Gizmodo: kara swisher

John Pac Stole Mossy's iPhone!?

Brian Lam — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:06:11 EDT

This is getting crazy. I just got a tip that someone spotted Walt Mossberg picking up Ruths Chris takeout while talking on an iPhone. Walt Mossberg Tips! This video from John Junior of All Things D makes it look like he snuck into pappa bear's cabin to shoot some footage. Maybe while WM was eating some steak. A funny clip. (If you are one of those Apple fans who has a sense of humor.)

UPDATE: Walt Writes..

Just FYI, I haven't been in a Ruth's Chris steakhouse for ten years.
Walt

Walt-spotting rumor smashed?

I need a vacation. –Brian Lam
Thus Spake iPhoneathustra [Via Kara S. And thanks for the Walt Spotting, tipster. Don't get too close, he's much quicker than he looks!]

Jobs v. Gates: The Movie

Wilson Rothman — Thu, 31 May 2007 08:03:30 EDT

What we thought might be a Showdown at Carlsbad was, in reality, a love-in at the Four Seasons. Steve and Bill had good times, reminiscing and talking about the future. There was Beatles music to harmonize to (though Yoko was mercifully nowhere to be found). Jobs even revealed that he and Gates had been secretly married for years. (Wait, he was kidding?) Enjoy the video. – Wilson Rothman

D: Notebook [WSJ]
Live Rumble: Bill Gates vs. Steve Jobs vs. Swisher vs. Mossberg [Gizmodo]

George Lucas Shooting Star Wars Ep 7 At D5 Party?

Wilson Rothman — Wed, 30 May 2007 10:40:00 EDT

Here's George Lucas playing director at last night's fifth annual All Things Digital kickoff party in Carlsbad, CA. Yes, that's right, Lucas is holding what appears to be a Flip Video camera which apparently belongs to event co-producer Kara Swisher, the woman to the Jedi master's immediate right. You know, we knew Lucas was all for replacing film with digital video, but this might be taking things too far.

Stay tuned for more All Things D coverage as our main man Brian Lam tackles All Things Mossberg. Not literally. We hope. – Wilson Rothman

"Exclusive" D5 Party Photos [All Things D]

All Things D: If You're Going, Let's Meet Up

Brian Lam — Thu, 24 May 2007 16:55:17 EDT

Hey, I'll be stopping by Kara Swisher and Mossy's All Things D conference in a week, and I was wondering who else is going? You know, journalists, and other mortals beside, uh, Steve Jobs, George Lucas, Bill Gates, and Jeff Hawkins. Let's meet up.

It's going to be a big day for the tech world, news wise, and It'll be nice to see friendly faces while I report it. Yes, lots of news, and more importantly, it'll be a very high signal to noise ratio. Why? Because unlike CES and many other shows, the speakers are invite only, per Walt and Kara, with no input by the sponsors. And lots of them are holding news just for that day. I can feeeeel it.

And of course, there's the main event: The Steve and Bill show, which promises to be at least stimulating conversation between the proud geeks. Or something of a schoolyard tussle. Or extremely awkward and silent. I hope Mossy and Swisher force them to writhe under the pressure of 20,000 leagues of hard questioning. Like a squid assaulting an iron submarine. It would be a shame to have them up there together just for friendly chatter. But even that should be riveting.

Anyhow, if you're going, email me. Let's grab a drink and toast the Godfather for getting the two geek titans together on stage, or at least shake hands. – Brian Lam

Mossberg Sassy and Blogging on the All Things D Site

Brian Lam — Wed, 02 May 2007 17:07:43 EDT

While Pogue was on vacation with the fam, Mossberg moved into his new internet home on the All Things Digital website. The site isn't only an archive of 2 years of his WSJ columns. He's got roommates: Kara Swisher, and the swarmy, talented John Paczkowski. And the Godfather is ready to slum it up in the Tech Blog ghetto.

On the blog:

We want to be first, and sassy, but also well sourced and accurate. We will offer lots of opinion and analysis, but plenty of fact as well.

So far, Mossy isn't updating often, but there's potential here: With a one minute lead time, so you can expect him to scoop more often, and he's already flexing a more conversational tone. I'm not saying the Mossburger is going to start whipping out F-Bombs, but the read is more relaxed, more in line with his personality.

My favorite piece so far is the message to shareholders, analysts and other bloggers who are giving Apple a hard time about being late on Leopard. His take is exactly my take: It's better to be late than early and shitty. Maybe that analysis applies to the arrival of his blog as well.

[Note: The website says "occasional musings from Walt", so there's no intent to be a minute by minute tech blogger, but I'd still welcome more content.] Either way he's got to start posting more often, and more quickly as news breaks if he wants the blog to be more than an electronic weekly column. As anyone who has made the move from standard journalism to the fast world of blogging knows, it's very difficult to be both first while keeping the polish that longer lead mediums afford with copy editors, fact checkers, and extra minutes for reporting. That is, unless you're powerful enough to delay product launches til you have time to review. Either way, more posts, please.

Kara, who writes things more in tune with Valleywag, has no problem letting her energy run around on the site.

John is a fresh face here. I mean that in more ways than one. He's been writing for the Mercury News since 1997, and by appearances here, that means he's been a columnist since the age of 8. He's the site's young gun, possibly here to provide the stereotypical blog snark while everyone else keeps their hands clean. Check out his post on the Digg meltdown, complete with Photoshop doodle of Kevin Rose. His posts come fast, hard, and with wit to spare. (I'll be stealing jokes liberally, Johny.)

It looks like a force to be reckoned with, as Calacanis and Valleywag have noted. I have a question, though: Where's Katie B's blog?

Walt and Company, we welcome you to the trenches. Mind your step. – Brian Lam

Mossblog [All Things Digital]