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.
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7 stories to read this weekend
Costa Rica’s killer bull, fear in Cyprus, crimes of Ranbaxy and BitCoin bubble — that along with basketball uber coach Phil Jackson are part of this week’s reading material. Of course, question to ponder: briefs or boxers, how did they get into men’s pants.
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Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #152
Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see? My friends: Alistair Croll (BitCurrent, Year One Labs, GigaOM, Human 2.0, Solve For Interesting, the author of Complete Web Monitori…
Designing A Better Website
It seems like online publishers are starting to think about the digital-first experience.
In the past short while, we have started to see what could only be described as "true online publishing" taking on a new (and pretty) look and feel. It…
Did Bloomberg reporters “snoop” on clients? Depends on what you call snooping
Bloomberg is at the center of a storm over its reporters’ use of the company’s terminals to track customers. The incident has been somewhat overblown — but the underlying issue of news and data platforms has not.
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How the New York Times can fight BuzzFeed & reinvent its future
The NYT’s multimedia project Snow Fall was a huge success, attracting big audiences and lots of plaudits. But the paper can do even better — it can build a new business from this type of project, and change the definition of journalism in the new century. 
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Our connected future: What to expect when elevators and toys start phoning home
Connected products are becoming more common. Which means that even after a product goes out the door, the company responsible can still keep an eye on it. That has big repercussions for business and consumers. 
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‘New York Times’ Runs GIF-Like Video on Its Home Page
Visitors to the NYTimes.com Monday afternoon were treated to something slightly unusual: Instead of a large photograph or even a video, the Times embedded side-by-side looping, animated images at the top of its homepage. Both images are embedded in a…
Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #149
Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see?
My friends: Alistair Croll (BitCurrent, Year One Labs, GigaOM, Human 2.0, Solve For Interesting, the author of Complete Web Monitori…
NYT says new products to be profitable by late 2014
The New York Times is planning new lower-priced digital subscriptions for certain types of digital content. Executives provided some — but not many details on the company’s earnings call.
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What I learned at paidContent Live: No one has all the answers on the future of media, and that’s good
One thing that emerged from our media conference was that there is no single solution when it comes to the future of content, or the monetization of media — and that is probably a good thing.
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Fascinating Perspectives On The Future Of Media
It’s Friday night.
Your week was probably a long one (it was if you were me). Instead of reading, friending, following, blogging, tweeting, sharing, curating, aggregating, emailing or whatever… STOP! Stop and watch this 28 minute conversation betwee…
What’s More Important To A Consumer: The Price Or The Brand?
Before you go spouting off the answer to this question…
Please read this article from The New York Times titled, E-Commerce Companies Bypass the Middlemen. If you think that branding and retail have become complicated because of stuff like showroomi…
New York Times closes another loophole in its digital paywall
A popular trick, called NYClean, to get around the New York Times’ article limit no longer works. The development coincides with the Times’ ongoing effort to shut down loopholes around its digital subscription. 
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Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #144
Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see?
My friends: Alistair Croll (BitCurrent, Year One Labs, GigaOM, Human 2.0, Solve For Interesting, the author of Complete Web Monitori…
Inside the New York Times Redesign
The New York Times is overhauling its article pages as part of its first major website redesign since 2006. The Times released an animated preview on Tuesday, and we stopped by their offices on Wednesday to get a closer look.
The first thing you’ll no…
‘New York Times’ Teases Website Redesign
The New York Times is redesigning its website. The publication released an animated preview Tuesday morning, teasing the site’s prototype article design on tablets and desktops.
Like the recent website makeovers of many a publisher, the prototype site…
Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #142
Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see?
My friends: Alistair Croll (BitCurrent, Year One Labs, GigaOM, Human 2.0, the author of Complete Web Monitoring, Managing Bandwidth:…
7 stories for the weekend
A 101-year-old marathoner, who U.S. gets weather forecasts wrong, what does 212 have to do with rotary dial, India’s rice revolution, Armed Forces and their treatment of women, rise and fall of Alex Rodriguez and amazing chef Curtis Duffy. Read on …
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Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #141
Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see?
My friends: Alistair Croll (BitCurrent, Year One Labs, GigaOM, Human 2.0, the author of Complete Web Monitoring, Managing Bandwidth:…
