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TechCrunch  May 28 13 :

The New York Times' Mobile Guide ‘The Scoop' Gets A Citi Bike-Sponsored Update -

With of today's update to its iPhone app The Scoop, The New York Times may have accomplished something that advertisers and publishers often boast about but rarely achieve — it may have found a genuinely useful way to incorporate sponsored content.
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CrunchGear  May 28 13 :

The New York Times' Mobile Guide ‘The Scoop' Gets A Citi Bike-Sponsored Update -

With of today's update to its iPhone app The Scoop, The New York Times may have accomplished something that advertisers and publishers often boast about but rarely achieve — it may have found a genuinely useful way to incorporate sponsored content.
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TechDirt  May 21 13 :

Why Even Good Hospitals And Doctors Are An Obstacle To Better, Cheaper Healthcare -

As we noted in the context of antibiotics, it's well recognized that financial incentives cause the pharmaceutical industry to engage in research that tends to maximize profits rather than maximizing the health of the public.
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TechDirt  May 03 13 :

Hyundai Tries, And Fails, To Make Its Awful Suicide Ad Disappear From The Internet -

It's been a bad few weeks for some big brand advertisers, as a slew of offensive commercials had to be pulled and disowned by the likes of Pepsi, GM and Hyundai.
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TechDirt  Apr 04 13 :

Here's The Vine Video Prince Abused The DMCA To Take Down -

We just posted about Prince's NPG Records issuing DMCA takedowns on a set of Vine videos. While noting that Prince regularly seeks to shut down internet support of his work far beyond what the law allows, we also pointed out that, given the 6 second limit on Vine videos, it seemed almost certain that the videos in question would be protected as fair use and/or de minimis use.
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Most Hired  Apr 02 13 :

PlayPhone, Inc.: UI/Visual Designer -

Location: San Francisco, CA URL: playphone.com

Introduction: If you want to be part of the hottest company in Mobile Social Gaming, then PlayPhone is the right place to you.
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TechDirt  Mar 27 13 :

Georgia State Court Issues Censorship Order Blocking Free Speech On Anti-Copyright Troll Message Board -

The EFF has a blog post about a very troubling ruling in a Georgia state court that effectively orders the censoring of an anti-copyright trolling blog including user comments.
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Econsultancy job board  Mar 17 13 :

Dotgap: Digital Account Director -

£40k: Dotgap: This is THE SEXIEST DIGITAL MEDIA JOB EVER!!! AMAZING CLIENTS. OUTSTANDING AGENCY. GLOBAL REMIT.
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TechDirt  Mar 15 13 :

Publishers Have A New Strategy For Neutralizing Open Access -- And It's Working -

Over the last few years, Techdirt has been reporting on a steady stream of victories for open access.
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TechCrunch  Feb 19 13 :

Sequoia Capital Is Raising A New Dedicated Fund For Its Stealthy ‘Scout’ Seed Investing Program -

What many people don't realize is that Sand Hill Road VCs are not all sitting on the sidelines as seed and angel investors have their moment in the sun.
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Most Hired  Jan 17 13 :

True Office: Lead Developer -

Location: Boston, MA URL: www.trueoffice.com

True Office: As an emerging startup in the Corporate Compliance training space, True Office is uniquely poised to disrupt a $7bn market.
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iPhone Hacks  Jan 16 13 :

Will We See an iPhablet Next? -

Phones with screens larger than 5 inches (diagonal) are often called “phablets” based being larger than phones, but smaller than tablets.
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TechDirt  Jan 16 13 :

Former Chief Judge Of Patent Court: We Need To Strengthen, Not Weaken, The Patent System Because [Reasons] -

We've written a few times about Judge Paul Michel, the former Chief Judge for CAFC, the appeals court that handles all appeals in patent cases.
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CrunchGear  Jan 11 13 :

PayPal Apologizes For Freezing Science Fiction Writer Jay Lake’s Cancer Fundraiser, Promises Greater Transparency -

Earlier this afternoon, I started seeing a bunch of tweets from science fiction writers and fans about what looked a big screw up at PayPal.
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