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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

Markets Fall: What Will Happen to the Silicon Valley Recovery?

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

Turmoil in global financial markets and economies is never good for Silicon Valley despite the fact that the regional economy has its own boom and boost cycles that operate on a different timetable. Currently, Silicon Valley has been booming, recapturing the trend …

WIMM Labs: An Internet of 1-Inch Screens

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

Today WIMM Labs launched a modular device that shrinks a PC behind a tiny color display screen with wireless connectivity and full day battery power. The company hopes it will become a platform for a broad range of applications, ranging from wrist watches …

Social Media is not Corporate Media

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

There’s a gold rush going on as legions of self-proclaimed experts are working with corporations to help them monetize the potential riches in exploiting social media. I look at the links and articles that social media “experts” are sharing all day long …

Altimeter Group Is Growing Like A Weed

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

I have a soft spot for the Altimeter Group, a pioneering band of consultants founded by the impressive Charlene Li, with a mission to educate corporate America about the value of listening and engaging with customers. It’s tough work. Wednesday evening we …

The Tamagotchi Nature of Social Networks

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

A significant part of my day is spent maintaining my profiles on my social networks: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and now Google+. Some of my time spent in these networks is genuinely useful but a lot of it is spent in housekeeping chores, …

The Media Mass Age, and the New Media Mess Age

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

You may have noticed that the media loves to cover the media — it’s a narcissism that is not unique to the profession but certainly more visible because of its ready means of expression. It’s partly media’s fascination with itself, that there …

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