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RIM’s Marketing Chief Resigns

8:00AM March 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

WSJ is reporting that Keith Pardy, RIM’s Chief Marketing Officer, has resigned and will leave the company over a six-month transition period. WSJ’s sources cite “personal reasons” but given the timeframe, the BlackBerry PlayBook is expected to release soon (and BlackBerry needs a bonafide hit), it’s a peculiar move that may speak to RIM’s growing problems. [WSJ]


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The View Atop The Googleplex: Growing Pains, Google Music, Nerd Fights

7:20AM January 28, 2011 | Brian Barrett

ThisThere’s a lot to absorb in Businessweek’s massive look at the top of Google’s executive food chain. But the juicy bits are extra juicy. More »


Palm’s CEO Will Email You, Too, But What’s He Really Saying?

5:30AM March 28, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

With new Steve Jobs emails surfacing everyday, someone thought to send Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein a personal note. His chipper response is not necessarily what you’d expect from somebody who’s been watching his company crumble into a pile of dust. More »


10 Rock Star Tech Execs You’ve Never Heard Of

3:30AM September 29, 2009 | The Business Insider

You know the names Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates — the giants behind Apple, Facebook and Microsoft. But at those companies and others, there’s a whole class of executives kicking rear without due recognition. More »