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Symantec CCO Pforzheimer leaves company

Brittaney Kiefer May 20, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA: Symantec CCO Harry Pforzheimer has departed the company after less than a year as its communications chief.

KEF America hires Waggener Edstrom to reach new demographic

Lindsay Stein May 15, 2013

MARLBORO, NJ: Audio speaker manufacturer KEF America has selected Waggener Edstrom as its PR agency partner to help the brand engage a younger audience.

Hotwire opens San Francisco office

Lindsay Stein May 15, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO: UK-based communications agency Hotwire has expanded its US presence with the launch of a San Francisco office.

Bounds steps up at Facebook as Yu moves to Pramana

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook's Tucker Bounds is taking on communications and public policy director Larry Yu's responsibilities after Yu left the social network to join Sean Garrett, Brandee Barker, and Brian O'Shaughnessy at their firm The Pramana Collective.

Edelman taps Paluska as global chair of tech practice

Lindsay Stein May 01, 2013

NEW YORK: Edelman has appointed Joe Paluska, former VP of global communications and public policy at Better Place, as global chair of its technology practice, effective May 27.

Lowdown: Chinese tech companies lag in media coverage

Brittaney Kiefer April 01, 2013

Despite China's growing economic clout, the country's technology companies still have a way to go to catch up with US tech competitors in terms of coverage.

CMO Q&A: Anand Chandrasekher, Qualcomm

Lindsay Stein April 01, 2013

Qualcomm's Anand Chandrasekher talks to Lindsay Stein about being in the mobile technology game for almost 30 years and newfound success.

Start Me Up: Gui.de

Sarah Shearman April 01, 2013

In essence, Gui.de turns the Web into TV, collecting RSS feeds from sites to create free video channels. Text content is delivered by avatars, with images and videos also appearing in newscast-style streams.

What I do: Robert Scoble, Rackspace

Sarah Shearman March 01, 2013

Rackspace's evangelist talks to Sarah Shearman about the importance of personal relationships in a digital world.

Film festival puts new technology center stage

January 25, 2013

A partnership with the Palo Alto International Film Festival helped Kaazing and AOR Grayling Connecting Point raise awareness of the company's new live data communication platform for web and mobile.

Yahoo promises not to 'screw up' Tumblr

Brittaney Kiefer May 20, 2013

Just as Facebook assured users nothing would change when it acquired Instagram last year, Yahoo promised to keep Tumblr the same when it buys the blogging service for $1.1 billion.

Gawker focuses on Kinja with Valleywag relaunch

Lindsay Stein April 22, 2013

Gawker has relaunched its Silicon Valley gossip blog Valleywag. But this time, the snarky site is focused on reader engagement.

Tech comms heavy hitters unveil firm's name

Lindsay Stein March 14, 2013

Sean Garrett, former VP of communications at Twitter, revealed the name of the tech PR firm he co-founded with fellow West Coast PR luminaries Brandee Barker and Brian O'Shaughnessy in a Tumblr post today.

Mason departs Groupon post with trademark style

Brittaney Kiefer March 01, 2013

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason left his role with the same irreverent humor that is sprinkled throughout many of the site's daily deal descriptions.

RIM rebrands with BlackBerry 10 launch

Brittaney Kiefer January 30, 2013

Research in Motion is changing its name to BlackBerry as the company introduces the BlackBerry 10 OS and attempts to reinvent itself.

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