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Scott McCartney, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Social on September 7, 2011 at 4:30 am PT
Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer for the rock band “Green Day,’’ was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight after he refused a flight attendant’s order to pull up his saggy pants. And then he did what celebrities do when they do dumb things, he tweeted about it.
Peter Kafka in Media on April 19, 2011 at 9:23 pm PT
The 99-cents-a-week service looks like the kind of thing that could drive the New York Times and the Associated Press batty. Instead, they’ve signed on for a piece of the action.
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Voices in News on February 3, 2011 at 2:45 pm PT
The Associated Press Board of Directors today
approved the formation of an independent entity, the News Licensing Group, to track and police the online use of content from AP and its members and to make sure the publishers get paid. The new company will build on the licensing, distribution and tracking duties of AP’s existing News Registry, and is expected to launch this summer.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 18, 2011 at 6:02 am PT
Hard to believe it took this long to become a trend, but there you go: Another Web publisher embraces beautiful, screen-hogging photos. Sort of like TV….
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Peter Kafka in Media on January 12, 2011 at 11:05 am PT
Good to get this one cleared up before the 2012 election: The Associated Press has settled its copyright case with artist Shepard Fairey, who used an AP photograph to create the once-famous
Obama “Hope” poster in 2008. The case has been worth watching for digital types because it hinges on the concept of “fair use,” but an
AP press release notes that “neither side surrenders its view of the law.” The two sides will work together to generate revenue from the poster and related images, and Fairey plans on making more stuff using AP photos, with the news group’s permission.
Kara Swisher in News on May 18, 2010 at 1:00 pm PT
Yahoo–in a clear attempt to get deep into the social content space and better compete with both AOL and Demand Media–announced the acquisition of Associated Content.
Sources close to the situation said the price was $90 million in cash, which is a solid outcome for Associated Content, a start-up that found itself in an increasingly crowded space for cheaper content.
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Drake Martinet, Intern, All Things Digital in News on May 7, 2010 at 4:05 am PT
Never heard of Demotix? Don’t feel too bad, its founder says it’s a common problem. The London-based journalism start-up now operates in over 190 countries and territories and describes itself as a “street journalism” wire service. Our talk with founder and COO Jonathan Tepper gets into detail about how to do journalism and (hopefully) turn a profit.
John Paczkowski in News on March 15, 2010 at 10:55 am PT
Microsoft added a bit more to its Windows Phone 7 Series story at its MIX10 event this morning, revealing some of the mobile operating system’s features and detailing how developers can write software for it. While it’s obviously far too early to make any big declarations about it, the OS certainly seems competitive–and compelling.
