:: LNR Journalism ::http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/Liquid Newsroom (LNR): News related to future of #journalism: must-read sources and people you should know, working and experimenting in the realm of journalism and the future of mediaenMon, 20 May 2013 13:38:10 PDTTypePad http://www.typepad.com/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifSome Rights ReservedFutureOfJournalism-News30http://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationFrom $2.93bn to $4.14bn by the end of 2013: Digital TV video biz is boominghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/P25PdgWoZSc/from-293bn-to-414bn-by-the-end-of-2013-digital-tv-video-biz-is-booming.htmlSteffen KonrathMon, 20 May 2013 13:38:10 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c63fe72970bMediaPost :: As traditional TV platforms project small gains in their $70 billion business, new digital TV video businesses are looking at major hikes in the coming years to a smaller $4 billion business -- with cost per thousands seeing, at best, modest hikes.

Read Wayne Friedman, www.mediapost.com

]]>MediaPost :: As traditional TV platforms project small gains in their $70 billion business, new digital TV video businesses are looking at major hikes in the coming years to a smaller $4 billion business -- with cost per thousands seeing,...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/from-293bn-to-414bn-by-the-end-of-2013-digital-tv-video-biz-is-booming.htmlBack-of-the-envelope calculations: How Yahoo makes Tumblr worth $1.1bnhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/6baq6eEo9-s/back-of-the-envelope-calculations-how-yahoo-makes-tumblr-worth-11bn.htmlSteffen KonrathMon, 20 May 2013 13:25:56 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201910259e60d970cWired :: Yahoo just laid down a $1.1 billion cash bet it can make Tumblr, the indie blogging-and-arguing platform, a profitable part of its advertising business. Here are some back-of-the-envelope calculations of what has to happen for that bet to pay off.

Read Ryan Tate, www.wired.com

]]>Wired :: Yahoo just laid down a $1.1 billion cash bet it can make Tumblr, the indie blogging-and-arguing platform, a profitable part of its advertising business. Here are some back-of-the-envelope calculations of what has to happen for that bet to...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/back-of-the-envelope-calculations-how-yahoo-makes-tumblr-worth-11bn.htmlService Review: BBC Online should "provide a better local offer"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/yA-iJMX9rn0/service-review-bbc-online-should-provide-a-better-local-offer.htmlSteffen KonrathMon, 20 May 2013 10:11:25 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c62aae2970bGuardian :: The BBC Trust carries out regular in-depth reviews of each of the BBC's services, as part of its Charter responsibilities. We have looked at every BBC service over the last five years and have now begun our second round of reviews. The first of these covers BBC Online and Red Button..

Read Staff, BBC, www.bbc.co.uk

]]>Guardian :: The BBC Trust carries out regular in-depth reviews of each of the BBC's services, as part of its Charter responsibilities. We have looked at every BBC service over the last five years and have now begun our second...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/service-review-bbc-online-should-provide-a-better-local-offer.htmlNew York Times CEO Mark Thompson: Digital pay model “most successful” decisionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/SDCC2IOY-zU/new-york-times-ceo-mark-thompson-digital-pay-model-most-successful-decision.htmlSteffen KonrathMon, 20 May 2013 09:36:01 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c626b62970b

paidContent :: In a speech to Columbia business school graduates, the CEO of the New York Times described the company’s role in media disruption.

Read Jeff John Roberts, paidcontent.org

]]>paidContent :: In a speech to Columbia business school graduates, the CEO of the New York Times described the company’s role in media disruption. Read Jeff John Roberts, paidcontent.orghttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/new-york-times-ceo-mark-thompson-digital-pay-model-most-successful-decision.htmlYahoo: Expect ads on Tumblr to ramp up significantly in 2014http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/YUmlvOBaDio/yahoo-expect-ads-on-tumblr-to-ramp-up-significantly-in-2014.htmlSteffen KonrathMon, 20 May 2013 08:14:16 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20192aa203fff970d

TechCrunch :: Expect more advertising by next year as well as more Tumblr content on Yahoo properties, but more of a cautious step as to how Yahoo will deal with some of Tumblr’s more NSFW content.

