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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

    Latest articles by Eric Johnson

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    Two things people get wrong about Snapchat, and two things Snap got wrong building its businessTwo things people get wrong about Snapchat, and two things Snap got wrong building its business
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    Upfront Ventures managing partner Mark Suster analyzes the mobile-social upstart on Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Why flying cars are the future of military transportationWhy flying cars are the future of military transportation
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    Christopher Kirchhoff, who until recently worked at the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley office, says the tech is almost ready for primetime.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    How relationship therapist Esther Perel would advise Melania TrumpHow relationship therapist Esther Perel would advise Melania Trump
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    Based on what she knows about him, Perel isn’t interested in having the president as a client.

    By Eric Johnson
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    ‘Somebody should make’ a new BlackBerry-like phone, says BlackBerry CEO John Chen‘Somebody should make’ a new BlackBerry-like phone, says BlackBerry CEO John Chen
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    Not him. But somebody.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Outside Magazine Executive Editor Axie Navas: Yep, we’re getting more politicalOutside Magazine Executive Editor Axie Navas: Yep, we’re getting more political
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    The magazine has been critical of Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Donald Trump’s views on immigration.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Will Facebook be regulated?Will Facebook be regulated?
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    Recode’s Kurt Wagner and The Verge’s Casey Newton recap what happened when Mr. Zuckerberg went to Washington.

    By Eric Johnson
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    YouTube tech reviewer Marques Brownlee is the most famous person you wouldn’t recognize in publicYouTube tech reviewer Marques Brownlee is the most famous person you wouldn’t recognize in public
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    Brownlee’s YouTube channel MKBHD has amassed nearly six million subscribers — and big tech companies are paying attention.

    By Eric Johnson
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    People are finally ‘waking up’ to tech’s dark side, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman saysPeople are finally ‘waking up’ to tech’s dark side, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman says
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    “Silicon Valley as a whole has lost its purpose,” Stoppelman says on the latest Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson
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    What Clinton adviser Jennifer Palmieri learned from 2016: ‘Women hold themselves back.’What Clinton adviser Jennifer Palmieri learned from 2016: ‘Women hold themselves back.’
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    Hillary Clinton thought her own life story was unimportant, Palmieri says on Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson
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    This week on Too Embarrassed to Ask: The YouTube shooting, Spotify’s IPO and a Facebook-Cambridge Analytica updateThis week on Too Embarrassed to Ask: The YouTube shooting, Spotify’s IPO and a Facebook-Cambridge Analytica update
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    Recode’s Kara Swisher, Teddy Schleifer and Kurt Wagner explain some of this week’s biggest stories.

    By Eric Johnson