but i do want to say, i have had been lucky enough to have a following and to be known, cara swisher, my partner had a following and was known. we had 15 other journalists who were working for us who also all had followings in their beats. and they all came with us. so we were able to hit the ground running and it is a great question, judy, whether somebody completely unknown, even somebody twice as talented as those of us who are better known, if you are not known at all, could you have raised money and go do this, that's a great question. i don't know the answer to that. >> the great thing about medium is that there is equal access to the platform. of course, you know, it seems obvious now but gone are the days where you needed a broadcast tower or a printing press to express your views or to conduct in publish yourself. so that's wonderful. now the talent will rise. and i do agree, not everyone is going to give, scale it into a large enterprise but what's clear is all of this opportunity, all of this choice is great for consumers of the news. they have to sift through it and hopefu

re/code's cara swisher is there. they have a partnership with nbc universal. good to see you again. you look a lot warmer than i am. >> well, it is a little foggy but it's beautiful. yesterday was stunning. >> it's beautiful. you are seeing a great lineup, including sheryl sandberg, martha stewart, gabby giffords. let's begin with the man of the moment, aol's ceo tim armstrong. he caused an uproar when he cited high costs birth as one reason to slash employee 401(k) benefits so what's the buzz out there? what are you hearing about what he said and have you talked to him yet? >> reporter: he's not here yet. i don't know if he's coming. i think he is actually coming. he was supposed to be onstage. not clear if he's going to be. he doesn't want to be distraction to the focus, which is women in the workplace. you know, i think people weren't very pleased with what he said. i thought it was really kind of such a badly said, and a mess but he did take it back. he did correct the situation which was good, and he did apologize which a lot of people don't do that very quickly. so i think tha

>> when cara swisher calls, you answer. you come. have a say in a conference like this that's devoted pretty much to women's issue and the empowerment of women in the workplace. i will do anything i can to complement that and to support it. >> now, you talked a little about this onstage, but what has been your secret to evolving and keeping up with so many different changing consumer trends and also technologies? how have you stayed relevant for so many decades? >> martha stewart living omnimedia is a media company. as such, we have to be totally informed about what's going on in technology, in media, and there is so much happening. there are so many new technologies that you have to know about. the pinterest, instagram, twitter, all of those are important and play a part in our business, actually. we are one of the most pinned magazines in the country, meaning our pictures, our imagery is pinned to millions and millions of different places. that's important because it gets our message across. >> i understand that martha stewart livi

cara swisher joins us right here onset with her take.k is suffering as a result. so what does it mean now for this widely held name? let's meet today's starting lineup. pete najarian on whether the correction is about to get a whole lot deeper. stephanie link on key earnings to watch. josh brown on where he sees opportunity today. john najarian on the surge of volatility and a surge it is. steve grasso on the floor. sarah on japan's correction and what it means for that trade. and paul richards on the state of china's economy, what that means to your money. that's where we do begin with stocks beginning this new month much like they ended the last one, sharply in the red.