Pilgrim’s Picks for April 3 – Executive Shuffle Edition

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 by Andy Beal

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Pilgrim’s Picks for April 3 – Executive Shuffle Edition

I don’t know about you, but I’m glad we get to put April Fools day behind us for another year. At one point, I was so skeptical about the legitimacy of the news, I wouldn’t even believe what I published myself!

A sense of order has return to the world. Unless of course you happen to be an employee at DoubleClick.

Yahoo’s VP of video and music applications Ian Rogers is leaving the company to launch Topspin Media.
RWW has study on the platforms we use for sending messages on Twitter. 56% use the web page, 8% instant messenger, and 7% Twhirl (my favorite). Missing from the data? How long each user has been on Twitter. I suspect new users start with the web interface before migrating to a third-part app.
China officials have promised the media will get uncensored internet access for the Beijing Olympic Games.
Former Citysearch CEO Briggs Ferguson is joining Idearc as its President of Internet/Web products and pay-for-performance advertising.
Add LinkedIn’s Company Profile pages to your list of competitive intelligence tools.
Michelle Greer has details of a new mobile publishing platform coming from WordPress.