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 Catching Up (and Up and Up and Up) with the Technology Bloggers
If your stereotype of a tech blogger is nerdy young Willy Webb surreptitiously typing away in his cubicle, you need to hit Delete.
(Corporate Board Member, May/June 2008)


 50 Top Women in Tech
COVER STORY: Fifty profiles of technology's female moves and shakers, from household-name CEOs to unknowns in academe, the space program, medical research, software, and video games.
(Corporate Board Member, March/April 2008)


 Stalled Gains for Women in Technology
Technology companies need all the help they can get to recruit and retain women.
(Corporate Board Member, March/April 2008)


 San Francisco is hitting a new high
Quick guide for business travelers about where to stay, where to eat, and where to see and be seen.
(Condé Nast Portfolio , April 14, 2007)


Multimedia That Packs A Punch
Still photographer Josh Meltzer delivers experiential journalism in two minutes or less.
(Photo District News, August 2007)

PDN's PLAYERS: Computer Generated Imaging
Once feared, CGI is the technology that photographers are at last ready to embrace.
(Photo District News, May 2007)

 David Byrne really does ♥ PowerPoint, Berkeley presentation shows
In one of the most unusual PowerPoint presentations ever given in Dwinelle Hall, ex-Talking Head David Byrne poked fun at the popular Microsoft software's bullet-point tyranny and Autocontent Wizard inanity. But he also defended its appeal not only as a business tool, but also as a medium for art and theater.
(UC Berkeley NewsCenter, March 8, 2005)


 Will Silicon Valley Rise Again?
Venture capital is bubbling, people are hiring, and a rebound looks official. The area's most enthusiastic boosters discount the challenge from China and India. But nobody's popping the champagne just yet.
(Corporate Board Member, May/June 2006)


 Craigslist, the One Thing You Won't Find For Sale on Craigslist.org
Whoever heard of such a thing—a high-riding dot-com that’s repelled by the very idea of maximizing profits or, worse, going public?
(Corporate Board Member, May/June 2008)


The Insider's Guide to Shooting in China
Photographers share their advice about permissions, visas, politically sensitive topics, food, communication, logistical and ethical issues.
(Photo District News, June 2008)

 Into the Breach
A 2002 state law that requires companies to notify consumers of compromised data security has had far-reaching consequences. (Not online; download the PDF)
(Boalt Hall Transcript, Spring 2008)


 How to Buy a Yacht
The demand for yachts is greater than ever, especially those big enough to serve as vacation home and satellite office. Ready to take the plunge—and able to afford a down payment of $1 million or (way) up?
(Corporate Board Member, September/October 2007)


 A fixture among private companies
Kohler Co. began in 1873 when it put feet on a hog-scalding trough and called it a bathtub. Over 100 years later, Kohler now owns several furniture divisions, runs award-winning golf resorts, and yet still has nothing but disdain for Wall Street. Outside directors help keep the CEO up to par, but will Kohler really be able to remain in the family for generations to come?
(Corporate Board Member, May/June 2006)

 Shoe-in!
Founded during the dying days of the dot-com bubble, Zappos.com’s commitment to service has inspired cultlike devotion among its online customers and employees. But with money from investors like Sequoia, can this Internet shoe retailer stay private much longer?
(Corporate Board Member, March/April 2006)


Angel Investors Fill Void Left by Risk Capital
Even in a gathering of some 70 people, spotting the money seekers was easy. They were the younger men huddled off to the sides, clutching glasses of mineral water and trying not to look anxious. All around them, mostly gray- haired or balding Silicon Valley veterans traded jokes and gossip over cocktails. The Band of Angels was convening again.
(New York Times, August 2001)