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Does Google's Magazine Make It a Media Company?

Aha! Google is caught with ink on its hands. Then Google *must* be a media company after all, right? The truth is not that simple.READ»

Apple Plays “Cat and Mouse” with Competitors

I was in Istanbul working with a group of technology executives from around the Middle-East/ Africa region and we were talking about the habits of breakthrough strategic thinkers. To get the conversation going, I decided to show a ...READ»

Magazine Industry Not Dead Yet?

As you may know, every Monday on its back business section page, The New York Times posts its media metrics. There you can find which movie killed at the weekend box office (Avatar, obvs), which pop stars are on heavy download ...READ»

Automated AOL News: Heralding the Future of Online News Writing?

AOL's CEO Tim Armstrong has just launched his company into a world of controversy (nothing new there, then) by promising to "spark a revolution." In what? In online news reporting: He's got plans to automate it, kind of. Try not to ...READ»

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The Future of Media is Murky

This decade has spurred on a lengthy requiem for print media, a lament indicated in part by countless blogs covering media news, as well as news items reporting the downsizing of newsrooms. And if Wednesday's hour-long expert panel ...READ»