Wednesday 29 May 2013

paidContent - FT launches breaking news tool — “when 140 characters doesn’t cut it”, and more for Wednesday, May 29, 2013

By Jeff John Roberts May 29 2013, 5:00am PDT

FT launches breaking news tool — “when 140 characters doesn’t cut it”

The FT just launched a rapid-fire news service that consists of 100-250 word stories. The idea is to offer punchy news and analysis -- and ensure readers don't have to stray from the FT for their business news.

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By Mathew Ingram May 28 2013, 6:14pm PDT

The new writer’s dilemma: You wrote something really great — now, where do you put it?

With the proliferation of new publishing platforms -- and not just blogs or social networks, but also all-digital publishers like Medium, LinkedIn and the Huffington Post -- how does a writer decide where they should put their work?

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By Laura Hazard Owen May 28 2013, 5:34pm PDT

Liked Jane Eyre, hated the cover? Now designers can sell classic books with new jackets

A new initiative from DailyLit/Plympton, the Harvard Book Store and the Creative Action Network lets artists design custom covers for classic books, then sell the books in print and digital editions.

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By Janko Roettgers May 28 2013, 4:11pm PDT

Arrested Development premiere spurs piracy, pleas to expand internationally

Guess who else likes Arrested Development? Pirates, that's who. The new season of the cult show has been downloaded by 100,000 file sharers within a single day.

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By Laura Hazard Owen May 28 2013, 2:32pm PDT

Parents, toddlers lose it over Netflix’s decision to drop Dora

Netflix declined to renew its licensing deal with Viacom last week, leading to the loss of popular streaming kids' shows like Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants. Toddlers nationwide had a terrible weekend.

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By Jeff John Roberts May 28 2013, 11:45am PDT

Gawker editor defends crowdfunding crack video, calls out “timid” Canadian media

Gawker reached its goal of raising $200,000 to purchase a video of a big city mayor smoking crack. Editor John Cook explained on Tuesday the reasons for the controversial campaign in which the fate of the video is still unknown.

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By Mathew Ingram May 28 2013, 11:00am PDT

Circa hires Anthony De Rosa away from Thomson Reuters to expand its editorial ambitions

Circa, the San Francisco-based startup that creates news summaries for mobile users, says it has hired Thomson Reuters social-media editor Anthony De Rosa as its new editor-in-chief to expand its journalistic reach.

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By Laura Hazard Owen May 28 2013, 10:33am PDT

Kobo says the $170 Aura HD e-reader now accounts for “up to 27%” of its device sales

Kobo said Tuesday that the $170 Aura HD e-reader now accounts for over a quarter of its device sales. And, the company said, 15 percent of its new customers are from the United States.

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By Jeff John Roberts May 28 2013, 8:33am PDT

BuzzFeed partners with CNN, announces LA-based “social video” studio (Update)

Viewers got a first taste of a new partnership between BuzzFeed and CNN with a video clip that appeared on the viral site Tuesday morning. The deal also appears to involve syndicating YouTube content.

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By Liz Shannon Miller May 27 2013, 3:01am PDT

Binge-viewing Arrested Development Season 4: Patience required

Ostriches, Google cars, SNL cast members, cameos, Liza Minelli and so much narration -- the return of Arrested Development is finally here, and binge-viewing Season 4 this weekend revealed one of the densest seasons of television ever.

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