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Conan O’Brien Explains TV’s New Rules (Video)

Peter Kafka in Media on May 24 at 7:49 am PT

“The days of, ‘I only want people to experience me at 11, on TBS’ — those days are over. … A whole generation is growing up that doesn’t watch television that way.”

Voices

Can Tumblr Turn a Profit?

Angus Loten, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 17 at 7:00 am PT

David Karp has focused on expanding Tumblr Inc.’s network of free bloggers for the past five years. Now, both he and his company are heading into a risky new phase: Making the site profitable.

Start-Up Domo Goes 100 Percent More Social Starting Today

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on May 8 at 1:22 pm PT

Business intelligence start-up Domo Technologies is today requiring all of its employees to boost their involvement on social media platforms as part of a huge eight-week case study.

News Byte

Tumblr President John Maloney Leaves

Peter Kafka in Social on April 27 at 5:03 pm PT

John Maloney, who has steered day-to-day operations at Tumblr for nearly four years, is stepping down. The company hasn’t announced a replacement for Maloney’s president slot. Maloney had previously employed Tumblr CEO David Karp at Urban Baby. Last week, Karp announced that his company, which has yet to generate significant revenue, would start selling advertising.