Top HeadlinesThe Marketplace Fairness Act -- which will force online merchants to collect tax on behalf of other states -- passed the Senate on Monday. Read More »The new weekend editor at Gawker's auto-focused Jalopnik blog got hired because he was a knowledgeable commenter on the site, an example of how the feedback loop between writers and readers can pay off for blogs. Read More »YouTube is reportedly close to launching paid channel subscriptions on its site - and we've found a number of clues that hint at kids content being part of this initiative. Read More »Aereo, which sells $8 a month subscriptions to watch TV on mobile devices, has responded to lawsuits from broadcasters by filing an unorthodox suit of its own this week. The suit may be for PR purposes more than legal ones. Read More »There is a conventional wisdom in the media industry that micropayments for online content don't work, but Greg Golebiewski of Znak It says that this isn't true, and that media companies need to experiment with the model. Read More »Digital library distributor Baker & Taylor launched an app Monday that will let library patrons read ebooks on iOS and Android devices. Read More »The New York Times is launching a series of short, web-only documentaries with nonprofit Retro Report. The weekly 10- to 15-minute documentaries will run on the NYT's baby boomer blog and will examine events of the past. Read More »This week, famous faces, new shows and pleas for advertising dollars brought many web video companies to web video's version of TV's upfronts. Here are just a few of the biggest stories to emerge. Read More »The Washington Post posted discouraging earnings Friday, with revenue and circulation down from a year ago. Read More » |
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
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