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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.

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Pervasive Software: Betting On A Big Data Hadoop Future

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

I recently met with Mike Hoskins, EVP & CTO of Pervasive Software, based in Austin, Texas. It’s an interesting company that combines a large legacy database management system with developing technologies for big data applications around the Hadoop database. Here are some …

The 800lb Gorilla: Spotify US Launch Is Just Days Away

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

[I’m in London this week following keynoting a conference for Omnicom’s European senior leadership teams. The following news was from a panel I moderated on Tuesday.] Spotify, the most successful music streaming service, has signed the remaining deals it needs with record …

MediaWatch: The Strange Joys Of Blogging

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

“I am no longer sure if I am in control of my blog, or if the blog could also be described as controlling me.” This line jumped out at me as I was reading Irving Wladawsky-Berger’s latest post: The Evolution of My …

Signs: It’s Not A Bubble Until…

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

I say Silicon Valley is in a boom period rather than a bubble. Others might disagree but everyone has some kind of warning sign to look for. For example: Mike Butcher, from Techcrunch Europe, Tweeted earlier: Signs of tech bubbles: Journos leaving …

Notes from 8th Innovation Journalism Conference

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

Last week’s 8th Innovation Journalism Conference produced a lot of interesting sessions and sparked a lot of ideas. This year David Nordfors, the founder of the conference and Executive Director of the Stanford Center for Innovation and Communication, opened up the conference …

TEDxSF: A Curation of People and Ideas

NEWS By TOM FOREMSKI15 YEARS AGO

I’ve been to several TEDxSF events but the most recent one felt like a breakthrough event because of the mix of people and talks, plus the new venue. The event was sold out with about 650 tickets for the Yerba Buena location, …

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