 | April 3, 2013 |
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Top HeadlinesRovio's Angry Birds Toons may very well be the first-ever mobile video show that reaches an audience of millions - but that doesn't mean that startups are having it any easier. Read More »I may disagree with them about the benefits of a hard paywall, or the wisdom of cutting 90 percent of the newspaper's blogs, but at least the owners of the Orange County Register are putting their money where their mouths are. Read More »Neil Vogel, an entrepreneur who created the Webby Awards, is the new CEO of About.com. He plans to increase traffic and add more flash to the site while sticking to its advertising-based business model. Read More »Have you checked out Vine recently? Legendary pop artist Prince has, with his record label filing a copyright notice with Twitter regarding videos on Vine. It seems like the general public might be giving Vine a serious look. Read More »Would you pay $10 a month to rewatch Gilligan's Island? Warner Bros. thinks some people will, and launched a video service to do so. Read More »MLB's At Bat app was accessed 6 million times on Monday, the first day of baseball's 2013 season. That's more than double the app's audience on Opening Day last year. Read More »Google+ is partnering with two companies, Gigya and Janrain, that provide social sign-in tools to thousands of websites. The move gives publishers and users another log-in option to Facebook Connect. Read More »It's a risky bet, but the new owners of the Orange County Register -- two entrepreneurs with no background in traditional media -- are pouring money and resources into the newspaper, and not just online but in print as well. Read More »A long-running debate over apps has taken a new turn with the rise of the mobile web and the proliferation of tablets. At paidContent Live on April 17, leading publishers will share their thoughts on whether the industry should embrace or abandon them. Read More »Kobo is now selling its e-readers directly through its website in the U.S. and Canada. Previously, customers had to go to third-party retailers to buy the devices. Read More »iOS RSS app Reeder is going free on Mac and iPad while it gets some updates. The app will live on after Google Reader dies, creator Silvio Rizzi says. Read More »In this podcast, we talk with Wool author Hugh Howey about his self-publishing success and how he arrived at a seven-figure, print-only deal with traditional publisher Simon & Schuster. Read More »Looking for a job in digital media? Each week we highlight some of the most interesting positions posted to paidContent's jobs board. Check out the latest gigs at media companies across the country. Read More »Netflix won't expand to another international market until the end of this or early next year, but the company is already looking for help to translate its site - giving us some interesting clues. Read More »ReDigi claims to offer a legal way for consumers to buy and sell iTunes tracks through its "music locker." In a stern court ruling, a judge said the service amounts to widespread copyright infringement. Read More »Fans of edgy animated fare just got a few more reasons to binge as Netflix has started to add cult classics from Adult Swim and Cartoon Network to its catalog. Read More »Founder Henry Blodget tells New Yorker magazine that Business Insider's audience is larger than many established financial news outlets, but the company also lost $3 million in 2012 or almost a quarter of its revenues. Read More »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. Read More »Follow paidContent:   |  |
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