Tuesday 30 April 2013

paidContent - Starting today, new episodes of All My Children and One Life to Live are airing online, and more for Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Starting today, new episodes of All My Children and One Life to Live are airing online

Two years after ABC canceled them, soap operas One Life to Live and All My Children are coming back to life online, with four new 30-minute episodes per week available on Hulu and iTunes. But soap fans who are not used to online viewing may not tune in.

Read More »

Weather Company unveils three new web series, offers “four-screen” ad opportunity

The Weather Company continues to expand beyond its core programming with new web series devoted to adventure and human interest. The new content comes as the company deepens its content and advertising strategies.

Read More »

Target to promote products endorsed by Wired, including Fitbit and Belkin WeMo

Target will sell electronics products endorsed by the editors of Wired in stores and online. Selections include the Square credit card reader, Fitbit and Belkin WeMo. Target also has an editorial partnership with CNET.

Read More »

Court backs artist in Rasta case: less copyright control for image owners?

When is the use of another artist's image "transformative" and when is it just copyright infringement? A major court ruling provides broader protection for appropriation artists.

Read More »

Huffington Post to launch in Germany with digital media group Tomorrow Focus

The Huffington Post will launch in Germany this fall. The company has already expanded to Canada, the U.K., France, Spain and Italy, and a Japanese edition will roll out May 7.

Read More »

It’s not just Tumblr — most social networks don’t understand original content

The trend among social networks to produce original content often ends badly, as Tumblr's shuttering of Storyboard showed. Here's where other big services, from Facebook to YouTube, are going wrong – or, in the case of LinkedIn, going right.

Read More »

Dear Diary: What’s the role of a personal journal in the digital age?

I started keeping my diary 15 years ago, before Twitter, Facebook and a deluge of email. In a digital era, personal journal-keeping has changed and adapted to the more technological world -- but those who privately chronicle their lives still find the practice useful.

Read More »

Banned in China: Bloomberg and New York Times say they had no choice

Should news outlets in China engage in occasional self-censorship for the greater good of reaching readers and projecting influence?

Read More »
Follow paidContent: