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The Web Mission Debate
There lots of talk in the blogosphere this week about the Web Mission trip and whether or not it’s basically a confession by UK companies that they “need” the Valley to be successful. Web Mission is a group of 20…April 22, 2008
Sparkpr Launches WEbook
Spark is excited to announce that one of its newest clients, Internet start-up Webook, is up and running after its April 9 launch. The company could be described as a hybrid of American Idol, Random House and Wikipedia; it is…April 17, 2008 | Comments (1)
I met Margaret Cho on Saturday
I’m usually not the star struck type, but I’ve been talking about this a lot and thought I’d post it to share with all. Just this Saturday, I had the wonderful experience of meeting my personal idol and comedienne, Margaret…March 17, 2008
MySpace and International Press Club Host Dinner
On Tuesday night, MySpace hosted a dinner at Frisson with the International Press Club. With press attending from publications such as the Economist, Stern Magazine, The Financial Times Deutschland, Wirtschaftswoche, Le Nouvel Observateur, Nikkei, Ubergizmo, L’Expansion, Time Magazine and Silicon…February 27, 2008
PRSA: What’s Hot and What’s Not Event Recap
Last week I attended the annual PRSA What’s Hot and What’s Not event held at the Computer History Museum. Ann Winblad, co-founding Partner of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, did an impressive job moderating a panel that included Kara Swisher, All…December 5, 2007
Spark Client Roster
In case you’ve been wondering what Spark is working on or rather, who we’re working with, to put it simply, we’re lucky enough to represent the most innovative organizations in fast-growing market segments including consumer technology, venture capital, wireless, enterprise,…November 15, 2007 | Comments (2)
Recreating the 60s… online
It’s true. I’ve been guilty of making the comparison in the past that the 00s are like the 60s — a comparison that at times has been met with some amount of ridicule as I was never really there (thanks,…October 16, 2007
FON & BT together create the largest WiFi community
FON announced some super exciting news today! FON partnered with British Telecom (BT) to launch the largest WiFi community in the world: the BT FON Community. After today, the U.K. will be covered with hundreds of thousands of BT FON…October 4, 2007 | Comments (1)
Om and Arrington’s keynote at FOWA
Live from the Future of Web Apps conference in London… here are a few highlights from this morning’s fireside chat with Om Malik and Mike Arrington. The conversation focused mainly on the types of web apps these guys think make…October 3, 2007
Joost and Tellme Networks win Wall Street Journal’s coveted Technology Innovation Award for 2007
I am pleased to announce that Joost (an Index Ventures portfolio company) and Tellme Networks (now a subsidiary of Microsoft) are the winners of the coveted Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards. Joost won in the category of Media/Broadcasting and…September 26, 2007
Harry Potter Teaches Us More Than Magic
In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal about the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the journalists report on the yet-to-be-released book making appearances on places like YouTube and Flickr. It turned out that these appearances…July 27, 2007
Ten Sparkpr Companies Appear in TIME magazine’s 50 Best Websites 2007
Just yesterday, TIME magazine announced the 50 Best Websites 2007, and I am proud to say that 10 Sparkpr companies made appearances in the article! Congratulations to Technorati, Yahoo!, Bix, Last.fm, and former Spark client Nowpublic, as well as Index…July 11, 2007
Ten Sparkpr Companies Appear in TIME magazine’s 50 Best Websites 2007
Just yesterday, TIME magazine announced the 50 Best Websites 2007, and I am proud to say that 10 Sparkpr companies made appearances in the article! Congratulations to Technorati, Yahoo!, Bix, Last.fm, and former Spark client Nowpublic, as well as Index…July 11, 2007
Planting the Seed
One thing I’ve noticed since moving to London about three weeks ago, other than the fact that it rains EVERY day, is that there is a tangible excitement in the air among techies and entrepreneurs. It is a city…July 6, 2007
Hooked on Hooked!
Your phone rings. You receive a “new e-mail” notification. A new blog entry has just been posted and beckons you to read. The brief moment of euphoria that follows these occurrences is often overlooked, yet unmistakable; your heart quickens and…June 21, 2007
TellMe on YouTube
Working in this biz means you are often called upon to do REALLY STRANGE THINGS with your coworkers. To wit: we are deep in the throes of pitching how cool the free business search service from Tellme is now that…June 20, 2007 | Comments (1)
Steve and Bill “Let it Be” at D5
Upon returning from Carlsbad last week, where D5 - the Wall Street Journal’s D: All Things Digital Conference was held - I couldn’t help but reflect upon the superb line-up of speakers and topics covered. But clearly the highlight of…June 5, 2007
Spark Clients Are Webware 100 Finalists
Just a quick shout out to all of the Spark clients who made the list of the 250 finalists for CNET’s Webware 100 award. Spark client finalists made it into six of the 10 categories. Finalists include: FON (Communication), Farecast…May 24, 2007
A Lucky Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky day for those of us able to attend the launch party for Om Malik’s new initiative, FoundREAD. More than 100 of the technology industry’s best and brightest assembled at this invitation-only…April 17, 2007
Webby Awards 2007
When I first heard about the Webby Awards the first year it came out, I thought it was the biggest joke. Why would anyone want to vote on a website? Was there a universe of 100 people who cared? And…April 12, 2007 | Comments (1)
State of the Live Web, and Spark Buzz
Our friend Dave Sifry at Technorati issued his State of the Live Web report that contains some fascinating trends. As a team that’s constantly checking the pulse of new media and looking for signs that cutting-edge innovations are taking root…April 5, 2007
"Print Meets Web Mash-up" - Niall Kennedy's Podcast on MOO
Hi! It’s Rachel here… just wanted to let you all know about an interesting podcast that our client, MOO, just recorded with Niall Kennedy. MOO’s CEO and founder, Richard Moross, was in San Francisco from London and talks about the…April 5, 2007
