The Washington Post’s new Social Reader is an attempt to bring the news to the people, according to CEO Don Graham. The company is taking the bold step of diffusing its own brand in order to reach a wider audience with its content. Read More »
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Can we find clues about the future of news and journalism in the way a link-sharing site like Reddit operates? We just might be able to — and it’s a good reminder that the replacement for mainstream news media may look very different from what we… Read More »
Music streaming company TouchTunes is said to have secured $45 million in Series E funding at a $300 million valuation. Although those are some pretty impressive figures, the news is perhaps most notable for how it’s been made public — through an apparently accidental email address… Read More »
Facebook CTO Bret Taylor said in a recent interview that he sees the news business as the next industry that the social network can help to disrupt — but that goal could see Facebook clash with Twitter, which is busy doing the same thing. Read More »
Like many, the market collapse of the past few months has forced me to pay closer-than-usual attention to financial news. I’ve had to rely primarily on mainstream publications; with my day set up to revolve around all things tech, unearthing valuable, alternate… Read More »
Updated: Katie over on Earth2Tech just tipped me off to President-elect Barack Obama’s CTO web site a web site dedicated to President-elect Obama’s pick for CTO. This site was set up by a company called Front Seat using the free version… Read More »
Digg works well for those of us seeking out technology news, but let’s face it, the site primarily lures users that can be best defined as the geek niche. Chris McGill, CEO of Mixx and former general manager of Yahoo News, is betting that… Read More »
