Archive for June, 2008
Published by Eric Litman on Monday, June 30th, 2008 1:08am
Adam Ostrow at
Mashable posted a tip
on Twitter tonight to a New York Times report on Google's planned Content Network, in which they'll distribute video and video ads through their installed base of AdSense publishers. This a big deal reflective of how Google's integrated ad capabilities can in a single stroke shift an entire segment of an industry, and a reminder of the power, scale and reach the AdSense network gives them. Online video's in for a big shake-up.
Some first impressions and questions:
Very cool, very smart, tons of unknowns.
What will publishers with their own video content think about this?
Will there be an opt-out setting for publishers who still ...
Published by Eric Litman on Sunday, June 29th, 2008 12:52am
This is an email exchange from earlier today I thought others might find useful:
Just started to follow you on twitter and found your background / experiences very compelling. So a question I have for you revolves around taking my career to the next level. I am looking to go from in-house digital expert to a more vocal role with in the tech / online community - any suggestions?
Couple of options.
One: go your own way. If you have the connections, drive, and ability to sustain yourself through lean times, there's no better way to establish yourself as a leader than simply by leading. This is hard, takes tons of time and energy, can tax your family and friendships, and ...
Published by Eric Litman on Sunday, June 8th, 2008 5:54pm
I'm a huge fan of the concept behind the
TechStars program and the innovating they're doing on the traditional venture capital model.
David Cohen and the team of
mentors he's assembled are world-class, and there are some really bright entrepreneurs working through the program this year. David called me recently to invite me into the program as a mentor and I couldn't have been happier to
accept. I'll be heading to Boulder this summer to meet the teams and help them take their startups to the next level.
TechStars is one of a number of micro funds ...
Published by Eric Litman on Saturday, June 7th, 2008 1:19pm
It's not quite ready for prime time, but I just couldn't wait any longer to give a preview of the amazing work that my friend
Theo Skye has done on my new site,
ericlitman.com. My blog, media clips and photos will all soon be integrated into that site.
Let me know what you think!
(see:
Eric Litman.com)
Published by Eric Litman on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 7:44pm
Yield Software, one of WashingtonVC's portfolio companies, closed a $6m Series B round this week, led by
Draper Fisher Jurveston with participation by the team at ad giant
WPP.
Matt Malden, Yield's CEO, is a great guy with a world-class team behind him. Congrats, Yield!
Greetings. I'm Eric Litman, I'm an Internet entrepreneur, investor and executive, and I run a mobile ad network called 
