 | April 24, 2013 |
Daily Newsletter
Top HeadlinesWhile much of the attention during and after the Boston bombings focused on how one Reddit thread got things wrong, there were other important parts of the community that were doing good -- and even doing something approaching journalism. Read More »Financial markets briefly plunged after hackers took over the AP's account and reported a disaster in Washington. 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 »Google's published a blog post last week about "bad apples" in the ad industry. The meaning of the post is now clear: it was intended to rein in shady software, but also to send a message to other advertisers to clean up their act. Read More »Aereo, a service that lets you watch live TV on your phone, is going live in Boston on May 15. Read More »Churnalism, a new browser extension and website from the Sunlight Foundation, aims to help detect plagiarism online by checking content against Wikipedia and a database of press releases. But it won't pick up on plagiarism from other sources. Read More »The New York Times is no longer restricting non-subscribers' access to its video content. The move, which comes as the Times tightens other parts of its paywall, is part of the paper's plans to expand its brand in the video space. Read More »What can you learn from today's blogging elite? Check out this audio re-cast from our recent paidContent LIVE show to learn from some of the medium's masters. Read More »Twitter's love affair with television seems to know no bounds -- two recent deals with BBC America and Comedy Central will bring video clips inside users' streams, and more such deals appear to be in the works. Read More »Netflix made more than $1 billion in revenue for the first time in its corporate history last quarter. The company also used its Q1 results to announce a new $12 family plan. Read More »Want to know what happened last week at paidContent Live 2013? Here are links to transcripts of the sessions from New York. Read More »Tumblr is inching toward profitability with a new mobile ad offering, announced Monday. Ads will appear directly in the content streams on users' Android and iOS apps. Read More »It's now common practice for canceled shows to find their way to fans via digital means, but there's a big difference between uploading unaired episodes and truly coming back to life. Read More »Follow paidContent:   |  |
This message was sent to subbusmr.enjoyment@blogger.com because you subscribed on our website.
GigaOM, 217 2nd Street, Floor 4, San Francisco, CA 94105
