Marissa Mayer

Google's Marissa Mayer Assaults Designers With Data

Alissa Walker — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:27:27 -0400

The irony was not lost on anyone in attendance at AIGA's national conference in Memphis last weekend.

Google's Game Show: All About Facebook?

Jackson West — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:46:40 -0400

When Google threw a party at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco last Wednesday, the question that seemed to bedevil the press and analysts gathered was, "Why is Google throwing a party at the Game Developers Conference?"

Google's Lead Designer Doug Bowman Leaves for Twitter, Cites "Paralyzing" Lack of Design Focus

Alissa Walker — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:37:02 -0400

After three years as visual design lead at Google, designer Doug Bowman consumed his last free lunch at the Googleplex on Friday, and the word on the street is that he's heading to Twitter.

Behind the Scenes: Brin Creates First Google Holiday Logo--from Clip Art

Linda Tischler — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:43:20 -0500

The first Google doodle happened late on a Saturday night in 1999. As Marissa Meyer, Google’s chief experience officer remembers it, she was in the office at 3 a.m., trying to finish up some work before leaving on vacation when Sergei Brin came running in, all excited, shouting, “Marissa! Marissa! Look what I made!”

When we were out in Mountain View a while later, talking to her about a story on simplicity in technology, she told us how the Google doodles were born:

Hey, Kids! Doodle 4 Google! Win Prizes!

Linda Tischler — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:16:50 -0500

Any kid who’s ever been intrigued with Google’s playful holiday logo-decorating antics can now get in the act–with the potential for winning lots of loot for the best efforts.

Women in Tech: The Executives

Fast Company Staff — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:46:04 -0500

- Genevieve Bell
Director
User Experience Group
Intel

- Sandy Carter
VP, Service-Oriented Architecture & WebSphere Marketing
IBM

- Safra Catz
President
Oracle

- Susan DeckerPresident
Yahoo

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The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0

Saabira Chaudhuri — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:45:11 -0500

In the ever-evolving world of Web 2.0, women have often been pioneers, redefining the way we interact online. Fast Company tracked down the most influential of these. Our list wasn't chosen by star power, nor by career altitude. Rather, we feature the biggest innovators

Who she is: Lead developer and co-founder of social networking site Pownce.
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Most Influential Women in Web 2.0

Saabira Chaudhuri — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:45:04 -0500

We've heard the stats before -- only a quarter of those involved in computer and mathematical occupations are women. And yet, in the ever-evolving world of Web 2.0, women have often been pioneers, redefining the way we interact online. To give credit where it's due, we tracked down the most influential of these. Our list wasn't chosen by star power, nor by career altitude. Rather, we feature the biggest innovators.
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Marissa Mayer's 9 Principles of Innovation

Chuck Salter — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:14:58 -0500

1. INNOVATION, NOT INSTANT PERFECTION.

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