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PaidContent  18 hours ago:

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.
PaidContent  20 hours ago:

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.
PaidContent  less than a day ago:

Report: Yahoo eager to close $1.1 billion cash deal for Tumblr by Sunday evening -

Tumblr might become part of Yahoo as early as Sunday night, according to a report that suggests Yahoo's board of directors is set to consider a $1.
PaidContent  less than a day ago:

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.
PaidContent  less than a day ago:

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.
PaidContent  less than a day ago:

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.
PaidContent  less than a day ago:

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.
PaidContent  2 days ago:

Yahoo wants to buy Tumblr. Will Facebook swoop in at the last minute? -

Yahoo wants to buy Tumblr. We hear Facebook might spoil the party. But the question is: is Tumblr the fountain of youth that Yahoo badly needs or will this be case of a pathetic old-middle aged guy hanging with youngsters trying to be hip.
PaidContent  3 days ago:

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.
PaidContent  3 days ago:

Is sensor journalism feasible, or even ethical? Columbia’s Tow Center hopes to find out -

Journalists and organizations now have the ability to use sensors to collect their own real-time data and report on it.