Topic: Rupert Murdoch

It Feels Like Acquisition Season

Every media company is trying to find a way to one up the other on the Web 2.0 front. Yahoo got playlist community Webjay, photo sharing community Flickr, and social bookmarks site Del.icio.us. Rupert Murdoch got social networking ...READ»

In Today's Papers

For the clip file: New Service From Amazon Offers Downloadable Films "Amazon.com, the leading purveyor of goods online, has started selling digital products, offering movies and television programs that can be downloaded and ...READ»

Sacre Blue! "Avatar" Propels News Corp Deep Into the Black

Rupert Murdoch owns newspapers that are making loads of cash. Seriously. READ»

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Marketing Tuesday: Will Murdoch Dilute the WSJ Brand?

"Readers can rely on this: The same standards of accuracy, fairness and authority will apply to this publication, regardless of ownership. Our reporters and editors feel an especially strong obligation because the Journal, from the ...READ»

Today in Most Innovative Companies

Daily news of note from our Most Innovative Companies, including Apple, Google, GE, and IBMREAD»

The Wall Street Journal: Niche Audience vs. The Free Public World

Lately, I've been reading a lot of news reports about Rupert Murdoch's intentions to lift the pay wall from The Wall Street Journal online and I've been wondering if this is a good idea. During the course of my research about the ...READ»

Murdoch Takes on Ticketmaster With "Foxtix"

The billionaire media magnate launches a Ticketmaster competitor in Australia. Will it soon challenge the ticket giant in the U.S. too?READ»

News Manipulator Rupert Murdoch Gripes About Google's News Manipulation

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 ...READ»

Rupert Murdoch Calls for the iPad to Kill Paper-and-Ink Newspapers

Rupert Murdoch's banging his "Google is a thief!" drum again in an interview at a National Press Club event. Then he praised the iPad. Then things got really freaky. Murdoch, News King, would like the physical newspaper to die.The ...READ»

News Corp's Murdoch Bites iTunes' Ankles

"We're in final discussions with a number of publishers, device makers, and technology companies. We will soon develop an innovative subscription model to deliver digital content to consumers wherever and whenever they want it," Murdoch said. Whatever it is, it will live or die by its payment method.READ»

Dorsal-Finned Rupert Murdoch Attacks Sad Arthur Sulzberger in CGI Deathmatch

A shark man! Cash cannons! Mexican stereotypes! A dance-off! The New York Times and Wall Street Journal could both learn a few things from Next Action Media about sexing up a dull story.READ»

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

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? Asustek's Dual-Screen E-Book, the Cheapest ...READ»

Rupert Murdoch Rumored to Be Launching Tablet-Targeted News Service

Tablets, apparently, are the new tabloids.READ»

The Greening of Rupert Murdoch

Attendees of last week's meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative were asked to make specific commitments toward advancing solutions to global problems such as poverty, religious and ethnic conflict and climate change. While Richard ...READ»

Wall Street Journal Charges $2 for iPhone Readers

The Wall Street Journal is set to begin charging $2 per week for iPhone readers, reports Paid Content. Rupert Murdoch said that other News Corp. properties may begin using a similar model, in which Fox shows would no longer be free on ...READ»

Success and Excess

People are reaching the top, using all of their means to get money, power, and glory - and then self-destructing. Perhaps they wanted success in the first place or didn't like what they saw when they finally achieved it.READ»

Editor of The Times Goes Online to Answer (Not Very Many) Questions on Impending Paywall

Following on from this morning's news that two of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers are to start charging, James Harding, editor of The Times, braved the Intertubes for a Q&A with his readers. Although there were no googlies ...READ»

Dow Jones; Protect the Journal

Dow Jones Co. Inc., owners of The Wall Street Journal, received an unusual and surprising offer this morning. According to CNBC, Rupert Murdoch and his company News Corp. offered $60 a share for all outstanding shares in order to ...READ»

U.S. Politics and World News collides with New Media

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Work/Life: The Mind of the Working Person, Part One: Perish the Thought

According to the new book “150 Best Jobs For Your Skills” by Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin, the highest-paid jobs these days are the ones which require, above all, thought-processing skills. Now, I always assumed we were ...READ»

Sustainability: When It Comes to Going Green, Bigger is Better

When it comes to the environment, we are constantly told that every little bit counts. But it's often hard to see what impact an individual recycling an empty soda can or turning down the thermostat a few degrees in winter really has ...READ»

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

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 ...READ»

Chapter Seven: From Ecology to Economy

Big Business and the Disconnect from ValueREAD»

Can "Freemium" Work? Babbel and WSJ Say No and One of Them Is Wrong

Babbel and The Wall Street Journal both turned away from the Freemium model this week. The outcome will be drastically different for each. Babbel, a language-learning site, came out of beta today with a surprise: It will be charge ...READ»