Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 12, 2011 at 4:38 pm PT
Cisco Systems always seemed a strange owner for Pure Digital, the company that made the Flip video camera. The biggest question left over from Cisco’s announcement that it will shut the Flip business down is this: Why didn’t Cisco try to sell it to someone else?
Liz Gannes in Social on November 19, 2010 at 10:06 am PT
Groupon has been slow or completely down for the last two hours. The leading daily deal site is today featuring a deal for half off at Nordstrom Rack (spend $25 and get a coupon worth $50). It’s a somewhat ironic situation given Groupon is known for physically overwhelming retailers with its armies of deal buyers.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 31, 2010 at 7:20 am PT
Jon Stewart’s problem with cable TV, brought to you by cable TV.
Kara Swisher in News on October 21, 2010 at 10:44 am PT
BoomTown had to park a badillion miles away from Facebook’s suburban HQ in Palo Alto, and hoofed it there for a press event that unveiled the sFund.
What’s that? A $250 million fund for social start-ups.
Party on.
News Byte
Peter Kafka in Media on August 13, 2010 at 7:10 am PT
Discovery Communications, which is spending a lot of money to launch a
new cable network with Oprah Winfrey, says it will be spending even more: Via an
SEC filing, the cable guys say they will increase their funding commitment from $100 million to $189 million. In return, Oprah promises to be more visible on the network. Which makes sense, since its the only reason people will want to watch something called “Oprah Winfrey Network”.
Peter Kafka in Media on July 28, 2010 at 3:30 am PT
Time Inc. likes to show off its iPad apps as a symbol of the company’s future. But inside the publisher, the digital editions have become a source of hair-pulling frustration.
That’s because the magazine giant has been unable to get Apple to let it sell and manage subscriptions for its iPad apps–much to Time Inc.’s surprise.
Kara Swisher in News on June 28, 2010 at 8:00 pm PT
Well-known modeling icon Tyra Banks has struck a partnership with Demand Media to create a new digital content brand focused on fashion and beauty.
The deal between the Santa Monica-based digital content maker and Banks’ Bankable beauty and entertainment company will include the development of a Web site, online video offerings and mobile applications.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 12, 2010 at 8:15 am PT
Are you a BlackBerry user who wants to Twitter, too? Hang tight: Research in Motion promises you’ll have an official app sometime soon.
Drake Martinet in News on November 21, 2009 at 12:30 pm PT
In tough economic times like these, even the biggest businesses get the urge to restructure, reorg and reshuffle. Kara reported on several big breakups (of the tech variety), including the separation of AOL from Time Warner. Even ICQ got into the mix.
