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About Dan Farber
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    Dan Farber is editor in chief of CNET News. Dan has more than 20 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering technology. He joined ZDNet in 1996, and led the development of ZDNet's worldwide network of more than 70 technology-focused sites. Prior to joining ZDNet, Dan served as vice president and editor-in-chief at Ziff-Davis' flagship computing news publications, PC Week and MacWeek. He was also a founding editor at MacWorld and part of the editorial staffs of PC World and PC Magazine.

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Dan Farber

Dan Farber is editor in chief of CNET News. Dan has more than 20 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering technology. He joined ZDNet in 1996, and led the development of ZDNet's worldwide network of more than 70 technology-focused sites. Prior to joining ZDNet, Dan served as vice president and editor-in-chief at Ziff-Davis' flagship computing news publications, PC Week and MacWeek. He was also a founding editor at MacWorld and part of the editorial staffs of PC World and PC Magazine.

  • Singing Elvis, Wii lightsabers top Kara Swisher's holiday list

    At a Churchill Club event, All Things Digital's Kara Swisher shows CNET News Editor in Chief Dan Farber some new tech ideas for the holidays. Swisher demonstrates Wii Star Wars Lightsabers, a...

    Videos | November 21, 2008 8:37am PST

  • Walt Mossberg picks hot holiday gadgets

    At a Churchill Club event, The Wall Street Journal columnist Walt Mossberg shows CNET News Editor in Chief Dan Farber new gadgets consumers might want to consider buying for the holidays....

    Videos | November 19, 2008 5:46pm PST

  • Choosing Yahoo's next CEO

    At a Churchill Club event, Wall Street Journal columnist Kara Swisher tells CNET News Editor in Chief Dan Farber whom she'd pick to succeed Jerry Yang as Yahoo's chief executive. The AllThingsD...

    Videos | November 19, 2008 2:38pm PST

  • Programming note: Politics meets tech

    In the next few weeks, CNET and CBS will be tag teaming the Democratic and Republican national conventions surfacing technology issues as they pop up. Dan Farber has all the details and ways you...

    Blog posts | August 15, 2008 6:46pm PDT

  • TripIt, getting organized for travel

    Dan Farber and Rafe Needleman sit down with Gregg Brockway of TripIt.com, a Web site that helps travelers organize and share their travel itineraries.

    Videos | June 27, 2008 9:21am PDT

  • Daily Debrief: Yahoo turns the page

    News.com's Charles Cooper and Dan Farber discuss the aftermath of the company's long-awaited reorganization news.

    Videos | June 27, 2008 9:21am PDT

  • FriendFeed, the glue for social networks

    Dan Farber and Rafe Needleman interview Bret Taylor, co-founder of FriendFeed.com, a Web site that enables friends to instantly share and discuss everything they find interesting on the Internet.

    Videos | June 25, 2008 12:42pm PDT

  • Scaling fast-growing Facebook

    Jonathan Heiliger, vice president of technical operations at Facebook, talks with CNET News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber about devising the infrastructure to support the social network's...

    Videos | June 23, 2008 2:37pm PDT

  • Daily Debrief: Yahoo's health checkup

    In Thursday's Daily Debrief, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi and Dan Farber discuss the state of the company more than four months after Microsoft's takeover bid. What do all the recent staff...

    Videos | June 12, 2008 3:50pm PDT

  • Breaking down Microhoo, more

    CNET News.com's Dan Farber and Charlie Cooper discuss Jerry Yang, Yahoo, and the company's possible future partnership with Microsoft. They also explore Bill Gates' legacy at the company he...

    Videos | May 30, 2008 3:44pm PDT

  • Who's behind 1938 Media?

    CNET News.com Editor In Chief Dan Farber talks with Loren Feldman, the founder and president of 1938 Media. They discuss the creation of the video production company, which is gaining notoriety,...

    Videos | May 29, 2008 4:48pm PDT

  • Staying current with Microhoo

    CNET News.com's Editor in Chief Dan Farber and Charles Cooper discuss the tangled web that is Microsoft and Yahoo. Also, they delve deeper into the latest news and speculate what the near future...

    Videos | May 19, 2008 11:50am PDT

  • A rundown of 'L'affair Microhoo'

    CNET News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber takes a few minutes to highlight the key points in all the corporate maneuvering of Microsoft's would-be acquisition of Yahoo and gives his take on where...

    Videos | May 8, 2008 1:10pm PDT

  • JavaFX's day in the Sun

    Dan Farber has some information about JavaFX from the JavaOne keynote today. It sounds like it wasn't a great day for demos but that we're starting to get a better picture of JavaFX and what the...

    Blog posts | May 7, 2008 12:22am PDT

  • Moving beyond Microhoo

    News.com's Dan Farber and Ina Fried discuss how the deal fell apart and where the two companies go from here.

    Videos | May 5, 2008 11:20am PDT

  • Is the Web 2.0 economy in limbo?

    CNET News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber and reporter Caroline McCarthy wrap up the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco and discuss the current Web 2.0 boom and how long it will be sustained.

    Videos | April 25, 2008 11:20am PDT

  • Benioff takes stock of software shifts

    The Salesforce.com CEO weighs in on cloud computing, an uneasy economy, and why Microsoft is still a dinosaur.

    News items | March 17, 2008 4:00am PDT

  • Ray Ozzie bringing 'syncromesh' to the Web

    Guest post: Dan Farber, Between the Lines alumnus and founding editor-in-chief of ZDNet, is editor-in-chief of CNET News.com. Ray Ozzie has a history of trying to break through software and...

    Blog posts | March 6, 2008 1:10pm PST

  • Transition time at ZDNet

    This will be my last post on Between the Lines and ZDNet for a while. I am moving over to head up our sister CNET Networks site News.com starting today. My talented, experienced, incisive and...

    Blog posts | February 19, 2008 11:35am PST

  • Vertica brings higher speeds to ad hoc queries

    Michael Stonebraker has a history of database breakthroughs. He was a founder of Ingres, Illustra, Cohera and StreamBase Systems. He also served as CTO of Informix and helped develop Postgres....

    Blog posts | February 19, 2008 8:32am PST

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