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Altimeter Group on Facebook

They are going to have to think about whether they can continue with the motto “Done is better than perfect.”

– Altimeter Group’s Susan Etlinger, talking about Facebook in the New York Times

A Ray of Light for the New York Times

in Media on May 14 at 11:38 am PT

In 2014.
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News Byte

Paid Newspaper Aggregator Ongo Shuts Down

in Media on May 8 at 1:12 pm PT

Ongo, a newspaper-backed startup that tried to sell digital subscriptions to a variety of publications, is shuttering after less than two years. The New York Times, the Washington Post and Gannett each put a reported $4 million into the company, but it never got traction with subscribers. Nieman Journalism Lab has a good exit interview with CEO Dan Haarmann, who blames Apple’s subscription policy, among other factors, for the company’s failure.

Another Big Newspaper Says Digital Ads Shrank Last Quarter

in Media on May 4 at 9:16 am PT

Last month the New York Times said its digital sales shrank. Today: a 7 percent drop for the Washington Post.
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Google’s “Rogue” Wi-Fi Engineer Seems to Be a Longtime “Wardriving” Developer

in News on May 1 at 3:00 am PT

New York Times reporters appear to have identified the Google engineer who designed a program that had the company’s Street View cars collecting personal info from Wi-Fi networks.
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Apple and Taxes: What the New York Times Missed

in News on April 30 at 11:01 am PT

Sunday’s New York Times story on the strategies Apple uses to minimize its tax bill missed a few key points worth considering.
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The Mythical Viewer

They all seem pitched toward the same mythical viewer, presumably the one prized by Internet advertisers, whose mind appears to be occupied with a sticky mix of celebrity gossip, blockbuster movies, video games, zombies, action sports and news of the weird.

– Mike Hale of the New York Times, writing about new channels on YouTube

New York Times Sees Digital Ads Droop

in News on April 19 at 6:10 am PT

The New York Times says its digital paywall strategy is a success with consumers. But its digital advertising business stumbled last quarter.
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Big Win for New Old Media

While it’s tempting to see the Huffington Post’s Pulitzer as a “big win for new media,” or something like that, the real story is that these organizations — the Huffington Post, the New York Times, the Washington Post — are becoming more like each other. Old media and new media are increasingly antiquated terms.

– Journalism professor Jay Rosen to HuffPo media writer Michael Calderone (via GigaOM)

Where Are the Family Plans for Web Apps?

in News on April 9 at 1:38 pm PT

The Internet treats us like we’re loners, but the fact is, we’re not. We have partners and families and kids. It’s very normal.
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New York Times Game Lets You Blow Up the New York Times

New York Times Makes Its Paywall Harder to Jump

in Media, March 20, 2012 at 6:19 am PT

Lying Apple Gadfly Mike Daisey Still Doesn’t Get It

in News, March 19, 2012 at 4:18 pm PT

Yahoo Sues Facebook for Patent Infringement, Which Social Network Calls “Puzzling” (Including Filing)

in News, March 12, 2012 at 1:15 pm PT

Here Come the First D10 Speakers: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Entrepreneur Sean Parker, Zynga’s Mark Pincus and More on the Red Hot Seat

in D10, March 9, 2012 at 10:40 am PT

Sequoia Leads $10 Million Round for Songkick

Group Commerce Adds CBS to Its Offer Roster

Social Networking Via Sergio Leone

So It’s the Kodak Strategy for Yahoo — The Last Refuge of the Vaguely Patented

in News, February 28, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Poke! I Choose You to Be My Seatmate.

in Social, February 24, 2012 at 10:05 am PT

Tweeting Every Meal

Ingredients of Communication

Kitteh Culture

New York Times Digital Subscription Numbers Grow 20 Percent

BSR Rebuts New York Times Report on Apple Supply Chain