in Twitter bio as he thanks 'the hundreds who have emailed/tweeted/texted/DMed me'After three days' Twitter silence, deposed Daily Telegraph editor Tony Gallagher has returned to thank the "hundreds" of well-wishers who mourned his defenestration. "To the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New role for Woolcott at Stanfords

Former Waterstones marketing manager Jon Woolcott has joined Stanfords Bookshop in London.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Actor Who Played Chewbacca Shared A Ton Of "Star Wars" Set Photos On Twitter And They Are Amazing

Thrill to the sight of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker raising a toast in honor of Sir Alec Guiness's birthday!Today in vaguely surreal photographs: Peter Mayhew, the 7'3" actor and mainstay of the traveling sci-fi/comic book convention circuit whose claim to fame is being the man inside the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Audio Book Club Plucks The Good Lord Bird

This month, Dan Kois, David Haglund, and Emily Bazelon discuss James McBride’s National Book Award winner for fiction, The Good Lord Bird. The novel makes a farcical cross-dressing comedy of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, paints Frederick Douglass as a drunken letch, and generally takes an... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Second Twitter fiction festival to run in March

The second Twitter fiction festival, searching for authors from across the world to tell stories... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter Cofounder Biz Stone Launches Jelly, A Visual Q&A Platform

Biz Stone and Ben Finkel created Jelly to function almost like a modern-day visual search engine.No matter how big the exit, it seems Silicon Valley entrepreneurs eschew retirement. In the case of Twitter (and its $2.1 billion IPO), the cofounders have continued churning out products with... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard & Judy Book Club titles announced

Two titles from publisher Black Swan are in WH Smith’s Richard & Judy Book Club to kick... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From frat boys to executives, Pikesville natives grow in the online photo business

Ryan Millman has come a long way since his college days of printing photos from frat parties. Now a full-blown manufacturer, he oversees a suite of four photo-related companies that churn out everything from T-shirts and photo books to canvas prints for major commercial retailers. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2013-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebyline Launches Pitch Board to Better Connect Seasoned Freelancers and Publishers

It can be hard out there for a freelancer. The avalanche of emails, stiff competition, low pay and ignored invoices all make it a real challenge. That’s why Ebyline, a conduit between digital publishers and writers, works to connect tho ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BookBar Expands to Meet Club Demand

Like some booksellers—and a few authors—Nicole Sullivan decided to mix booze and books. In her case it was in service of her Denver-based bookstore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morrissey is the boy with a thorn in his side in 'Autobiography'

Morrissey's entertaining autobiography is a burnishing of his image, not a glimpse beneath the surfaceSo much about Morrissey has hardened into caricature over the course of his three-decade musical career — he's a megalomaniac! A sad sack! Perhaps even a racist! — that you might expect him to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Invention of Wings': Why did Oprah pick it for her book club?

Sue Monk Kidd's "The Invention of Wings" comes out Jan. 7. The novel weaves together the stories of a slave girl and a slave owner's daughter. Like Kidd's best-selling "The Secret Life of Bees," the book is set in South Carolina. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch cards turn Twitter gems into festive greetings | Media Monkey

Fans of Rupert Murdoch's musings on Twitter can now share his thoughts with their friends this festive season. No, the Times isn't publishing a Christmas supplement compiling its owner's thoughts – New York artist Michelle Vaughan has produced letterpress cards featuring a selection of his... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oprah's book club pick: 'The Invention of Wings' by Sue Monk Kidd

Just in time for the holidays, Oprah Winfrey has selected a new book for her Book Club 2.0: "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd.Just in time for the holidays, Oprah Winfrey has selected a new book for her Book Club 2.0: "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kidd Chosen as New Oprah Book Club Pick

Sue Monk Kidd's The Invention of Wings is the newest Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PP’s Shakespeare Book Club: No More Tragedy…It’s Time for Romance

Publishing Perspective’s epic reading of the complete plays of Shakespeare, The Play’s The Thing. is near the finale. Next up: the romances, starting with "Cymbeline." Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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