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

Making AOL Look Foolish: Arrington Continues to Post Despite Losing Techcrunch Job

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

SVW was the first to point out that Mike Arrington lost his job at Techcrunch over his insistence to be an investor in his beat companies. Arrington Replaced At Techcrunch As AOL Seeks To Shore Up Media Credibility – SVW However, he …

StartupWatch: Engine Yard Moves Beyond Rails To PHP

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

It’s always a pleasure to catch up with John Dillon, CEO of Engine Yard because he’s a Silicon Valley veteran and that gives him a perspective into trends and key issues that less experienced managers lack. At Engine Yard, he’s smack dab …

StartupWatch: A Trillion Line Spreadsheet – Manipulating Big Data

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

New York based 1010 Data likes to ask: “What could you do with a trillion row spreadsheet?” because it shows off the capability its technology has in analyzing massive amounts of data. Sandy Steier, co-founder of 1010 Data says that the trillion …

There’s a Hush in the Air…and a Burn Coming Up

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

There’s been a perceptible hush in the air around San Francisco as people get busy finalizing their Burning Man preparations. You can see cars and vans being packed, bikes being strapped and roof racks piled high. Burning Man is very much a …

Does The Sexuality of a CEO Matter?

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

The sexuality of CEOs is a dull subject I have no interest in what they do with their genitalia and I think I’m right in speaking for the majority of people in our Silicon Valley circles. I raise this point because Felix …

Steve Jobs is Silicon Valley’s Babe Ruth, but Where’s the Next Generation of Leaders?

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

I used to meet with Steve jobs in the 1980s, when he was lauded as a visionary. To be honest I wasn’t that impressed with him. Sure, he deserved credit for the Apple I and then Lisa, which turned into the Macintosh …

HubPages CEO on Google’s Panda: SEO Doesn’t Work

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

I met with Paul Edmondson, CEO of HubPages, and Jason Menayan Director of Marketing to talk about how the publishing site is dealing with the aftermath of Google’s major update to its algorithm, Panda, released earlier this year. Panda has caused huge …

‘Big Data’ Fuels Mohr Davidow Investments

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

A few weeks ago I was over at Sand Hill Road to meet with a group of startups funded by Mohr Davidow Ventures. The theme was “Big Data” and how these companies were using data to build their businesses. It was a …

Here Comes the Flood: Major VC Firms Funding Corporate Media Push into Social Media

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

Somewhat lost in Monday’s news because of Google’s acquisition of Motorola, Buddy Media, a New York startup raised $54 million at a $500 million valuation. Buddy Media helps corporations set up and run their presence on a wide range of social networks. …

Google Refuses Korean Real-Names Policy, but Imposes it on G+ Users

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

Google’s insistence that people use their real names on Google Plus goes against its official policy of refusing to comply with South Korea’s Real-Name verification law. The Korean law forces web sites with more than 100,000 visitors per day to force users …

Tom Foremski

Latest from Tom Foremski

Making AOL Look Foolish: Arrington Continues to Post Despite Losing Techcrunch Job

StartupWatch: Engine Yard Moves Beyond Rails To PHP

StartupWatch: A Trillion Line Spreadsheet – Manipulating Big Data

There’s a Hush in the Air…and a Burn Coming Up

Does The Sexuality of a CEO Matter?

Steve Jobs is Silicon Valley’s Babe Ruth, but Where’s the Next Generation of Leaders?

HubPages CEO on Google’s Panda: SEO Doesn’t Work

‘Big Data’ Fuels Mohr Davidow Investments

Here Comes the Flood: Major VC Firms Funding Corporate Media Push into Social Media

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