Ina Fried in Mobile on March 23 at 5:20 am PT
Aiming to make sure its workers are familiar with the products they regulate, the Federal Communications Commission has set up a gadget library inside its walls. We got a glimpse inside.
Ina Fried in Mobile on September 22, 2011 at 5:00 am PT
While many libraries are now checking out e-books and digital audiobooks in addition to physical media, the Eau Claire library is taking things a step further by lending out iPads.
News Byte
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 20, 2011 at 10:01 am PT
Amazon just eliminated one of the biggest differences between the Kindle and competing e-readers. It said today
it will be rolling out the Kindle Library Lending feature later this year, allowing customers to borrow books for free from more than 11,000 libraries in the U.S. Other e-readers and e-book services have allowed books to be checked out from the library for some time. Amazon said library books will be available both on Kindle devices and through the Kindle’s mobile apps.
Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on February 22, 2011 at 4:21 pm PT
Get out your library cards: Now you can wirelessly download electronic books from your local library using the Apple iPad or an Android tablet.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 2, 2011 at 1:31 pm PT
Myspace’s time with News Corp. is coming to an end.
Then again, it’s been headed that way for quite some time–it’s just that News Corp. is now being that much more forthright about it.
Kara Swisher in News on January 16, 2011 at 4:15 pm PT
SnagFilms, the online video distribution site for professional documentaries, has nabbed $10 million in funding from Comcast’s investment arm and New Enterprise Associates, and will also now be distributing fictional independent releases.
That and the new investment giving SnagFilms a valuation of $50 million should be big news at the 11th Sundance Film Festival, the famous independent film gathering opening in Park City, Utah, on Thursday.
Kara Swisher in News on December 9, 2010 at 5:02 am PT
While the news has been be out there for a month, Miramax officially confirmed this morning that former News Corp. exec Mike Lang was named CEO of the Hollywood movie company.
What will be interesting about that for digital content players will be to see exactly what the man who was deeply involved in deals to buy the Myspace social networking site and also create the Hulu premium video service will do with Miramax’s rich trove of more than 700 award-winning films in its movie library.
Peter Kafka in Media on November 23, 2010 at 9:59 am PT
A couple of months ago AOL laid out $65 million for video distributor 5Min Media. What did it get for its money?
A lot of video! And a new executive, too.
