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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

    Latest articles by Eric Johnson

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    ‘Re/code Decode’: Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo Is Starting a New Company in the Spring‘Re/code Decode’: Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo Is Starting a New Company in the Spring
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    “I don’t want to do something that I’ve done before.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    How to Listen to Podcasts: A Guide That Still Has to Be Written in 2015How to Listen to Podcasts: A Guide That Still Has to Be Written in 2015
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    With lots of GIFs and pictures.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Who Had the Better Dating App Parody, ‘Saturday Night Live’ or YouTuber Ryan Higa? (Poll)Who Had the Better Dating App Parody, ‘Saturday Night Live’ or YouTuber Ryan Higa? (Poll)
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    Settle in for two very funny videos with a shared premise.

    By Eric Johnson
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    ‘Re/code Decode’: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Says We’re Not in a Bubble (Full Video)‘Re/code Decode’: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Says We’re Not in a Bubble (Full Video)
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    “This definitely doesn’t feel like a bubble. It’s maybe foam, but not a bubble.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    Allow Me to Re/introduce Myself ... I’m Eric Johnson, Re/code Radio ProducerAllow Me to Re/introduce Myself ... I’m Eric Johnson, Re/code Radio Producer
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    We’re having great fun with “Re/code Decode” and “Re/code Replay.” But you ain’t heard nothing yet.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Ricky Van Veen, CollegeHumor Co-FounderRicky Van Veen, CollegeHumor Co-Founder
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    By Eric Johnson
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    ‘Re/code Decode’: CollegeHumor’s Ricky Van Veen Says Mark Zuckerberg More Powerful Than Rupert Murdoch‘Re/code Decode’: CollegeHumor’s Ricky Van Veen Says Mark Zuckerberg More Powerful Than Rupert Murdoch
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    “What used to be ‘surfing the Web’ is now ‘surfing Facebook.’”

    By Eric Johnson
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    The Decode Series: Ricky Van Veen, CollegeHumor Co-FounderThe Decode Series: Ricky Van Veen, CollegeHumor Co-Founder
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    By Eric Johnson
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    ‘Re/code Decode’: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Talks Paris Terror Attacks, San Francisco Politics‘Re/code Decode’: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Talks Paris Terror Attacks, San Francisco Politics
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    “We saw the worst in humanity through these senseless acts, but we also saw the very best in humanity.”

    By Eric Johnson