Monday 1 April 2013

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Intelligent Content: Soon your media will know you better than you know yourself

Though tablets and ebook readers are now mainstream, the revolution in the way they display content – and how that content will be generated dynamically – is yet to come.

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My Drunk Kitchen sobers up as Hannah Hart gets ready to hit the road

Thanks to a successful Indiegogo campaign, Hannah Hart of My Drunk Kitchen will be touring around the nation -- while also trying to redefine her brand beyond "the girl who drinks and cooks."

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The deal Goodreads should’ve struck (hint: it wasn’t with Amazon)

Goodreads, the popular social network and review site for book lovers, is now part of Amazon. Imagine if it had instead paired up with Readmill, which offers a superior user reading experience.

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Authors Guild warns of monopoly in Amazon’s purchase of Goodreads

Amazon's purchase of Goodreads, an influential and independent social network for book lovers, is drawing fire from the Authors Guild.

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Generation Mooch? Why 20-somethings have a hard time paying for content

Having grown up with a wealth of news and information at our fingertips for free, my generation of 20-somethings is heading into adulthood without much experience paying for that content. The question is, will content providers ever turn us into paying customers?

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“First do no harm”: My interview with Amazon and Goodreads on the future of Goodreads

In an interview Thursday, Goodreads CEO Otis Chandler and Amazon's VP of Kindle content Russ Grandinetti stressed that Goodreads will not change for the worse following its acquisition by Amazon.

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Charter to antenna maker: don’t tell our customers about cord cutting

Charter rejected an ad that tells people how to get over-the-air TV without paying for cable. Maybe cord cutting is a threat, after all?

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“Recommended for you”: the fight to decide what you read next

There is a growing battle between content engines -- which suggest stories for you to "read next" -- over access to publishers' pages. The outcome will matter for publishers, readers and the future of "native advertising."

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