Read Ingrid Lunden, techcrunch.com

]]>TechCrunch :: Expect more advertising by next year as well as more Tumblr content on Yahoo properties, but more of a cautious step as to how Yahoo will deal with some of Tumblr’s more NSFW content. Read Ingrid Lunden, techcrunch.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/yahoo-expect-ads-on-tumblr-to-ramp-up-significantly-in-2014.htmlTumblr deal: Yahoo promises not to 'screw it up' over $1.1bn dealhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/HdWlzWIRQsM/tumblr-deal-yahoo-promises-not-to-screw-it-up-over-11bn-deal.htmlSteffen KonrathMon, 20 May 2013 07:46:47 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20192aa200f47970dGuardian :: Web pioneer reveals details of acquisition of blogging platform, as site's 26-year-old founder tells staff: 'Fuck yeah'

Read Charles Arthur, Josh Halliday, www.guardian.co.uk

]]>Guardian :: Web pioneer reveals details of acquisition of blogging platform, as site's 26-year-old founder tells staff: 'Fuck yeah' Read Charles Arthur, Josh Halliday, www.guardian.co.ukhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/tumblr-deal-yahoo-promises-not-to-screw-it-up-over-11bn-deal.htmlYahoo's Tumblr buy fails four tests of a successful acquisitionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/vB7uEZ7frCM/yahoos-tumblr-buy-fails-four-tests-of-a-successful-acquisition.htmlSteffen KonrathMon, 20 May 2013 07:42:36 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20192aa200728970d

Forbes :: Yahoo will buy New York City-based blogging service, Tumblr, for $1.1 billion. This is bad news for Yahoo shareholders because the deal fails the four tests of a successful acquisition.

Read Peter Cohan, www.forbes.com

]]>Forbes :: Yahoo will buy New York City-based blogging service, Tumblr, for $1.1 billion. This is bad news for Yahoo shareholders because the deal fails the four tests of a successful acquisition. Read Peter Cohan, www.forbes.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/yahoos-tumblr-buy-fails-four-tests-of-a-successful-acquisition.htmlData theft by 3rd party cookies: Publishers pay with audience datahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/OkAoc6mUpGA/data-theft-by-3rd-party-cookies-publishers-pay-with-audience-data.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 22:19:32 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c5e0ada970b

Digiday :: Many publishers fear “data leakage,” the gross term for when sites lose their audience data to third parties that then use it for advertising elsewhere.

Read Alex Kantrowitz, www.digiday.com

]]>Digiday :: Many publishers fear “data leakage,” the gross term for when sites lose their audience data to third parties that then use it for advertising elsewhere. Read Alex Kantrowitz, www.digiday.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/data-theft-by-3rd-party-cookies-publishers-pay-with-audience-data.htmlSingapore’s media giant MediaCorp invests US$40m in luxury e-store Reebonzhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/Yb8AtILr-9I/singapores-media-giant-mediacorp-invests-us40m-in-luxury-e-store-reebonz.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 21:47:36 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201910253dd90970c

Tech in Asia :: Singapore-based luxury private flash sales site Reebonz (pronounced ‘ribbons’) has completed a $40 million (S$50 million) financing round led by Singapore’s media giant MediaCorp.

Read Willis Wee, www.techinasia.com

]]>Tech in Asia :: Singapore-based luxury private flash sales site Reebonz (pronounced ‘ribbons’) has completed a $40 million (S$50 million) financing round led by Singapore’s media giant MediaCorp. Read Willis Wee, www.techinasia.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/singapores-media-giant-mediacorp-invests-us40m-in-luxury-e-store-reebonz.htmlUS: Traditional radio revenues flat, digital revenues up 9%http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/_j24WTjpSwU/us-traditional-radio-revenues-flat-digital-revenues-up-9.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 21:24:00 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20192aa1c1a0e970dMediaPost :: Radio advertising revenues were flat at $3.5 billion in the first quarter of 2013, unchanged from the same period in 2012. Total spot advertising revenue, long the mainstay of the radio business, was down 2% to $3 billion, while digital revenues increased 9%.

Read Erik Sass, www.mediapost.com

]]>MediaPost :: Radio advertising revenues were flat at $3.5 billion in the first quarter of 2013, unchanged from the same period in 2012. Total spot advertising revenue, long the mainstay of the radio business, was down 2% to $3 billion,...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/us-traditional-radio-revenues-flat-digital-revenues-up-9.htmlUnique viewers, video networks in China: Youku, TENCENT, LETVhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/I40ifp48iXM/unique-viewers-video-networks-in-china-youku-tencent-letv.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 21:17:22 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20192aa1c1179970d

China Internet Watch :: According to the data from comScore, Letv’s number of unique viewers in February is about 100 million, making it the third largets video network behind Youku and Tencent.

Read Nick Zhou, www.chinainternetwatch.com

]]>China Internet Watch :: According to the data from comScore, Letv’s number of unique viewers in February is about 100 million, making it the third largets video network behind Youku and Tencent. Read Nick Zhou, www.chinainternetwatch.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/unique-viewers-video-networks-in-china-youku-tencent-letv.htmlCharlie Rose to host a show in Prime Time on PBShttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/KiiK9diA9G0/charlie-rose-to-host-a-show-in-prime-time-on-pbs.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 20:59:43 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c5d9467970b

New York Times :: Viewers can already wake up with Charlie Rose on “CBS This Morning,” and wind down their day with his late-night PBS newsmaker interview program. If that is not enough, Mr. Rose, who has been called “the hardest working man in television,” will soon be hosting a Friday night prime-time PBS show, as well.

Read Elizabeth Jensen, www.nytimes.com

]]>New York Times :: Viewers can already wake up with Charlie Rose on “CBS This Morning,” and wind down their day with his late-night PBS newsmaker interview program. If that is not enough, Mr. Rose, who has been called “the...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/charlie-rose-to-host-a-show-in-prime-time-on-pbs.htmlAcross mobile, Web and TV screens: TV upfronts dive deep into digitalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/R1Re9B-gg9c/across-mobile-web-and-tv-screens-tv-upfronts-dive-deep-into-digital.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 20:43:50 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c5d7c62970bVariety :: Broadcast, cable nets tout cross-platform products aplenty, from Watch ABC to CW Seed.

Read Todd Spangler, variety.com

]]>Variety :: Broadcast, cable nets tout cross-platform products aplenty, from Watch ABC to CW Seed. Read Todd Spangler, variety.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/across-mobile-web-and-tv-screens-tv-upfronts-dive-deep-into-digital.htmlCorporate tax avoidance: Google insider exposes ‘immoral’ tax scamhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/rV0tcbXcPCs/corporate-tax-avoidance-google-insider-exposes-immoral-tax-scam.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 09:14:54 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20192aa180623970d

The Sunday Times :: A former Google executive has blown the whistle on a massive and “immoral” tax avoidance scheme that has “cheated” British taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of pounds over the past decade.

Read Simon Duke, Jon Ungoed-Thomas, www.thesundaytimes.co.uk

]]>The Sunday Times :: A former Google executive has blown the whistle on a massive and “immoral” tax avoidance scheme that has “cheated” British taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of pounds over the past decade. Read Simon Duke, Jon...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/corporate-tax-avoidance-google-insider-exposes-immoral-tax-scam.htmlRecommendation by @jbenton: How is algorithmic objectivity related to journalistic objectivity?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/-qtKuxFKWS0/recommendation-by-jbenton-how-is-algorithmic-objectivity-related-to-journalistic-objectivity.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 07:36:21 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20192aa177a14970dRead Joshua Benton, www.niemanlab.org

]]>Read Joshua Benton, www.niemanlab.orghttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/recommendation-by-jbenton-how-is-algorithmic-objectivity-related-to-journalistic-objectivity.htmlMessageMe nabs $10m from Greylock, Google, & others to take on WhatsApphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/qcCMKM8mrb0/messageme-nabs-10m-from-greylock-google-others-to-take-on-whatsapp.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 05:42:31 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20192aa16d402970dVentureBeat :: Better watch out, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Hot messaging app MessageMe has just raised $10 million in its first round of funding, the company confirmed today.

Read Sean Ludwig, venturebeat.com

]]>VentureBeat :: Better watch out, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Hot messaging app MessageMe has just raised $10 million in its first round of funding, the company confirmed today. Read Sean Ludwig, venturebeat.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/messageme-nabs-10m-from-greylock-google-others-to-take-on-whatsapp.htmlContent marketing: Skyword takes off with $6.7m to accelerate aggressive growthhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/lu_uYf5nTxA/content-marketing-skyword-takes-off-with-67m-to-accelerate-aggressive-growth.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 05:39:43 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c586cbc970bVenture Beat :: The Boston-based startup provides agencies, brands, media, and retail customers with a platform to publish and effectively distribute content.

Read Rebecca Grant, venturebeat.com

]]>Venture Beat :: The Boston-based startup provides agencies, brands, media, and retail customers with a platform to publish and effectively distribute content. Read Rebecca Grant, venturebeat.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/content-marketing-skyword-takes-off-with-67m-to-accelerate-aggressive-growth.htmlBen Rattray, Change.org: Online petitions alter the face of health carehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/ED8NZMELd-Q/ben-rattray-changeorg-online-petitions-alter-the-face-of-health-care.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 05:27:30 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c585b67970b

Venture Beat :: When people run into major problems with the health industry — trying to get money from insurance companies or to get access to an experimental drug, for example — they’re no longer just turning to lawyers. Increasingly, they’re turning to online petitions.

