8 posts and columns on David Kaplan

David Kaplan Analyzes OS X Lion Wallpaper From a Physics Perspective

Apple has once again altered the Universe according to their whim. They moved/removed many stars, and got rid of a whole galaxy.

David Kaplan, assistant professor of physics at the University of Milwaukee, says Apple made a few adjustments to the default desktop wallpaper in OS X Lion

Today's Daily Cord-Cutting Denial: Viacom

in Media on November 11, 2010 at 1:33 pm PT

We know the drill by now: Cable company exec speaks in a public setting, gets asked about “cord cutting” and says he can’t see it. Cue disbelief.

Nick Denton's New Yorker Profile–The Video Version (Bonus! One Paragraph Version, Too)

in Media on October 11, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

The New Yorker’s new profile of Nick Denton is good! And also long: Here’s the Gawker Media boss in his own words, in seven minutes. Or if you’re in a real hurry, you can read the two-sentence version.

Playboy’s New Web Bet: Ditch the Naked Ladies

in Media on May 6, 2010 at 9:41 am PT

Odds are, even if you really enjoy looking at naked ladies on the Internet, you don’t spend much time thinking about Playboy. So what about a Playboy site that doesn’t feature naked ladies? Not a terrible, idea, really. But not a novel one.

Time Warner Makes It Official: AOL Spinoff Is Coming

in Media on April 29, 2009 at 9:40 am PT

It’s hard for Time Warner to have been clearer about this, but there’s still a bit of confusion out there about the company’s plans to spin off AOL. Maybe this will clear it up: Time Warner told the SEC today that it intends to spin off AOL.
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Barry Diller: IAC’s Web Ads Really, Really Cratering

in Media on February 3, 2009 at 11:41 am PT

You’ve got to come up with a truly awful number to make people take notice of just how bad your ad business is doing these days. But IAC’s Barry Diller tried his best today: He says his company’s display ads may be down 50 percent this month.