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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.
PaidContent  5 hours ago:

Knewton teams up with Macmillan to bring adaptive learning beyond K-12 and higher ed -

Knewton, a New York-based adaptive learning startup, has partnered with education publisher Macmillan.
PaidContent  6 hours ago:

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.
PaidContent  20 hours ago:

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 office.
PaidContent  23 hours ago:

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.
PaidContent  less than a day ago:

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.
PaidContent  less than a day ago:

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.
PaidContent  less than a day ago:

Yahoo officially acquires Tumblr for $1.1 billion, promises “not to screw it up” -

Yahoo has officially acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion, the companies announced Monday morning.     
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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.     
PaidContent  2 days ago:

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.