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Electronic Arts Pressured to Outperform in Soft Videogame Market

in Commerce on February 1 at 12:32 pm PT

Electronic Arts will be under pressure to report strong financial results this afternoon after the industry experienced a disappointing holiday period.
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With Burn Note, Self-Destructing Emails Vanish After They’ve Been Read

in News on January 31 at 10:03 am PT

A new email service promises to expunge any trace of email exchanges after a note has been read. But, in the age of digital data, is anything ever really erased?
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These Boots Are Made for Tracking: GPS Technology Comes to Shoes

in Commerce on January 30 at 9:03 am PT

The souped-up shoes are aimed at caretakers who need to monitor people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. However, they raise some technical — and legal — questions.
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Digital Turning Point

We believe that America is at a major digital turning point. Simply, we find tremendous benefits in online technology, but we also pay a personal price for those benefits. The question is: how high a price are we willing to pay?

– Jeffrey I. Cole, director of the Center for the Digital Future, after a 10-year study by the Center incorporating more than 100 major issues involved in the impact of online technology in the United States

Digital Game Revenue Wasn’t Enough to Offset Broader Industry Declines in Q3

in Commerce on December 20, 2011 at 5:37 pm PT

Revenue from mobile and social games, among other categories, is growing, but not at a fast enough clip to offset the declines witnessed in the traditional games market.
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New York Times Starting CEO Search Without a Search Firm

in Media on December 15, 2011 at 6:17 pm PT

But they are using one to fill a board seat vacated in June. Draw your own conclusions.
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The Louis C.K. Window

in Media on December 12, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

Louis C.K. isn’t the first performer to sell directly to his fans using the Web. But if he wants to, he can keep working with Big Media, too. Clever.
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An Apple Gift for the Holidays: Free Beatles (Book) on iTunes

in Media on December 9, 2011 at 3:32 pm PT

You’d have to be a Blue Meanie not to enjoy this.
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No Launch Date in Sight for Polaroid’s Lady Gaga Goggles

in Commerce on December 8, 2011 at 9:42 am PT

Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah! Roma-roma-mamaa! Ga-ga-ooh-la-la! Where’s your slick product?
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The Rise of Google, the Ascent of Facebook and the Decline of Everyone Else

in Media on December 5, 2011 at 12:33 pm PT

Very reasonable bet: Google + Facebook will own 50 percent of the Web ad market by the end of this month.
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iPad Magazine Readers to Publishers: More, Please

in Media, November 20, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Just How Much Damage Did Netflix Really Do to Itself?

in Media, October 24, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

You’re Spending More Time Than Ever Watching Web Video. But You’re Not Watching For Long.

in Media, October 12, 2011 at 11:52 am PT

Hulu Sale Is Debated

in Voices, October 9, 2011 at 6:47 pm PT

Amazon’s Tablet Test Starts Now

in Media, September 28, 2011 at 3:55 am PT

Netflix Content Boss Says Price Hike Isn’t a Price Hike, But Is a “Radical Change”

in Media, September 15, 2011 at 12:08 pm PT

Netflix Cuts Its Guidance by One Million Subscribers

in Media, September 15, 2011 at 4:17 am PT

Another 2008 Flashback: Ad Spending Already Contracting

in Media, September 12, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

Pandora Wants to Pump You Up

Miramax Taps NBCU Vet Beth Minehart for Digital

Warner Music Group Gets a New Boss

in News, August 19, 2011 at 12:01 pm PT

EA’s Sims Social Comes to Life on Facebook

in Commerce, August 18, 2011 at 9:05 am PT

New York Times Ad Dollars Still Shrinking, but Digital Subscriptions Might Be Working

in Media, July 21, 2011 at 6:02 am PT

June Gloom Hits Videogame Industry

in Commerce, July 15, 2011 at 8:43 am PT

Digital Videogame Sales Rally as Physical Revenues Expect More Declines

in Commerce, July 11, 2011 at 12:06 pm PT