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    If WIlliam Morris hires wireless controversarian Peter Adderton, can they afford the requisite helicopter?

    Former Amp'd Mobile CEO Peter Adderton has reportedly landed a new job, says Rafat Ali, as president and CEO at talent agency WIlliam Morris's new-media division, Agency 3.0. (William Morris later confirmed the hire via press release.) Adderton got the gig likely because of the mobile-video hit "Lil Bush," which eventually ended up on Comedy Central. But in our hearts, Adderton will always be the guy who burned through Amp'd's $360 million funding in just two years. Where did investors' money go? More »

    3:40 PM on Thu May 22 2008
    By Nicholas Carlson
    626 views, 6 comments

    Latest by suckerdbyampd: PeterKarma buddy thats all i got to say you got yours coming. Mike ReedOwnerOf now BankruptForward Mobility llcYour Largest Distributor in more »

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    Ex-Amp'd CEO Peter Adderton plots his next move

    If at first you don't succeed, be Peter Adderton. Ever since Amp'd Mobile, the troubled wireless carrier, messily declared bankruptcy in June, Adderton, its former CEO, has been trying to plot his own exit strategy. A rumored deal with Qualcomm never materialized, which makes us equally suspicious of MoCoNews's report that Adderton is "close" to joining Clearwire, the broadband-wireless Internet service provider. Why Clearwire would want to get entangled with Adderton isn't clear. Granted, Amp'd Mobile had a hit in "Lil Bush," the mobile-video series that made the jump to the boob tube on Comedy Central. But most ISPs fare poorly in the content business. And even if Clearwire really wants to make a go of it, is Adderton the best possible partner?

    8:57 AM on Fri Aug 10 2007
    By Owen Thomas
    546 views, 6 comments

    Latest by nedkelly: i see this roo is already working on his next start up. but there's trouble brewing back here in sydney, more »

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    Peter Adderton's Amp'd exit strategy

    If you're an Amp'd Mobile subscriber, you're officially out of luck at midnight, when Amp'd stops providing customer service. Not that the bankrupt wireless carrier was providing much before. The Amp'd FAQ page, for example, tells customers that they can use their phones with Sprint and Verizon Wireless — but those carriers are telling would-be subscribers that the models are incompatible. There's no graceful exit from Amp'd, in other words. Unless you're former CEO Peter Adderton. Here's how he's planning a comeback, according to a well-placed source. More »

    4:19 PM on Mon Jul 23 2007
    By Owen Thomas
    8,223 views, 15 comments

    Latest by JxMLT: I guess I contributed to Amp'd Mobiles bankruptcies; I had my phone from them almost 2years, never paid a bill more »

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