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Is Apple’s Tim Cook on the Money with Changing U.S. Tax Laws? My Thoughts on CNBC [VIDEO]

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Ben Parr| Leave a comment


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I dropped by CNBC this afternoon to discuss an issue that will dominate the headlines this week — a proposal by Apple CEO Tim Cook to simplify the tax laws regarding the repatriation of corporate cash.

Currently, Apple has more than $100 billion sitting overseas ($1.7 trillion is doing the same from the top 1000 U.S. companies) because of a rule that would tax that money by 35% before it can enter the U.S.

It’s a complicated subject that we discuss in depth. Check out where I fall on the issue below:


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Rocking Google Glass on NBC’s Press: Here [VIDEO]

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Ben Parr| Leave a comment

I dropped by NBC Bay Area recently for NBC’s Press: Here to interview some awesome people, including Hipmunk CEO Adam Goldstein and Zoosk CEO Shayan Zadeh.

But mostly, I dropped by to chat about Google Glass and see how distracting it would be to wear for an entire interview show. The verdict? “It wasn’t as distracting as I thought it would be,” said NBC’s Scott McGrew.

You can check out this week’s interviews below:






Ben Parr on NBC

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Mark Zuckerberg Is an Awesome CEO. Watch Me Explain Why on CNBC [VIDEO]

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Ben Parr| 1 Comment

I was on CNBC earlier today to answer the question, “Is Mark Zuckerberg In Over His Hoodie?”, facing off against Silverback Social CEO Chris Dessi.

My argument was simple: Facebook stock has been on the rise in the last six months, and replacing a founder with a manager at the CEO level is usually a disaster (just ask Apple).

Check it out and let me know what you think.


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My Thoughts on Apple’s ($130B) Stacks of Cash on CNBC

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Ben Parr| 2 Comments

Apple has $130 billion in cash, and nobody can seem to agree what the tech titan should do with it. That’s the impression I got from Greenlight partner David Einhorn’s recent suggestions that Apple deliver more of that cash to shareholders.

Of course, I had my own opinion on the matter, so I went on CNBC today to talk about it. Check out the video above, and let me know whether you think I’m in the right or the wrong.

Ben Parr on CNBC

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Can Facebook Graph Search Make Money? My Thoughts on CNBC

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Ben Parr| 1 Comment

By now you’ve probably heard about Graph Search, Facebook’s all-encompassing, natural language search experience that Zuckerberg calls one of the “three pillars” of Facebook (the other two being Timeline and Newsfeed).

It’s a major change for the social network (I’ll have more thoughts on it soon), but will search do the same thing for Facebook as it did for Google — aka make tons of money?

That was the question I was asked on CNBC today, along with Julia Boorstin and Social Internet Fund’s Lou Kerner. It turned into a lively debate that I’m still reflecting on.

Let me know what you think of Facebook Graph Search.


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My Thoughts on the Future of Tech on Bloomberg TV

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Ben Parr| Leave a comment

Bloomberg TV interviewed me at the Dublin Web Summit last week, asking for some of my predictions for what are going to be the future of tech. They also interviewed a few others, including the amazing Joe Green (Causes, NationBuilder) and David Shing (AOL’s Digital Prophet).

They didn’t have time to air all my predictions, but I’m glad they picked one of my favorites: biofeedback and technology enhancement of health. Check out the full video above if you want to learn more.

~ Ben

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Reacting to Steve Jobs’s Resignation

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Ben Parr| 2 Comments

Where were you when you learned about Steve Jobs resigning from his CEO role?

I wasn’t at my desk, blogging (otherwise I would have been the one to break the story). No, I was actually on ABC7 Live, the lifestyle show for the ABC Bay Area channel.

Actually, the resignation hit the wires during the middle of my interview, where I was discussing Facebook’s new privacy settings. The host, Lizzie Bermudez, shocked the hell out of me when she said asked me about it. Her producers told her through her earpiece in the middle of our segment.

Right after that, ABC asked me to go on air for their news program to react to resignation news. I’ve embedded that video below.

You have to keep on your toes in television, because you never know what is going to happen. My best wishes to Steve and to the Apple team as they go through this transition and Steve focuses on his personal issues.

Video below:

Update: Here’s my interview with Lizzie Bermudez.

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Talking About Facebook vs. Google+ on Bloomberg TV [VIDEO]

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Ben Parr| 6 Comments

Earlier today, I made an appearance on Bloomberg West. I had a great conversation with my friend Emily Chang about Facebook video chat, Google+ hangouts, and what Google has to do to be competitive with the king of social networking.

Check out the video and let me know how you think I did in the comments.

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