Read Meghan Kelly, venturebeat.com

]]>Venture Beat :: When people run into major problems with the health industry — trying to get money from insurance companies or to get access to an experimental drug, for example — they’re no longer just turning to lawyers. Increasingly,...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/ben-rattray-changeorg-online-petitions-alter-the-face-of-health-care.htmlSyria: Rights groups demand release of journalist Mazen Darwish, colleagueshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/bmCgPJIA3As/syria-rights-groups-demand-release-of-journalist-mazen-darwish-colleagues.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 04:32:15 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c580838970bDCMF :: DCMF has joined other rights groups in repeating calls for the immediate release of Mazen Darwish and his colleagues

Read Staff, DCMF, www.dc4mf.org

]]>DCMF :: DCMF has joined other rights groups in repeating calls for the immediate release of Mazen Darwish and his colleagues Read Staff, DCMF, www.dc4mf.orghttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/syria-rights-groups-demand-release-of-journalist-mazen-darwish-colleagues.htmlThe “death” of “tech blogging”?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/GVZvxFijmNo/the-death-of-tech-blogging.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 04:19:03 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c57f591970b

Nieman Lab :: Robinson Meyer is tweeting up an interesting storm about the “death” of “tech blogging” — tied to Gizmodo’s announcement of some impressive new hires today. To get past the scarequotes, here’s Rob.

Read Joshua Benton, www.niemanlab.org

]]>Nieman Lab :: Robinson Meyer is tweeting up an interesting storm about the “death” of “tech blogging” — tied to Gizmodo’s announcement of some impressive new hires today. To get past the scarequotes, here’s Rob. Read Joshua Benton, www.niemanlab.orghttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/the-death-of-tech-blogging.htmlBuzzfeed’s partnership with Koch Brothers under firehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/yVHbUuJL3_I/buzzfeeds-partnership-with-koch-brothers-under-fire.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 02:28:20 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c5747b3970bFDL News Desk :: The Koch Brothers seem to be in the middle of a strategy shift. The Kochs, after advancing astroturfing groups like FreedomWorks to browbeat the press, are trying to get into the media business outright.

Read DSWright, news.firedoglake.com

]]>FDL News Desk :: The Koch Brothers seem to be in the middle of a strategy shift. The Kochs, after advancing astroturfing groups like FreedomWorks to browbeat the press, are trying to get into the media business outright. Read DSWright,...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/buzzfeeds-partnership-with-koch-brothers-under-fire.htmlNews blackout deepens Turkey press freedom doubtshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/52Lnxi9Yfmc/news-blackout-deepens-turkey-press-freedom-doubts.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 02:22:57 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c573ef5970bCPJ :: When twin car bombs shook the district of Reyhanli in Turkey's southeastern province of Hatay near the Syrian border last Saturday, killing at least 51 people and wounding dozens of others, a local court issued a gag order on all news coverage of the attack. The ban was unprecedented in scope and in the way by which it came about.

Read Özgür Öğret, cpj.org

]]>CPJ :: When twin car bombs shook the district of Reyhanli in Turkey's southeastern province of Hatay near the Syrian border last Saturday, killing at least 51 people and wounding dozens of others, a local court issued a gag order...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/news-blackout-deepens-turkey-press-freedom-doubts.htmlThe way they hook us for 13 hours straight: Talking to creators of today's most addictive TV showshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/-UFuLK8-S9g/the-way-they-hook-us-for-13-hours-straight-talking-to-creators-of-todays-most-addictive-tv-shows.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 01:46:34 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20192aa1571f2970d

The Daily Beast :: “Binge watching,” as scores of breathless critics have christened it, is increasingly common, especially among younger viewers who’d rather screen their favorite shows online, on demand, or on DVR than wait around for them to air once a week on old-fashioned TV. First you fall for a show, and then you watch it endlessly. Because you can.

Read Andrew Romano, www.thedailybeast.com

]]>The Daily Beast :: “Binge watching,” as scores of breathless critics have christened it, is increasingly common, especially among younger viewers who’d rather screen their favorite shows online, on demand, or on DVR than wait around for them to air...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/the-way-they-hook-us-for-13-hours-straight-talking-to-creators-of-todays-most-addictive-tv-shows.htmlHow Google beat Apple to a streaming music servicehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/PiSvuT7JySA/how-google-beat-apple-to-a-streaming-music-service.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 01:27:44 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c56ea2c970bThe Verge :: Sources say iRadio is still mired in licensing talks and may not be ready for WWDC.

