0 comments by Ben Koo on 3/4/2009
Once again my friend Brian has done an excellent job digging up a great story on another large company wisely investing into the niche viral video realm. This time its Carl’s Jr partnering Rob Dyrdek of Rob and Big fame. Carl’s Jr has launched a great microsite to help promote the videos and are also […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 3/3/2009
An odd set of circumstances has turned Benkoo.com into a Twitter Fan boy site. First there was my PR firm induced awkward Twitter coming of age story. Then the big news surrounding their recent $35 million in funding. Twitter didn’t take kind to the flattery and denied me a job as well as exposed my […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 3/2/2009
I have a lot of respect for anyone in Silicon Valley or abroad, who has the cahones to stop what they are doing and start something from scratch. Most startups fail, all of them physically and emotionally drain you, and the chess game of raising money, growing a business, and keeping your investors happy is […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 3/1/2009
The NFL combine was held last week to the delight of tens of millions of football fans who are lamenting they 7 months layoff of no football. Of the many combine events, the one event that holds the most importance (at least in the eyes of the media and fans) is the 40 yard dash. […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/26/2009
Jim Bankoff was brought into SB Nation as CEO in conjunction with their last round of funding in hopes of leveraging his rich web experience (formally of AOL) to gain better exposure and traction with advertisers, investors, web users, etc. Yesterday saw the first fruits of Bankoff’s efforts with a pretty sweetheart deal with Yahoo […]
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Besides Bucknuts, the non social networking website I check the most is TechCrunch. It’s been an addiction over the last 18 months and has only grown worse over time. Alleyinsider might have more articles, but they mainly just aggregate interesting stories and offer smidgens of commentary. Venturebeat is pretty good, but seems less expansive and […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/24/2009
Today I started a new job over at Watercooler sports. I am doing some consulting working on some technology distribution projects, but its possible I could be there in a permanent role. The office is right on Castro Street by the train station in Mountain View. Feels kind of cool the be from Mountain View […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/23/2009
I fell a little behind on my blog this weekend, but that’s the price you pay when your car decides it doesn’t want to be cooperative. While its been a little slow here, you should swing by/bookmark my blog-o blog on Bucknuts.com. They made a pretty funny caricature of me on it. For being a […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/20/2009
So much to blog about with so little time. I have a new job as an interim consultant at somewhere really awesome. More on this later. Below is a video of someone else who has a new job. Why does he get his own video? Well, because he is 90 and he is a grocery […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/18/2009
Yesterday, I wrote a very flattering blog about Twitter. A lot of employers have checked out my blog and in many ways it is an extension of your resume so I thought it would be good timing to give them some love in addition to my now infamous Twitter PR babe story of previous Yardbarker […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/16/2009
I was really excited to hear that Twitter has raised $35 million in funding. I use it, I like it, I don’t love it, and I think its great for a variety of reasons. Most important to me is that Twitter is an anchor web 2.0 company and this funding (during a down time) will […]
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Came across this in the WSJ last week. In a nutshell the group of former scout.com publishers have been offered a $5+ million settlement from Scout’s legal team. Bucknuts was one and the first of many publishers to leave the Fox owned Scout with a laundry list of legal gripes stemming from their network publisher […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/12/2009
Just came across this on Partnership Activation, which is a great sports business blog written my friend Brian. The NBA is known for over the top intros and entrances, but this is just unbelievable especially for the collegiate level. I am on the fence about if its a little much, especially considering its a collegiate […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/11/2009
MTV has had a special impact on Gen X as well as Gen Y. Love it or hate it, its diverse programming has attracted viewers across all income, gender, geographical, and education demographics. With more serious programming like True Life, Made, and political coverage in addition to borderline reality fluff like Tila Tequila, The Gauntlet/The […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/10/2009
Its a little late for a mid life crisis for “Other Steve” also known as Steve Wozniak, the less prominent founder of Apple. Seemingly more active and vocal in Silicon Valley over the past couple years, Wozniak had a rebirth in the public eye the past week based on a couple of announcements. I have […]
