Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 21, 2011 at 9:20 am PT
Can swords and knights keep up the social gaming giant’s momentum or not?
Peter Kafka in Media on October 7, 2011 at 9:37 am PT
Planning on spending Saturday in front of your computer, watching the Michael Jackson tribute concert stream on Facebook? Make a new plan.
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Peter Kafka in Media on September 29, 2011 at 10:34 am PT
To see the
Oct. 8 Michael Jackson tribute concert in person, you’ll need to spend up to $196 to get into the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Or you can hop onto Facebook: “F-commerce” company Milyoni says it will stream the concert live on the social network. Virtual tickets are $3.99 in advance or $4.99 the day of, via
this page.
Liz Gannes in Social on December 13, 2010 at 12:00 am PT
Although World Cup tweeting caused record high volume and infrastructure demands on Twitter, the most-discussed topic on Twitter this year was actually the Gulf oil spill, said the San Francisco-based company tonight.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 29, 2010 at 6:37 am PT
Last year Jackson’s death spurred a boost in Sony’s sales. But that’s over, and the trend line is pointing down yet again.
Kara Swisher in News on October 26, 2010 at 12:15 am PT
You have to hand it to the ego-soaked imagination of singer Kanye West, who has debuted what appears to be the longest music video of all time for his song “Runaway.”
It’s not just his Twitter rants that are wild, as you will find after digesting this gem–an art film, really.
Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 14, 2010 at 12:00 am PT
Singer Justin Timberlake might say he’s bringing sexy back, but a new lawsuit alleges online pornography companies are using his song to bring sexy a little too far.
Eleven record labels including Warner Bros. Records and Atlantic Records have filed a copyright-infringement suit over the use of songs like Mr. Timberlake’s “SexyBack,” Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” and Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop (Til You Get Enough)” by adult Internet sites.
Peter Kafka in Media on May 6, 2010 at 1:31 pm PT
The Dow dropping 1,000 points is a big deal, but it didn’t seem to be a wipe-out-the-Web-sized deal.
Kara Swisher in News on March 4, 2010 at 9:00 am PT
My 2010 start-up that passes the slightly-less-raised-eyebrow test is Groupon, a group-based social buying service that nabbed another $30 million in funding in December.
So earlier this week, I sat down with Groupon’s Midwesternly-nice Andrew Mason, 29, to talk about where the start-up is headed with its pile of dough and growing base of consumers who want to make a deal.
