172 posts and columns on The New York Times

The Failures and Fallacies of Mike Daisey’s Apple Attack and the Media

in Media on March 18 at 6:06 am PT

Now we have to start the conversation about Apple and Foxconn and workers’ rights all over again, this time with real, verifiable facts at our command. Is that so much to ask?
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News Byte

“Most People Would Be Disturbed if They Saw Where Their iPhone Comes From”

in Mobile on January 26 at 7:50 am PT

This according to a former Apple executive who tells the New York Times that the working conditions at the company’s overseas manufacturing partners are still sorely lacking. And while there have been improvements since Apple began auditing factories, there’s a lot more that can be done. Said another former Apple exec, “We’ve known about labor abuses in some factories for four years, and they’re still going on. Why? Because the system works for us. Suppliers would change everything tomorrow if Apple told them they didn’t have another choice.”

Speeding Up the Wire

AP chides reporters for tweeting about Occupy news before the news hits the wire bit.ly/rTpLzE So shouldn’t the wire speed up?!

– The New York Times’ (and former Facebook and Twitter product guy) Brian Stelter, in response to an email by Associated Press managing editor Lou Ferrara, reprimanding reporters for breaking news on Twitter before it hit the wire

Former DoubleClick Execs Create Groupon Competitor, But It's Not Exactly A Clone

in Commerce on March 9, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Think there’s already too many Groupon clones? Think again. Group Commerce, which is coming out of stealth today, has the pedigree and the funding to be a viable contender. What’s more, it is coming out of the gate running with four major publishing partners already signed up on its publisher platform.

Read All About It! But Don't Watch–The Grammys Tune Out Online

in Media on February 14, 2011 at 4:27 am PT

The Grammys generated a flurry of online interest last night, but the music industry’s biggest event of the year is AWOL this morning. Opportunity wasted.

Weekend Update, 4.26.09

in News on April 26, 2009 at 6:00 am PT

It was a banner week for earnings calls. Yahoo, Microsoft and Apple all got the liveblogging treatment on All Things D. First up, BoomTown’s anticipation for pistol-packin’ Carol Bartz’s first earnings appearance paid off when Bartz dropped the F-bomb, live and uncensored.
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Voices

Tying the Hyperlocal Knot

in News on March 27, 2009 at 12:07 pm PT

The Knot is launching 75 new localized sites in the hopes of reaching brides-to-be from Tampa to Tucson. David Liu, CEO of the wedding Web site, said the idea is to provide the “ingredients” that people planning weddings seek out. Brides are best served by content available in their specific location, he said. Likewise, wedding vendors want to advertise in bridal outlets that target a region.

Weekend Update, 3.21.09–March Madness Edition

in News on March 21, 2009 at 5:10 pm PT

Technically, the term refers to the frenzied flow of games and the intensity of the contenders for the NCAA Championship crown. But the NCAA doesn’t have a corner on “March Madness”–those descriptors work well in other instances, too. To wit:
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The Oscars: The Party's Moved Online

in News on February 22, 2009 at 3:18 pm PT

The Oscars this year will remain decidedly low tech: There won’t be any live online streams where you can watch the 81st Academy Awards. But the real party goes on around the Oscars, anyway, in Web site predictors, mobile apps and other interactive technology. Here’s a list of all that and more, as the Oscars kick off now.
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The Oscars: The Party’s Moved Online

in News on February 22, 2009 at 3:18 pm PT

The Oscars this year will remain decidedly low tech: There won’t be any live online streams where you can watch the 81st Academy Awards. But the real party goes on around the Oscars, anyway, in Web site predictors, mobile apps and other interactive technology. Here’s a list of all that and more, as the Oscars kick off now.
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Weekend Update 2.21.09

in News, February 21, 2009 at 10:14 pm PT

Do You Want a New Internet?

in News, February 17, 2009 at 2:48 pm PT

Fashion Tweets Ruffles Feathers

in News, February 12, 2009 at 11:57 am PT

(Long) Weekend Update, 1.19.09

in News, January 19, 2009 at 9:56 am PT

Apple CEO's Silence Says More Than His PR Team

in News, July 31, 2008 at 2:17 am PT

Blogger Sweatshop Revealed!

in News, April 18, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

TXTgop?

in News, March 31, 2008 at 11:20 am PT