paidContent Quick Hits: 10.15.09

Biz Stone

»  Analyzing what the internet has done (good and bad) to the publishing and news industries. [McKinsey & Company]

»  The U.S. military is creating its online media presence via its own stable of branded outlets, including TV channels and social-media sites. [Web Ink Now]

»  Samsung will be offering Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) and Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) VOD services directly with its future TVs. [CNET]

»  A look at some of the side benefits of charging for content, using the WSJ as an example. [Poynter]

»  Biz Stone says he is not interested in selling Twitter. [ComputerWorld]

»  Facing a 15% downturn in ads from last year, MySpace is trying to re-invent itself. [WSJ]

»  At the Magazine Innovation Summit in New York, former Time editor Walter Issacson admits he doesn’t pay for content online. [The Wrap]

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