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“Music Everywhere”: Spotify’s “New Direction”

Peter Kafka in Media on November 28, 2011 at 4:59 pm PT

Daniel Ek and the music labels take a cue from cable TV. An educated guess: We should hear about it at Wednesday’s press conference.

On The Verge of a New Tech Site, Which Finally Debuts

Kara Swisher in Media on October 31, 2011 at 7:18 pm PT

Tonight at 1 am PT, techies who have nothing else to do — that would be me! — can click onto a brand new tech site called The Verge.

Flipboard and Condé Nast Partner in Brand Ads Deal on Social Reading App

Kara Swisher in Media on July 24, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Social reading app Flipboard has partnered with magazine giant Condé Nast to offer a slew of magazines with branded advertising from major marketers.

Time Warner's Jeff Bewkes: We Love Netflix! They Can Have All Our Old Stuff!

Peter Kafka in Media on May 4, 2011 at 12:55 pm PT

An olive branch, offered in a back-handed way, to Reed Hastings and company. Who seem glad to take it, by the way.

Video: Steven Levy Talks About Google Book "In the Plex"

Kara Swisher in News on April 21, 2011 at 6:15 am PT

Earlier this week, BoomTown interviewed longtime author and tech journalist Steven Levy about his new book, “In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives.” I met Levy at the Plex in question–the Googleplex–to chitchat about what he learned after being embedded at the Borg, um, search giant for years.

Wired's Newest iPad Issue Boasts Its Best Feature Yet: Free

Peter Kafka in Media on April 15, 2011 at 6:40 am PT

Remember when iPad magazine apps–and Wired’s app in particular–were big news? That was a year ago. Now Wired and Adobe want you to take another look, without charge.

Despite the Quake, Japan's Internet Connections Are Going Strong

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on March 12, 2011 at 8:50 am PT

The combination of the worst earthquake in memory and Tsunami wave hasn’t managed to cut Japan off from the Internet, one of the few bits of good news. Though as the Internet research firm Renesys reports, there has been some damage to key undersea cables.

Condé Nast Digital Head Sarah Chubb Out

Peter Kafka in Media on February 7, 2011 at 12:47 pm PT

This shouldn’t be a shock, given that Condé Nast has been reorging and restructuring its digital operations for a couple of years now: Condé Nast Digital head Sarah Chubb is leaving the company after 20 years. She hasn’t announced a new job; Condé says it will announce a replacement “in the coming weeks.”

Rupert Murdoch Gives Guests a Sneak Peek of Tomorrow's "Daily" Tonight. Here's What They'll See.

Peter Kafka in Media on February 1, 2011 at 6:31 am PT

The best ticket in town is the one that gets you into the News Corp. CEO’s apartment for a look at his long-awaited iPad newspaper tonight. I don’t have one! But I’ve got a pretty good idea of what his guests get to gawk at.

People Like iPad Magazine Ads! (Says iPad Magazine Company)

Peter Kafka in Media on January 24, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Have you bought an ad in an iPad magazine in the last year? Then you’re in luck! (The problem: Not enough people have bought iPad magazines in the last year.)