Tom Foremski

Tom Foremski is a former Financial Times journalist. He has been covering Silicon Valley since his arrival from London in 1984. In May 2004 he became the first journalist to leave a major newspaper to make a living as a journalist blogger, publishing Silicon Valley Watcher - reporting on the business and culture of innovation.

Tom’s understanding of diverse technologies and his access to global business leaders, make him one of the most prominent media influencers in the technology world.

Latest from Tom Foremski

Ice Cream And Tweets – How A Business Monetized Its Following

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

Here’s an interesting story via Cecily Ruttenberg: San Francisco based Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream has an impressive Twitter following of 310,000. Engage4Change, a new San Francisco civic engagement site, prepurchased 500 ice cream cones to offer a free ice cream to anyone …

White House Wants Silicon Valley Input On Reg. Changes That Help Business

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

The US Small Business Administration (SBA) and the White House are reaching out to entrepreneurs to ask for ways federal regulations and processes could be changed to encourage entrepreneurship. They will be making regional visits to meet with local business people. I’ve …

Google’s $900m Patent Binge – Will It Share the Protection?

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

Larry Dignan at ZDNet reports: With the move, Google would get about 6,000 patents covering wired, wireless and digital communications technologies. Google’s top lawyer, Kent Walker wrote: Google is a relatively young company, and although we have a growing number of patents, …

The World Has Room For Only Nine More Googles…Or 1,000 Startups

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

Here’s an interesting analysis of the advertising industry and Silicon Valley’s growing bubble in new media by Rick Webb. He argues that Silicon Valley is heading for a cliff in funding too many startups to provide new media channels for advertisers. He …

The Demise Of Social Media And The Return Of Mass Media

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

There have been quite a few studies lately on what people Tweet and post on Facebook, and the large number of links that people share. Invariably, the links that most people share belong to large media organizations — what used to be …

VCs Looking For “Curation” Startups – Is A Curation Bubble Forming?

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

As the subject of curation takes off VCs are funding more “curation” startups which could likely lead to a bubble in this sector. VCs are beginning to talk publicly about “curation” which means they are telling startups what type of companies they …

Silicon Valley’s Computer History Museum Launches Online “Revolution”

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

The Computer History Museum this morning launched “Revolution” an online exhibit featuring images, video, and stories chronicling the development of key computer technologies. More than 4500 pages are avialable online on a diverse number of topics, from punched cards to the first …

Study Shows How Social Media Amplifies Mass Media

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

Social media is touted by many as a way to get around the gatekeepers of media, the traditional old order of mass media setting the agenda for society has been tipped onto its head. Not really. A study from Yahoo! Research “Who …

Danish Startup Podio Makes A Splashy Entrance

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

Danish startup Podio made a splashy entrance this week into the US market and I’m not referring to the torrential rains soaking San Francisco. In a week dominated by the news of the launch of $41m startup Color Labs, it was an …

Tom Foremski

Latest from Tom Foremski

White House Wants Silicon Valley Input On Reg. Changes That Help Business

Google’s $900m Patent Binge – Will It Share the Protection?

The World Has Room For Only Nine More Googles…Or 1,000 Startups

The Demise Of Social Media And The Return Of Mass Media

VCs Looking For “Curation” Startups – Is A Curation Bubble Forming?

Silicon Valley’s Computer History Museum Launches Online “Revolution”

Study Shows How Social Media Amplifies Mass Media

Danish Startup Podio Makes A Splashy Entrance

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