Drew Olanoff
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Yahoo Reportedly Offers $30M to $40M For Social Email Startup Xobni
As Drew Olanoff noted at the time of Jybe’s acquisition, the deal proves that Yahoo is focused on “acquiring teams that do heavy research in machine and natural learning, which goes to show you that Mayer is giving the company an intelligence facelift of sorts.” (Speaking of additions to ... Read more »
Here’s The Beats By Dre “Executive” Headphone Review By Someone Who Actually Used Them
In case you haven’t noticed, rapper Dr. Dre has his own line of headphones. They’re called “Beats By Dre” and until now, they were made in concert with the company Monster. Apparently that has changed now and Beats are their own thing now, and that’s good. I’m not a fan of Monster products, but ... Read more »
Here’s The Beats By Dre “Executive” Headphone Review By Someone Who Actually Used Them
In case you haven’t noticed, rapper Dr. Dre has his own line of headphones. They’re called “Beats By Dre” and until now, they were made in concert with the company Monster. Apparently that has changed now and Beats are their own thing now, and that’s good. I’m not a fan of Monster products, but ... Read more »
Google Glass Review Round-Up A Revolution That Will Change Your Life
'" Both Scoble and Techcrunch writer Drew Olanoff agree that, while Glass isn't a replacement for your smartphone (it doesn't have it's own cellular connection), the headset could help its wearer be more socially engaged with those around them and less distracted by their phones. ... Read more »
Mention Klout on the TNW Backchannel? Things Get Heated
The value of Klout, Kred, PeerIndex and the whole social influence measurement sector has been chewed over many times – most recently on our backchannel just now, when West Coast Editor, Drew Olanoff announced that we was planning a post explaining why he doesn’t write about the subject. ... Read more »
Is Apple Screwing the Music Industry?
Another smart guy I have sparred with on CNBC, Drew Olanoff of TechCrunch, covered similar ground with respect to Twitter's new music service. The data Twitter collects on music listening habits can help the music industrial complex do a better job at promotion (not to mention generating ... Read more »
What’s In ‘Store’ At Facebook?
Drew Olanoff of TechCrunch reported on being one of the first visitors to Store, saying that workers were still unpacking Facebook gear including T-shirts, mugs, hoodies (does this really surprise anyone? ), jackets, hats, and stuffed animals. Olanoff did not leave Store ... Read more »
Best Of The Best From Y Combinator Demo Day
Drew Olanoff is The Next Web's West Coast Editor. He coined the phrase "Social Good" and invented the "donation by action" model for online charitable movements. He founded #BlameDrewsCancer. You can follow him on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, or email drew@thenextweb.com ... Read more »
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Once the preview looks OK to you, simply print it out, put it together and stuff it with something Drew Olanoff is The Next Web's West Coast Editor. He coined the phrase "Social Good" and invented the "donation by action" model for online charitable movements. He founded ... Read more »
CrunchWeek: Google I/O Madness And Square’s New iPad Hardware For Merchants
Ryan Lawler, Drew Olanoff (clad in his Google Glass), and I discussed all things Google I/O, including Larry Page’s keynote, Google+’s new photo features, and the latest Google Glass apps and more. We also chatted about Square’s new hardware, Stand, which is a $299 card swiper and stand ... Read more »
Facebook Q1 Earnings Beats With $1.46B In Revenue, Up 38%, But Misses With Flat EPS Of $0.12 Non-GAA...
For more details on user growth, read our post by Drew Olanoff. Initial reactions from the stock market were mildly positive, with the Facebook’s share price increasing slightly in after-hours trading just after the earnings were released. Analysts were expecting earnings per share of ... Read more »
Saturday Night At The Disrupt NY Hackathon Includes Pizza, Beer, And Dodgeball
To capture some of the energy, Drew Olanoff and I took a walk around the venue at around 11pm, as the pizza and beer arrived to give the teams a late-night boost. We watched quick demos of a few cool projects, assessed the quality of the inescapable caffeine gum, and capped things off ... Read more »
After Launching #Music, Kevin Thau Becomes Latest Employee To Leave Twitter For Biz Stone’s Jelly
TechCrunch’s Drew Olanoff and Josh Constine speculated that the Jelly team might be developing something that will help connect people to connect to social causes and show off their contributions. We’ve emailed Twitter for comment. jQuery(function() { jQuery("#tabs-crunchbase").tabs(); }); ... Read more »
CrunchWeek: Google Makes A Deal With The FTC, The Hot/Cold Apple And Waze Deal, 2013′s M&A Surge
In this edition, Ms. Leena Rao, Mr. Drew Olanoff, and I dig into the FTC’s highly-anticipated settlement of its Google antitrust probe, the back-and-forth on Apple’s reported interest in buying geolocation startup Waze, and the big M&A stories that kicked off the new year — Avis’ $500 ... Read more »
Instagram Reverts To Original Ad Terms After Outcry, Says It Needs To Figure Out Ad Program First |
(In fact, TechCrunch’s Drew Olanoff and Josh Constine discussed the communication issue yesterday. ) Here’s the apology: In the days since [the updated terms unveiled], it became clear that we failed to fulfill what I consider one of our most important responsibilities – to communicate ... Read more »
Delicious Announces A New Design With A Focus On Community, Speed And Mobile
Drew Olanoff has over 10 years of marketing, PR, customer service and support, relationship building and management, product management, and technical support experience in multiple verticals. Online, including mobile. He prides himself on being a connector. Connecting people, stories... Read more »
Micah Baldwin, Graphicly And The Future Of Publishing: You Think You Know, But You Have No Idea
When I first met Micah Baldwin about five years ago, he was working at a company called Lijit, which helped bloggers monetize their content and keep track of how their sites were doing. I could tell that Baldwin was a passionate guy at that moment, scanning the crowd around us to make sure that ... Read more »
Micah Baldwin, Graphicly And The Future Of Publishing: You Think You Know, But You Have No Idea
When I first met Micah Baldwin about five years ago, he was working at a company called Lijit, which helped bloggers monetize their content and keep track of how their sites were doing. I could tell that Baldwin was a passionate guy at that moment, scanning the crowd around us to make sure that ... Read more »
Jay Holanda Explains The Surreal Experience Of Guest Starring On Bravo’s ‘Start Ups: Silicon Valley’...
(The obvious guess is that they sacrificed accuracy and amped up the melodrama, but early reviews, including one from TechCrunch writer and community director Drew Olanoff’s mom, suggest that the show fails on both counts. BusinessWeek’s Sam Grobart writes that it’s not even particularly ... Read more »
Drew’s Mom Reviews “Startups: Silicon Valley”
Editor’s Note: We had Lynda Harrison, writer Drew Olanoff’s mom, review an advance copy of the first episode of Bravo’s “Start Ups: Silicon Valley,” premiering Monday, November 5th. Because we can. Harrison, a nurse who loves to sew, lives in New Jersey and tweets at @sw33ti3. I really ... Read more »
