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Google Limits Free Access to Google News ... Kind Of

Dan Macsai — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:49:44 -0500

Today's Vision of Tomorrow: Circulation Stats, News Corp. Say Bits Replace Ink for Newsprint

Kit Eaton — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:06:37 -0500

Remember back in olden days when a story would break and the chief at the local daily would yell, "Stop the presses!" Well, they've finally stopped. And in the future, most of our newspaper content will be delivered via digital tech. Here are the stories today that point the way:

Newspaper Circulation Lower Than You Think

Hara Scores Big With News Corp Energy Management Deal

Ariel Schwartz — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:20:12 -0500

Earlier this week we designated Hara as one of our 10 green startups to watch, and now the company has hit it big with a deal with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. The environmental and energy management software startup was chosen by the $30 billion media company to assist in its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2010.

Will Hulu Get a Pay Wall in 2010?

Kit Eaton — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:56:35 -0400

Looks like the concept of paying for online content is getting a boost from a slightly unexpected quarter: Rumors are abounding that free Internet TV portal Hulu will erect at least a partial pay wall sometime next year.

News Manipulator Rupert Murdoch Gripes About Google's News Manipulation

Kit Eaton — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:51:10 -0400

Rupert Murdoch is so concerned about the future of traditional (i.e. his) news publishing at the hands of Google, he's launched paid Web newspapers via an online club. But if Google's so evil, why doesn't he block its Webcrawlers?

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Murdoch Launches £50 Special Features "Club" to Save Newspaper

Kit Eaton — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:17:59 -0400

Back in August we heard the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper was to try out paid-membership clubs to try to drive up revenue, but now Rupert Murdoch has jumped on the idea. Yesterday saw the launch of Times+--a special features section to the site.

Three E-Readers That Could Change Publishing Forever, and One That Won't

Kit Eaton — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:40:42 -0400

Okay, we know the e-book revolution is just fomenting beyond the horizon, soon to sweep the publishing world. But which electronic devices will be at the vanguard, and which ones won't?

'Internet Manifesto' Outlines Web Journalism's Information Revolution

Clay Dillow — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:42:42 -0400

All great revolutions need great manifestos, and a group of influential German bloggers have delivered one, nailing their 17 theses on the future of journalism in the Internet age up in the most public of forums. Signed by 15 of Germany’s more popular online voices, the Internet Manifesto’s articles mostly take aim at old media doctrine, ranging from generalizations like “the Internet is different” to more specific notions like “Copyright becomes a civic duty on the Internet.”

Could Paid Online Member's Clubs Save Newspapers?

Kit Eaton — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:27:43 -0400

The U.K.'s The Guardian newspaper is about to try an alternative model to charging for online content that sounds infinitely more digestible: Bonus content "member's clubs."

Ad-supported Content, Out: Paid Content, In?

Kit Eaton — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:09:33 -0400

According to a new survey published by private equity company Veronis Suhler Stevenson, consumers are getting wise to advertising and are choosing to avoid it. In 2008, for the first time, people used more paid content than ad-supported stuff.

NPR Faces the Future With Web Site Revamp, iPhone App

Kit Eaton — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:11:10 -0400

NPR's always been a kind of hybrid animal existing alongside conventional radio stations in the U.S. But the rise of the Internet has threatened public radio's future just as much as its commercial brethren. So, like all good wild beasts, it's evolving.

Disney CEO Hints at Online Movie Store. Why It's a Wonderful World of Wrong

Kit Eaton — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:20:11 -0400

Disney's CEO Bob Iger let something interesting slip yesterday: Disney might be planning a subscription-based Web site offering movies, TV shows, and games. It looks like Disney, once a staunch DRM advocate, might really embrace the Web.

Who Are the CEOs of Hogwarts?

Kevin Ohannessian — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:30:04 -0400

Scrape away all of the wizardry, and the sixth Harry Potter film is about a company that unites behind a leader to defeat its foes. Which got us thinking about the real world wizards of finance and technology, and how they would map onto the characters in the film. In short, who in the business world is equivalent to our cast of heroes and who deserves the title of He Who Must Not Be Named?

Rupert Murdoch, Wireless Provider Interest Confirms the Rise of the E-Book

Kit Eaton — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:30:40 -0400

It's clear that e-books are the future of printed works, even if right now Amazon's Kindle is the only device that demonstrates the power of the new medium. But with news that Rupert Murdoch wants in on the scene, and with Verizon being courted by e-book makers, it looks like the triumph of the new tech is assured.

10 Questions that Media Companies Should Know the Answer To

Kyle Austin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:46:42 -0400

Blackout Beginning for TBS: Could they have responded on the Web or via Mobile Devices?

Kyle Austin — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:31:00 -0400

Fans across the nation (especially Red Sox Nation), many whom had just sat through Turner Broadcasting System’s (TBS) pregame for Game 6 of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) American League Championship Series (ALCS), prepared for the fist pitch between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday night – only to be greeted by a sitcom, which stopped airing new shows more than six years ago.

Joe the Plumber Gets His Fifteen Minutes on the Tube and on the Web

Kyle Austin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:30:46 -0400

Can the Wisdom of the Crowds Help Us Through the Downturn?

Kyle Austin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:52:05 -0400

My Name is Kyle Austin and I'm an expert blogger for FastCompany.com (as of today). I can promise there won't be any ten step programs in our ensuing conversations. Unless, it is ten steps on how to survive the market meltdown and ad budget cuts, which surrounds us.

The Box Score

J.L. August — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:30:40 -0400

Myspace, the Sequel

Ellen McGirt — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:30:39 -0400

Chris Dewolfe, the lanky, shaggily hip CEO of Myspace, is holding his last meeting of the day from a prone position, a collection of long limbs stacked on a tiny red love seat. The early evening powwow, taking place in the cramped office of his senior communications director, is interrupted when I come crashing in to say good-bye.

Fake Wall Street Journal Hits the Stands

Saabira Chaudhuri — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:42:49 -0400

A parody of the Wall Street Journal hit news stands early today, creating enough of a stir to get the real WSJ snapping up copies in at attempt to get them off the streets.

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