Shh! Whatever you do, don’t say Intermix. Say “Richard Rosenblatt, former chairman and CEO of the company behind MySpace.” They might remember. Even better, call him the MySpace “founder,” DeWolfe and Anderson won’t care – everybody knows press releases are full of it.
Former Microsofties Create Flickr Competitor
Thomas Hawk reports that some former Microsoft execs have started a photo sharing site called Vizrea, and they are getting some great press.
Former Google Employee Blogging
Doug Edwards, who was Google’s director of consumer marketing and brand management from 1999 until recently, has been blogging about his former employer for what appears to be the last week or so.
Former Intermix Chief Settles Up With Spitzer
Intermix founder and former CEO Brad Greenspan settled accounts with New York Attorney General (AG) Eliot Spitzer on Thursday. The fine came to $750,000 based on charges from Spitzer of distributing spyware and adware to millions of computer in New York and across the country.
EFF Defends Former Opponent In Court
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a brief in federal court in favor of former opponent DirecTV after the operator of a website designed to aid those who had been sued by the telecom company filed suit against DirecTV for viewing his website after he explicitly told them not to.
Why Former IE Developer Switched To Firefox
A former lead interface developer of Internet Explorer posts a fascinating confession about “Why I switched to Firefox,” in which he admits his allegiance to Firefox.
Former WorldCom CEO Gets 25 Years in the Big House
Two days ago, former WorldCom Chief Executive Officer Bernard Ebbers was denied a request for a new trial. Yesterday, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Former GE Aircraft Engine Head Becomes New Boeing CEO
Boeing has elected a replacement for CEO Harry Stonecipher, who resigned after having an affair with an executive of the company. That replacement is the former head of GE’s aircraft engine unit, W. James McNerney, Jr.
Former HealthSouth CEO Gets Acquitted on Fraud Charges
Richard Scrushy, the former CEO of HealthSouth, was found not guilty on all of the 36 counts that he was charged with, which included conspiracy, money laundering, mail fraud, etc.
Former Tyco Execs Convicted By Supreme Court
Dennis Kozlowski, former CEO of Tyco, and Mark Swartz, former CFO were convicted yesterday for charges of fraud, conspiracy and grand larceny.