 | April 26, 2013 |
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Top HeadlinesMarco Arment sees a bright future for read-it-later services, and says that Instapaper's acquisition by Betaworks will allow it to get some new features that he hasn't had time to add. Read More »New media incubator Betaworks has acquired Marco Arment's popular read-it-later platform Instapaper. Betaworks acquired Digg last year, and the firm is focusing on both short-form and long-form content companies. Read More »Blip used to be just another video hosting site trying to compete with YouTube. These days, it's looking very different - and it's getting ready to take on cable TV. Read More »Amazon delivered its Q1 2013 earnings report Thursday afternoon, beating analyst expectations. In its release, which comes a day after renewed reports of an Amazon set-top box, the company highlighted its original television programming initiatives. Read More »The New York Times is planning new lower-priced digital subscriptions for certain types of digital content. Executives provided some -- but not many details on the company's earnings call. Read More »Google has published new numbers that show how governments around the world are asking to remove more content from services like YouTube than ever before. Read More »Citia, a New York-based startup formerly known for its ebook apps, is expanding into new content areas. The company is behind Snoop's new "Reincarnated: Track Notes" app, out today, and is also expanding from iPad to iPhone and the web. Read More »Dallas-based book startup BookShout has raised $6 million in its second funding round. When the company launched, it allowed users to import their Nook and Kindle books onto the platform, but that function has been turned off. Read More »The New York Times's latest quarterly earnings estimates slightly missed analysts' expectations. The company also announced a new plan to offer a variety of new, lower-priced digital products. Read More »TV is fundamentally changing from a linear delivery model to a world in which apps compete with each other, and Netflix is spending billions to be part of that future. Read More »One thing that emerged from our media conference was that there is no single solution when it comes to the future of content, or the monetization of media -- and that is probably a good thing. Read More »Tumblr wants users to discover content by themselves, rather than pushing it out to them. The updates to its iOS app Wednesday are aimed at helping users share and save Tumblr posts. Read More »While 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 »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 »Follow paidContent:   |  |
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