Read Greg Sandoval, www.theverge.com

]]>The Verge :: Sources say iRadio is still mired in licensing talks and may not be ready for WWDC. Read Greg Sandoval, www.theverge.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/how-google-beat-apple-to-a-streaming-music-service.htmlMore gut feeling: ‘Facebook fatigue’ stirs investor concernhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/rizunp_M2w4/more-gut-feeling-facebook-fatigue-stirs-investor-concern.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 01:05:48 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20191024cc7c8970cFinancial Times :: As Facebook prepares to mark its first year as a public company on Saturday, it is facing pressure from investors to address fears that young people are losing interest in the service.

Read Robert Cookson, www.ft.com

]]>Financial Times :: As Facebook prepares to mark its first year as a public company on Saturday, it is facing pressure from investors to address fears that young people are losing interest in the service. Read Robert Cookson, www.ft.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/more-gut-feeling-facebook-fatigue-stirs-investor-concern.htmlFacebook, Twitter pose new riddle for CIAhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/yamtVUs9jsg/facebook-twitter-pose-new-riddle-for-cia.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 00:49:53 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c569b85970b

Wall Street Journal :: Effective spycraft has long called for cover—a job, family or routine that would keep a government agent from drawing undue attention. Now, that calculation extends to spies' use of social media.

Read Anton Troianovski, Siobhan Gorman, online.wsj.com

]]>Wall Street Journal :: Effective spycraft has long called for cover—a job, family or routine that would keep a government agent from drawing undue attention. Now, that calculation extends to spies' use of social media. Read Anton Troianovski, Siobhan Gorman,...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/facebook-twitter-pose-new-riddle-for-cia.htmlCorporate tax avoidance: Amazon UK pays $3.7m tax on $6.5bn saleshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/b9efbkDTE34/corporate-tax-avoidance-amazon-uk-pays-37m-tax-on-65bn-sales.htmlSteffen KonrathSun, 19 May 2013 00:33:23 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c567c37970bReuters :: Amazon.com's main UK unit paid $3.7 million of taxes on its 2012 income, it said on Wednesday, despite group UK sales of $6.5 billion.

Read Tom Bergin, www.reuters.com

]]>Reuters :: Amazon.com's main UK unit paid $3.7 million of taxes on its 2012 income, it said on Wednesday, despite group UK sales of $6.5 billion. Read Tom Bergin, www.reuters.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/corporate-tax-avoidance-amazon-uk-pays-37m-tax-on-65bn-sales.htmlCrowdfunding a crack scandal, did Gawker go too far?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/CDgDvzd0A58/crowdfunding-a-crack-scandal-did-gawker-go-too-far.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 13:08:34 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e2017eeb4fc789970d

paidContent :: Gawker has just taken checkbook journalism to a whole new level — asking the public to help buy a video tape that is likely to bring down the mayor of a major city.

Read Jeff John Roberts, paidcontent.org

]]>paidContent :: Gawker has just taken checkbook journalism to a whole new level — asking the public to help buy a video tape that is likely to bring down the mayor of a major city. Read Jeff John Roberts, paidcontent.orghttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/crowdfunding-a-crack-scandal-did-gawker-go-too-far.htmlYahoo’s Mayer said to be preparing updates for Flickr photo sitehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/JixAseB372s/yahoos-mayer-said-to-be-preparing-updates-for-flickr-photo-site.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 12:33:40 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c5216c6970b

Bloomberg :: Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer will unveil updates to the company’s Flickr photo-sharing site at a press event in New York scheduled for May 20, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Read Douglas MacMillan, www.bloomberg.com

]]>Bloomberg :: Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer will unveil updates to the company’s Flickr photo-sharing site at a press event in New York scheduled for May 20, according to a person familiar with the matter. Read Douglas MacMillan, www.bloomberg.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/yahoos-mayer-said-to-be-preparing-updates-for-flickr-photo-site.htmlHearst takes digital ad sales globalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/6WO5NFor8Ew/hearst-takes-digital-ad-sales-global.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 09:13:19 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e2017eeb4e5cb1970dFolio :: New group formed to handle one-stop-shopping of international digital ad buys.

Read Bill Mickey, www.foliomag.com

]]>Folio :: New group formed to handle one-stop-shopping of international digital ad buys. Read Bill Mickey, www.foliomag.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/hearst-takes-digital-ad-sales-global.htmlAP subpoena: Who says 550 interviews is enough?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/Ag19JrkBj9Q/ap-subpoena-who-says-550-interviews-is-enough.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 09:06:53 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c50d7c0970b

Washington Post :: So the Justice Department says that it conducted “over 550 interviews” before it took the measure of secretly subpoenaing the phone records of journalists with the Associated Press. In addition, it reviewed “thousands of documents” and took other steps as well. - Good job, Justice!

