FYI Forbes Readers…I Don’t Blog

I discovered with a mix of amusement and horror that my name was included today among a roundup of “VC Women That Blog” and included a link to this site. Sorry to disappoint everyone, but this site was created for a Digital Media class that I took at Stanford several years ago, and I haven’t …

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Kawasaki “Enchants” at Stanford Entrepreneurship Week

Everyone has their favorite brands, stores and products, but how do some companies reach a level of customer appreciation that qualifies as adoration? Creating “enchanting” company experiences was the primary focus of an energetic event with author and entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki on day seven of Stanford Entrepreneurship Week. Kawasaki’s experience with branding is drawn from …

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The Dramatic Demise of @MayorEmanuel

I was fortunate to attend a speaker event today with Burt Herman, the CEO of Storify. Though I’ll write a longer post soon about the material he covered in his presentation (and the interesting discussions that were held in the breakout groups that followed), for now I just want to present a fantastic example of …

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FYI Forbes Readers…I Don’t Blog

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I discovered with a mix of amusement and horror that my name was included today among a roundup of “VC Women That Blog” and included a link to this site. Sorry to disappoint everyone, but this site was created for a Digital Media class that I took at Stanford several years ago, and I haven’t updated it since. I’m actually very surprised I was able to remember my wordpress password to get in here and write this post :)

So please don’t expect any amazing insights here – however, if you are looking for interesting reads from women in tech & finance, I’d suggest checking out Cristina Cordova’s blog at cristinajcordova.com and Anna Khan’s blog at biverbalbytes.tumblr.com

Maybe this will inspire me to begin posting my own content online again!

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Kawasaki “Enchants” at Stanford Entrepreneurship Week

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Kawasaki spoke at the final event of Stanford Entrepreneurship Week on Wednesday evening

Everyone has their favorite brands, stores and products, but how do some companies reach a level of customer appreciation that qualifies as adoration? Creating “enchanting” company experiences was the primary focus of an energetic event with author and entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki on day seven of Stanford Entrepreneurship Week.

Kawasaki’s experience with branding is drawn from decades of experience as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, as well as several years at Apple, where he was charged partially with “maintaining and rejuvenating the Macintosh cult.” Kawasaki is the author of ten books on technology and business. His latest, scheduled for release March 8th, is Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions.

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The Dramatic Demise of @MayorEmanuel

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I was fortunate to attend a speaker event today with Burt Herman, the CEO of Storify. Though I’ll write a longer post soon about the material he covered in his presentation (and the interesting discussions that were held in the breakout groups that followed), for now I just want to present a fantastic example of Storify at work.

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Mobile Trends From 2009 to 2010

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2010 was a big year for mobile, particularly the smartphone. According to analysts at Gartner Research, nearly 1.6 billion mobile devices were sold this year, a 31.8 percent increase over 2009. Smartphone sales accounted for 19 percent of total mobile communications device sales in 2010, up 72.1 percent from 2009. Click through the slideshow to see more lovely visualizations on the growth of mobile devices, particularly the Android and iOS operating systems.

View the original article and accompanying data from Gartner Research HERE

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Valentine’s Day Restaurant Reservations Look Promising, Signaling Economic Improvement

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Ah, Valentine’s Day – the holiday of love, chocolate, roses and teddy bears.

OpenTable, the San Francisco-based restaurant reservation company, is on a campaign to not-so-subtly remind you the holiday is also about eating out with your loved one. The company hopes that numerous and persistent marketing efforts, combined with a recovering economy, will make the holiday a success for restaurants, diners and OpenTable alike.

“Valentine’s Day has historically been a big day for us,” said OpenTable spokeswoman Tiffany Fox, who noted that Mother’s Day and New Year’s Eve are also particularly active. According to a survey OpenTable conducted in January, 89 percent of respondents said they plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day at a restaurant this year. A similar survey conducted last year found that only 63 percent were planning to dine out for the holiday. Read the rest of this entry »

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OpenTable’s Revenue Up as More Diners Make Restaurant Reservations Online

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OpenTable Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN), a San Francisco-based restaurant reservation service, announced strong fourth-quarter and full year 2010 financial results Tuesday, topping analyst expectations and causing an upswing in share prices.

