 | June 27, 2013 |
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Top HeadlinesOnline video network, Tremor Video, is going public with shares priced at $10. The lower than expected figure comes as investors watch the ad tech space ahead of other possible IPO's in the sector. Read More »ProPublica, which just hit its fundraising goal for a Kickstarter project aimed at investigating the rise in internships in the U.S., says there are a few key strategies for producing a successful crowdfunding campaign. Read More »Discovery Communications is working on a paid service that would let cable subscribers access new-ish episodes of shows from channels like TLC and Animal Planet. By the time the service launches, though, its model may not be appealing. Read More »There is no magic bullet that is going to "save newspapers," and that includes using native advertising and other forms of sponsored content in the print version, despite what one publishing executive would like to think. Read More »A controversial abortion bill was headed for passage by the Texas legislature, until a tweet helped kill it at the last minute. Read More »The Huffington Post is launching a French-language edition, Al Huffington Post Maghreb, in the Maghreb region of Africa -- Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. The site was inspired by events of the Arab Spring. Read More »Branch founder Josh Miller says he launched Potluck because while networks like Twitter and Facebook make it easy to share links, they don't allow for the kind of intimate conversation with friends he thinks many users are looking for. Read More »Barnes & Noble said in its earnings report Tuesday that it will stop manufacturing Nook tablets in-house. Big losses in the Nook segment dragged down the company's revenues for the quarter and the full fiscal year. Read More »Vine videos appear to be more popular than ever, according to a survey that looks how frequently they appear on Twitter. Read More »Germany's latest attempt to blackmail Google into subsidizing its news business fell short -- but the fact the Germans tried in the first place reveals a deeper malaise in Europe's news industry. Read More »One of the ways that some critics -- including those in the mainstream media -- seem to be trying to discredit the leaks about the NSA's surveillance program is to suggest that Glenn Greenwald isn't really a journalist. Read More »Scott Lamb, who laid the foundation for much of BuzzFeed, has left the company to begin a new, undisclosed project. Read More »At the start of Apple's price-fixing trial, it looked like the company stood no chance. Things look different now: here's an analysis and expert opinion about what happens next. Read More »Facebook is reportedly working on a mobile news-reading app. Details are scant, but according to a WSJ report, the current iteration of the app has a Flipboard-like interface. Read More »Follow paidContent:   |  |
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