Read Erik Wemple, www.washingtonpost.com

]]>Washington Post :: So the Justice Department says that it conducted “over 550 interviews” before it took the measure of secretly subpoenaing the phone records of journalists with the Associated Press. In addition, it reviewed “thousands of documents” and took...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/ap-subpoena-who-says-550-interviews-is-enough.htmlAustralia: Break-up could breathe new life into News Corp.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/V8qAla4-cvc/australia-break-up-could-breathe-new-life-into-news-corp.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 09:02:08 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c50d146970bSydney Morning Herald :: Analysts say the split into two divisions may lead to a re-rating of the embattled publishing business, writes Colin Kruger.

Read Colin Kruger, www.smh.com.au

]]>Sydney Morning Herald :: Analysts say the split into two divisions may lead to a re-rating of the embattled publishing business, writes Colin Kruger. Read Colin Kruger, www.smh.com.auhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/australia-break-up-could-breathe-new-life-into-news-corp.htmlYahoo board to meet Sunday to consider $1.1bn, all-cash deal to acquire Tumblrhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/kRAhAJf-x9A/yahoo-board-to-meet-sunday-to-consider-11bn-all-cash-deal-to-acquire-tumblr.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 05:15:33 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e2019102455a60970cAllThingsD :: According to sources close to the situation, the Yahoo board plans to meet Sunday night to decide whether to approve a $1.1 billion all-cash offer for New York-based blogging site Tumblr.

Read Kara Swisher, Peter Kafka, allthingsd.com

]]>AllThingsD :: According to sources close to the situation, the Yahoo board plans to meet Sunday night to decide whether to approve a $1.1 billion all-cash offer for New York-based blogging site Tumblr. Read Kara Swisher, Peter Kafka, allthingsd.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/yahoo-board-to-meet-sunday-to-consider-11bn-all-cash-deal-to-acquire-tumblr.htmlDDoS: New York Times site is attacked by hackershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/31Gg6DS9_5E/ddos-new-york-times-site-is-attacked-by-hackers.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 05:01:40 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c4f3fcf970b

New York Times :: The New York Times Company was a victim of online attacks earlier this week that slowed down The New York Times Web site and limited access to articles and other types of content.

Read Christine Haughney, www.nytimes.com

]]>New York Times :: The New York Times Company was a victim of online attacks earlier this week that slowed down The New York Times Web site and limited access to articles and other types of content. Read Christine Haughney,...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/ddos-new-york-times-site-is-attacked-by-hackers.htmlCanada’s Competition Bureau plans investigation into Google Canadahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/Fl7WKRLFqIY/canadas-competition-bureau-plans-investigation-into-google-canada.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 04:19:59 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c4ef7c1970b

Financial Post :: Canada’s Competition Bureau is gearing up to launch a formal inquiry into the business practices of Google Inc.’s Canadian operations.

Read Matt Hartley, business.financialpost.com

]]>Financial Post :: Canada’s Competition Bureau is gearing up to launch a formal inquiry into the business practices of Google Inc.’s Canadian operations. Read Matt Hartley, business.financialpost.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/canadas-competition-bureau-plans-investigation-into-google-canada.html"Sharents": Are you a parent who shares too much online?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/WYGTNMuYuM4/sharents-are-you-a-parent-who-shares-too-much-online.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 03:49:54 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c4ec14b970b

Guardian :: Are sharents – parents who blog, tweet and post pictures about all aspects of their children's lives – doing their children harm by crossing the boundaries between public and private life?

Read Nione Meakin, www.guardian.co.uk

]]>Guardian :: Are sharents – parents who blog, tweet and post pictures about all aspects of their children's lives – doing their children harm by crossing the boundaries between public and private life? Are you a parent who shares too...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/sharents-are-you-a-parent-who-shares-too-much-online.htmlRasel Parvez is out of prison, but not out of danger: Bangladesh bloggers face constant death threatshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/UDHWVacq5B0/rasel-parvez-is-out-of-prison-but-not-out-of-danger-bangladesh-bloggers-face-constant-death-threats.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 03:29:31 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c4e9d59970bHuffington Post :: Even though Rasel Parvez is out of prison, he isn't out of danger. "They have pushed my life to a state in which I cannot walk free. I remain in self-confinement day after day, and my social relations are mostly snapped," said Parvez, 36, in an interview with The Huffington Post.

Read Emran Hossain, www.huffingtonpost.com

]]>Huffington Post :: Even though Rasel Parvez is out of prison, he isn't out of danger. "They have pushed my life to a state in which I cannot walk free. I remain in self-confinement day after day, and my social...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/rasel-parvez-is-out-of-prison-but-not-out-of-danger-bangladesh-bloggers-face-constant-death-threats.htmlTwitter, 7 years, 170bn 140–character Tweets later: Mapping the global heartbeat (story: http://goo.gl/g70yi)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/QlhoPtNr9Cg/twitter-7-years-170bn-140character-tweets-later-mapping-the-global-heartbeat-story-httpgooglg70yi.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 00:55:03 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e2019102438c1c970cRead Staff, First Monday, www.sgi.com

]]>Read Staff, First Monday, www.sgi.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/twitter-7-years-170bn-140character-tweets-later-mapping-the-global-heartbeat-story-httpgooglg70yi.htmlGeoreferenced Tweets: Evidence that social media is shifting the communicative landscapehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/1pLyW4DuugQ/georeferenced-tweets-evidence-that-social-media-is-shifting-the-communicative-landscape.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 00:51:44 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20191024384f0970cFirst Monday :: With its open API, Twitter has become one of the most popular data sources for social research, yet the majority of the literature has focused on it as a text or network graph source, with only limited efforts to date focusing exclusively on the geography of Twitter, assessing the various sources of geographic information on the service and their accuracy.

Read Kalev Leetaru, Shaowen Wang, Guofeng Cao, Anand Padmanabhan, Eric Shook, firstmonday.org

]]>First Monday :: With its open API, Twitter has become one of the most popular data sources for social research, yet the majority of the literature has focused on it as a text or network graph source, with only limited...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/georeferenced-tweets-evidence-that-social-media-is-shifting-the-communicative-landscape.htmlThe online publishing game: Ripping off others’ work is simply the norm now. Effective. Depressing.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/pC5XDGqBEDA/the-online-publishing-game-ripping-off-others-work-is-simply-the-norm-now-effective-depressing.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 00:13:58 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c4d276b970b

Digiday :: Digiday’s mission is to write about where digital media is going. We do it in a way that’s honest about the very real challenges and shortcomings of the present.

Read Brian Morrissey, www.digiday.com

]]>Digiday :: Digiday’s mission is to write about where digital media is going. We do it in a way that’s honest about the very real challenges and shortcomings of the present. Read Brian Morrissey, www.digiday.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/the-online-publishing-game-ripping-off-others-work-is-simply-the-norm-now-effective-depressing.htmlPut your money where your morals are: 'Buycotting' via smartphonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/URytvUHvSMA/put-your-money-where-your-morals-are-buycotting-via-smartphone.htmlSteffen KonrathSat, 18 May 2013 00:12:35 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e2019102432a07970cAlJazeera Stream :: App allows customers to boycott products tied to corporations like Monsanto and Koch Industries.

Read Staff, Al Jazeera Stream, stream2398cdn.aljazeera.com

]]>AlJazeera Stream :: App allows customers to boycott products tied to corporations like Monsanto and Koch Industries. Read Staff, Al Jazeera Stream, stream2398cdn.aljazeera.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/put-your-money-where-your-morals-are-buycotting-via-smartphone.htmlTV: Will advertisers still pay for smaller, fragmented audience?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/LmjyNnz8D-I/tv-will-advertisers-still-pay-for-smaller-fragmented-audience.htmlSteffen KonrathFri, 17 May 2013 22:47:44 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e2019102427851970cThe Content Brief | Huffington Post :: At the television upfront presentations this week, networks tried to prove they can catch up to consumer habits and deliver viewers, who have more choices than ever for video content.

Read Shawn Amos, www.huffingtonpost.com

]]>The Content Brief | Huffington Post :: At the television upfront presentations this week, networks tried to prove they can catch up to consumer habits and deliver viewers, who have more choices than ever for video content. Read Shawn Amos,...http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/tv-will-advertisers-still-pay-for-smaller-fragmented-audience.htmlJuniper Research: Mobile TV, video viewers to hit 2 billion in 2017http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/pO4Mpl_Qq6E/juniper-research-mobile-tv-video-viewers-to-hit-2-billion-in-2017.htmlSteffen KonrathFri, 17 May 2013 22:41:57 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e201901c4c6976970bGlobally, some 2 billion mobile and tablet users will watch TV and video on these devices in 2017 according to a new report by Juniper Research.