The company reported a Q4 net income of $5.1 million, or 21 cents per share, an increase from their Q4 2009 reports of $3.1, or 13 cents per share, a year ago.

OpenTable reported fourth-quarter revenues of $30.8 million, a 61 percent increase compared to $19.1 million a year ago in Q4 2009. Analysts had estimated revenues of $30.1 million.

Excluding items, which the company explained as being primarily “tax-affected stock-based compensation expense, tax-affected acquisition-related expense and tax-affected amortization of acquired intangibles,” fourth quarter net income was $8 million, or 33 cents per share. Results beat the average analyst estimate of 22 cents per share, excluding items. Read the rest of this entry »

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Reaction to President Obama’s #SOTU

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President Obama’s State of the Union Address was accompanied by a plethora of innovative and socially interactive features – appropriate considering the topics of technology and engagement he addressed. Entitled “Winning the Future” (which someone on Twitter realized can be shortened to WTF), the speech was well-delivered and full of promise. Although a variety of topics were addressed, they all seemed to revolve around the coherent theme of “winning” against our world competitors, particularly in areas of math, science and technology. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sheryl Sandberg on Women Leaders

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I was lucky enough to interact with Sheryl Sandberg a few times while I was an intern at Facebook from June 2009-June 2010. As the company’s COO, she works very closely with Mark and the rest of Facebook’s management team to balance the well-being of 500 million+ users, as well as grow the company’s monetization efforts. Although I frequently was only watching from afar, I was consistently blown away by her effective leadership style. She was one of the most important (and busy, I’m sure) members of the company, yet she still had time to joke around with her colleagues, patiently articulate ideas, and seek insight from the intern perspective. In particular, I noticed Sheryl was very passionate about issues of women in the workforce, and she made it a personal goal to ensure Facebook is a company where women can thrive. It was therefore with no surprise that I recently discovered she gave a TED Talk in December about the lack of women leaders, an earlier version of which I saw her give at Facebook. Even if you don’t think you’re interested in women’s issues I highly recommend you check it out – Sheryl uses great examples and research studies to illustrate an extremely important and troubling phenomenon.

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What’s Going On At SLAC?

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Aerial view of the SLAC facilities (image from slac.stanford.edu)

For Comm 217 we were charged with researching a question about Stanford and discussing how we would write an article about the topic, including what forms of multimedia we would use to enhance the piece. I was assigned the question – “What’s happening at SLAC?”

Well, when it comes to physics, the better question seems to be what’s not happening at SLAC? Read the rest of this entry »

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An Interview with Phillip Arredondo

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Even in a society obsessed with the newest, fastest, and best products, there is something to be said for consistency and familiarity.

In a brief chat with fellow COMM 217 classmate Phillip Arredondo, the 22-year old revealed he gets his news from the same site he’s trusted for several years – msn.com. “My old computer came with MSN news as the default homepage, and I just got comfortable with it” he explained. “Even though I got a new computer I still use MSN. I like to have it smack me in the face when I open my browser.”

Despite his loyalty to MSN, Arredondo is not afraid to branch out for specialized updates. Social networks, particularly Facebook, provide him with personal news and recommendations from friends. “I like having that outlet for things like movie reviews,” he said. In addition, he relies on Slashdot for technology news. “Slashdot is basically a site where nerdy guys can add content and it gets voted up or down,” said Arrendondo. The best, highest-rated content of the day is compiled into an email delivered every evening to Slashdot subscribers.

Though Arredondo is currently pursuing an M.A. in Media Studies at Stanford University, he hopes to attend law school and eventually work in IP litigation. As a result, he says he pays particular attention to any news related to tech patents or copyrights, a subject he started teaching himself about a few years ago.

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