Monday 8 April 2013

paidContent - Flipboard is a giant iceberg lurking in the path of the media, and more for Monday, April 8, 2013

Flipboard is a giant iceberg lurking in the path of the media

Flipboard's recent update lets users create custom "magazines" and share them. For a large swath of the publishing industry, this provides a glimpse of what (for them) could be a grim future.

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Allen Stern, blogging pioneer and entrepreneur, passes away — we will miss you Allen

An early blogger and startup founder who had recently launched a new business focused on health and fitness, Allen Stern passed away last week and was remembered by his friends and blogging colleagues.

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Takeaways from The Raven, and other online shorts that went Hollywood

Short films released online have become an increasingly common way for filmmakers to break into the studio system -- the latest example being an upcoming action film produced by Mark Wahlberg.

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The UK moves to preserve its digital history, paywalled content (and some tweets) included

The U.K.'s legal deposit rules, which require publishers to submit copies of all publications to national and other major libraries, have been updated to cover everything from blogs to tweets.

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Long-form journalism site Longreads joins The Atlantic’s digital network

The Atlantic and long-form journalism site Longreads are teaming up in a partnership that will feature Longreads content across The Atlantic's digital properties. Longreads remains an independent site, and founder Mark Armstrong will retain full control over editorial content.

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Does Dish want to buy Aereo? Broadcasters would love to know

Dish has reportedly been talking to Aereo - but the satellite provider doesn't want broadcasters to know what those talks were about.

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When cancer stole Roger Ebert’s voice, Twitter gave him a new one

Film critic Roger Ebert talked about how much Twitter meant to him as a form of conversation, and his enthusiastic use of it as a way to connect with readers is a lesson to journalists of all kinds.

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Bloomberg adds Twitter feeds to financial platform on heels of new SEC rules

The financial company Bloomberg says it will add Twitter to its platforms now that the SEC has given a green light to companies to use social media to announce market moving news.

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