Read , www.digitaltveurope.net

]]>Globally, some 2 billion mobile and tablet users will watch TV and video on these devices in 2017 according to a new report by Juniper Research. Read , www.digitaltveurope.nethttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/juniper-research-mobile-tv-video-viewers-to-hit-2-billion-in-2017.htmlFew months of cash runway left: Tumblr may reject Yahoo’s $1.1bn acquisition offerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/DT8gPXp53cI/few-months-of-cash-runway-left-tumblr-may-reject-yahoos-11bn-acquisition-offer.htmlSteffen KonrathFri, 17 May 2013 21:52:53 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e2017eeb498e48970d

TechCrunch :: Tumblr feels that Yahoo’s $1.1 billion offer as “too low” and view it as “only a first offer”, according to sources close to to acquisition talks. Yahoo may have to significantly increase the offer to close the deal. An acquisition by some tech giant is likely in the cards for Tumblr, though, as sources say the company only has a few months of cash runway left.

Read Josh Constine, techcrunch.com

]]>TechCrunch :: Tumblr feels that Yahoo’s $1.1 billion offer as “too low” and view it as “only a first offer”, according to sources close to to acquisition talks. Yahoo may have to significantly increase the offer to close the deal....http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/few-months-of-cash-runway-left-tumblr-may-reject-yahoos-11bn-acquisition-offer.htmlFinancial Times tech blog and Twitter accounts hackedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/DX_6HnUtsWM/financial-times-tech-blog-and-twitter-accounts-hacked.htmlSteffen KonrathFri, 17 May 2013 12:28:04 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e2017eeb461807970dWall Street Journal :: The Financial Times said its Tech Blog and various Twitter accounts were hacked on Friday by a group identifying itself as the Syrian Electronic Army.

Read Ben Fox Rubin, Saabira Chaudhuri, online.wsj.com

]]>Wall Street Journal :: The Financial Times said its Tech Blog and various Twitter accounts were hacked on Friday by a group identifying itself as the Syrian Electronic Army. Read Ben Fox Rubin, Saabira Chaudhuri, online.wsj.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/financial-times-tech-blog-and-twitter-accounts-hacked.htmlTwitter teams with NBA to stream basketball replay videoshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/NOwF_gDyIXs/twitter-teams-with-nba-to-stream-basketball-replay-videos.htmlSteffen KonrathFri, 17 May 2013 11:41:47 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20191023e724e970cBloomberg :: Twitter Inc. has teamed with the National Basketball Association to stream video clips of game highlights as the blogging service expands beyond 140-character status updates ahead of a possible initial public offering.

Read Douglas MacMillan, www.bloomberg.com

]]>Bloomberg :: Twitter Inc. has teamed with the National Basketball Association to stream video clips of game highlights as the blogging service expands beyond 140-character status updates ahead of a possible initial public offering. Read Douglas MacMillan, www.bloomberg.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/twitter-teams-with-nba-to-stream-basketball-replay-videos.htmlTim Armstrong's memo: Patch restructures and lays off staffers, via @romeneskohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/hfRMs5wh86w/tim-armstrongs-memo-patch-restructures-and-lays-off-staffers-via-romenesko.htmlSteffen KonrathFri, 17 May 2013 11:25:47 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e2017eeb45cf1d970dRead Jim Romenesko, jimromenesko.com

]]>Read Jim Romenesko, jimromenesko.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/tim-armstrongs-memo-patch-restructures-and-lays-off-staffers-via-romenesko.htmlBloomberg to review internal standards in wake of terminal-spying scandalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/cs9mHaoTOfg/bloomberg-to-review-internal-standards-in-wake-of-terminal-spying-scandal.htmlSteffen KonrathFri, 17 May 2013 11:21:05 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e2017eeb45c98d970dGuardian :: Financial news service appoints two advisors amid a series of apologies by executives over use of terminals to spy on clients

Read Matt Williams, www.guardian.co.uk

]]>Guardian :: Financial news service appoints two advisors amid a series of apologies by executives over use of terminals to spy on clients Read Matt Williams, www.guardian.co.ukhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/bloomberg-to-review-internal-standards-in-wake-of-terminal-spying-scandal.htmlGoogle Glasses: Here we are, mortal among an entirely different class of super-connected humanshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/AGC2lDvCtOQ/google-glasses-here-we-are-mortal-among-an-entirely-different-class-of-super-connected-humans.htmlSteffen KonrathFri, 17 May 2013 10:44:32 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20191023e2ed3970cNew York Times :: The future came crashing down on me this week at the Google I/O developer conference while I stood at a bathroom urinal.

Read Nick Bilton, bits.blogs.nytimes.com

]]>New York Times :: The future came crashing down on me this week at the Google I/O developer conference while I stood at a bathroom urinal. Read Nick Bilton, bits.blogs.nytimes.comhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/google-glasses-here-we-are-mortal-among-an-entirely-different-class-of-super-connected-humans.htmlBT's 'free' