paidContent - The NYT illustrates how not to take a compliment — send a cease-and-desist notice instead, and more for Thursday, May 23, 2013

May 23, 2013

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Top Headlines The NYT illustrates how not to take a compliment — send a cease-and-desist notice instead Twitter does the two-step, gets serious on security with new authentication feature Netflix may roll out 16 original shows, stand-up comedy specials next year Instructions on how to transform a comment troll into a human being Zite adds 7 new publishing partners; updates iOS app with Google Reader-inspired features Soo Meta, the Storify for online video storytelling, launches to the public Twitter tool lets brands sign up customers inside a tweet Penguin agrees to $75 million class action settlement in ebook pricing lawsuit Amazon’s new Kindle Worlds gives authors a way to sell fan fiction without legal hassles pC LIVE Podcast: How to monetize digital content: Advertising or paywall? From Cronkite to Couric: Internet Archive gets $1 million to expand TV news collection Six finalists in the book discovery Publishing Hackathon; winner to be announced at BEA Why racist, nasty comments are better than none at all New York Times CEO calls digital pay model “most successful” decision in years By Mathew Ingram May 22 2013, 6:06pm PDT The NYT illustrates how not to take a compliment — send a cease-and-desist notice instead The New York Times' legal response to a startup whose software allows publishers to replicate the look of the NYT's Snow Fall feature goes so far above and beyond a simple cease-and-desist it becomes ridiculous. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 22 2013, 3:47pm PDT Twitter does the two-step, gets serious on security with new authentication feature Twitter has finally joined other leading tech companies in offering two factor authentication. The move comes after high profile hacking incidents at the AP and other news outlets. Read More » By Janko Roettgers May 22 2013, 3:20pm PDT Netflix may roll out 16 original shows, stand-up comedy specials next year Netflix continues its competition with HBO by going into the stand-up comedy space. Altogether, the company may launch up to 16 original shows next year. Read More » By Mathew Ingram May 22 2013, 12:18pm PDT Instructions on how to transform a comment troll into a human being Comment trolls are often used as an example of why blog comments are a waste of time, but a recent series by the Climate Desk showed how they can quickly be turned into human beings. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 22 2013, 12:00pm PDT Zite adds 7 new publishing partners; updates iOS app with Google Reader-inspired features Personalized social reader Zite is updating its iOS app with more Google Reader-inspired features, and also added seven new publishers to its publisher program. Read More » By Janko Roettgers May 22 2013, 12:00pm PDT Soo Meta, the Storify for online video storytelling, launches to the public Soo Meta redefines video storytelling by turning Storify-like content curation into great-looking video slideshows. The platform even allows producers to add polls and quizzes to their videos. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 22 2013, 11:00am PDT Twitter tool lets brands sign up customers inside a tweet Twitter's latest ad product provides a call to action right inside a tweet -- showing the company is finally creating marketing tools closer to the "bottom of the funnel." Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 22 2013, 10:52am PDT Penguin agrees to $75 million class action settlement in ebook pricing lawsuit Penguin has agreed to pay $75 million to settle the ebook pricing lawsuit with consumers and states. Meanwhile, Apple and the Department of Justice are set to go to trial on June 3. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 22 2013, 9:40am PDT Amazon’s new Kindle Worlds gives authors a way to sell fan fiction without legal hassles Amazon Publishing is launching Kindle Worlds, a publishing platform that lets authors sell fan fiction based on properties like Gossip Girl. Amazon Publishing retains the rights to the works and will set the prices. Read More » By Chris Albrecht May 21 2013, 9:12pm PDT pC LIVE Podcast: How to monetize digital content: Advertising or paywall? From paidContent LIVE 2013, a re-broadcast of our panel featuring MLB Advanced Media, News Corp., Atlantic Media and ProPublica discussing digital monetization strategies. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 21 2013, 2:45pm PDT From Cronkite to Couric: Internet Archive gets $1 million to expand TV news collection The Internet Archive recently launched an ambitious project to collect and index all broadcasts since the start of television. This week it got a major boost. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 21 2013, 9:21am PDT Six finalists in the book discovery Publishing Hackathon; winner to be announced at BEA The six finalists of the Publishing Hackathon held over the weekend in New York focus on discovering books in new ways -- whether it's by browsing book jackets or getting recommendations based on your web browser history. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 21 2013, 7:45am PDT Why racist, nasty comments are better than none at all Many publishers treat obnoxious comments as a problem to be solved -- Above the Law takes the opposite approach, and embraces readers as they are. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 20 2013, 9:07am PDT New York Times CEO calls digital pay model “most successful” decision in years In a speech to Columbia business school graduates, the CEO of the New York Times described the company's role in media disruption. Read More » Follow paidContent:

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paidContent - pC LIVE Podcast: How to monetize digital content: Advertising or paywall?, and more for Wednesday, May 22, 2013

May 22, 2013

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Top Headlines pC LIVE Podcast: How to monetize digital content: Advertising or paywall? Yahoo swears it isn’t going to screw up Tumblr — but how realistic is that promise? From Cronkite to Couric: Internet Archive gets $1 million to expand TV news collection Brow.si wants to make mobile websites behave like native apps Six finalists in the book discovery Publishing Hackathon; winner to be announced at BEA Why racist, nasty comments are better than none at all Flickr gets revamp — with 1 TB of photo storage free — and Yahoo gets new NYC office Buying Tumblr might make Yahoo cool — but buying Pinterest might have made more sense New York Times CEO calls digital pay model “most successful” decision in years By Chris Albrecht May 21 2013, 9:12pm PDT pC LIVE Podcast: How to monetize digital content: Advertising or paywall? From paidContent LIVE 2013, a re-broadcast of our panel featuring MLB Advanced Media, News Corp., Atlantic Media and ProPublica discussing digital monetization strategies. Read More » By Mathew Ingram May 21 2013, 2:47pm PDT Yahoo swears it isn’t going to screw up Tumblr — but how realistic is that promise? Fans of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer say she shouldn't be blamed for the company's history of failed acquisitions -- but there are plenty of other reasons to be skeptical about Yahoo's $1.1-billion Tumblr deal. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 21 2013, 2:45pm PDT From Cronkite to Couric: Internet Archive gets $1 million to expand TV news collection The Internet Archive recently launched an ambitious project to collect and index all broadcasts since the start of television. This week it got a major boost. Read More » By David Meyer May 21 2013, 11:00am PDT Brow.si wants to make mobile websites behave like native apps The platform could give publishers a new tool in their quest to monetize online content. Not only does it let mobile websites issue push notifications, but it also introduces new real estate for ads. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 21 2013, 9:21am PDT Six finalists in the book discovery Publishing Hackathon; winner to be announced at BEA The six finalists of the Publishing Hackathon held over the weekend in New York focus on discovering books in new ways -- whether it's by browsing book jackets or getting recommendations based on your web browser history. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 21 2013, 7:45am PDT Why racist, nasty comments are better than none at all Many publishers treat obnoxious comments as a problem to be solved -- Above the Law takes the opposite approach, and embraces readers as they are. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 20 2013, 5:28pm PDT Flickr gets revamp — with 1 TB of photo storage free — and Yahoo gets new NYC office More news from Yahoo on Monday: The company is revamping photo-sharing service Flickr and is also opening a New York City office. Tumblr's employees, however, will remain at their current office. Read More » By Eliza Kern May 20 2013, 3:17pm PDT Buying Tumblr might make Yahoo cool — but buying Pinterest might have made more sense There are plenty of reasons why the announced Yahoo Tumblr deal makes sense for those companies. But Marissa Mayer might have seen a much greater payoff from acquiring Pinterest instead. Here's why. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 20 2013, 9:07am PDT New York Times CEO calls digital pay model “most successful” decision in years In a speech to Columbia business school graduates, the CEO of the New York Times described the company's role in media disruption. Read More » Follow paidContent:

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paidContent - Flickr gets revamp — with 1 TB of photo storage free — and Yahoo gets new NYC office, and more for Tuesday, May 21, 2013

May 21, 2013

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Top Headlines Flickr gets revamp — with 1 TB of photo storage free — and Yahoo gets new NYC office Buying Tumblr might make Yahoo cool — but buying Pinterest might have made more sense Marissa Mayer: Some Tumblr users “may never come to Yahoo,” and that’s OK New York Times CEO calls digital pay model “most successful” decision in years Distort puts a new twist on slow-mo, and on Revision3′s production How to make Twitter the ultimate news ticker Why Yahoo acquiring Tumblr for $1 billion makes a certain horrible kind of sense Crowdfunding a crack scandal — did Gawker go too far? By Laura Hazard Owen May 20 2013, 5:28pm PDT Flickr gets revamp — with 1 TB of photo storage free — and Yahoo gets new NYC office More news from Yahoo on Monday: The company is revamping photo-sharing service Flickr and is also opening a New York City office. Tumblr's employees, however, will remain at their current office. Read More » By Eliza Kern May 20 2013, 3:17pm PDT Buying Tumblr might make Yahoo cool — but buying Pinterest might have made more sense There are plenty of reasons why the announced Yahoo Tumblr deal makes sense for those companies. But Marissa Mayer might have seen a much greater payoff from acquiring Pinterest instead. Here's why. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 20 2013, 10:25am PDT Marissa Mayer: Some Tumblr users “may never come to Yahoo,” and that’s OK In an investor call Monday morning, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said Yahoo and Tumblr's audiences really don't overlap. She said that's fine: Yahoo users will be exposed to more Tumblr content, and Tumblr gets a new ad strategy and possible Flickr integration while remaining a separate site. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 20 2013, 9:07am PDT New York Times CEO calls digital pay model “most successful” decision in years In a speech to Columbia business school graduates, the CEO of the New York Times described the company's role in media disruption. Read More » By Liz Shannon Miller May 19 2013, 3:00am PDT Distort puts a new twist on slow-mo, and on Revision3′s production The upcoming Rev3 series Distort offers not only rich, compelling footage shot at high frame rates, but the on-camera presence of former Rev3 employees, who've struck an unusual deal for distribution. Read More » By Paul Armstrong, Guest Contributor May 18 2013, 1:30pm PDT How to make Twitter the ultimate news ticker Recent events, tragic and triumphant, emphasize the social web's role as a central source for disseminating breaking news. But getting the facts right continues to be a challenge, and a solution requires cooperation and technical innovation. Read More » By Mathew Ingram May 18 2013, 11:41am PDT Why Yahoo acquiring Tumblr for $1 billion makes a certain horrible kind of sense Fans of the social-blogging network might not like the idea much, but a $1-billion acquisition of Tumblr would arguably solve a number of problems for Yahoo -- and do the same for Tumblr CEO David Karp. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 17 2013, 5:20pm PDT Crowdfunding a crack scandal — did Gawker go too far? Gawker has just taken checkbook journalism to a whole new level -- asking the public to help buy a video tape that is likely to bring down the mayor of a major city. Read More » Follow paidContent:

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paidContent - Report: Yahoo’s board agrees to pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr, and more for Monday, May 20, 2013

May 20, 2013

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Top Headlines Report: Yahoo’s board agrees to pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr How to make Twitter the ultimate news ticker Crowdfunding a crack scandal — did Gawker go too far? Binge-watching forces “One Life to Live,” “All My Children” to cut back on new episodes Parakweet uses natural language processing to find value in your tweets When can a book be digital-only, and when does it need to be print too? How Google Music wants to take on Spotify, Rdio and Rhapsody By Laura Hazard Owen May 19 2013, 1:53pm PDT Report: Yahoo’s board agrees to pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr Yahoo's board has agreed to pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr, according to reports. Read More » By Paul Armstrong, Guest Contributor May 18 2013, 1:30pm PDT How to make Twitter the ultimate news ticker Recent events, tragic and triumphant, emphasize the social web's role as a central source for disseminating breaking news. But getting the facts right continues to be a challenge, and a solution requires cooperation and technical innovation. Read More » By Jeff John Roberts May 17 2013, 5:20pm PDT Crowdfunding a crack scandal — did Gawker go too far? Gawker has just taken checkbook journalism to a whole new level -- asking the public to help buy a video tape that is likely to bring down the mayor of a major city. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 17 2013, 12:50pm PDT Binge-watching forces “One Life to Live,” “All My Children” to cut back on new episodes When soap operas "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" moved online, it wasn't clear how fans would watch them. It turns out that most viewers are binge-watching -- so the soaps' production company is cutting back on the number of new episodes each week. Read More » By Eliza Kern May 17 2013, 12:00pm PDT Parakweet uses natural language processing to find value in your tweets Looking for a book suggestion? Culling information from your Twitter feed and turning that into accurate recommendations is harder than it looks, but Parakweet is looking to use natural language procesing to do just that. Read More » By Laura Hazard Owen May 17 2013, 8:24am PDT When can a book be digital-only, and when does it need to be print too? Book publishers discussed digital-first and digital-only initiatives at the Making Information Pay conference this week. Read More » By Janko Roettgers May 16 2013, 3:11pm PDT How Google Music wants to take on Spotify, Rdio and Rhapsody Google launched its own music subscription service Wednesday. Currently, it's not very different from all the other services out there. So how does it want to compete? Read More » Follow paidContent:

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