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Joshua BentonMay 3, 2021

Someone new thinks they can make Yahoo and AOL good businesses in 2021

And, as usual for this glum moment in media, it’s a private equity firm that wants a crack at finding new places to cut.

Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 28, 2016

The Economist starts publishing its charts on the messaging app Line

Why Line? The app “supports both bots and conversational interfaces,” says deputy editor Tom Standage.

Joseph LichtermanOctober 14, 2015

With a neighborhood-level focus, Hoodline is trying to fill a gap in San Francisco news

Hoodline, which covers 24 neighborhoods throughout San Francisco, says its granular coverage makes it stand apart.

Caroline O'DonovanDecember 5, 2014

Algorithm fatigue: What Evernote’s news-recommending product can tell us about privacy

Evernote Context integrates the research process seamlessly into the user’s workflow — why don’t (some) users like it?

Caroline O'DonovanJanuary 15, 2014

How a free email newsletter turned a computer programmer into a Newsweek columnist

Rusty Foster’s Today in Tabs may be heavy on snark, but it also stands at the intersection of some important trends — the retro intimacy of email, the dance of new and old media, and the next wave of aggregation.

Are tech blogs trade publications? Or should they be?

Mark CoddingtonMay 11, 2012

This Week in Review: Facebook social apps’ dropoff, and AOL’s Huffington Post dilemma

Plus: News Corp.’s ongoing problems and growing profits, one publisher’s disillusionment with apps, and the rest of the week’s must-reads in media and tech.

Mark CoddingtonFebruary 17, 2012

This Week in Review: Closing in on News Corp.’s Sun, and a privacy crisis for mobile apps

Plus: Where tech journalism is headed, the AP’s newest copyright battle, news sites’ advertising struggles, and the rest of this week’s media/tech news.

Mark CoddingtonSeptember 23, 2011

This Week in Review: Facebook goes deeper into information sharing, and news orgs go with it

Plus: AOL’s continued struggles, Netflix splits in two, the News Corp. scandal continues to widen, and the rest of the week’s required reading.

Mark CoddingtonSeptember 16, 2011

This Week in Review: A unique paywall plan in Boston, and ethics at TechCrunch and the Times

Plus: Facebook keeps inching toward Twitter with its new Subscribe feature, the growing News Corp. scandal, and other recommended reading for the week.

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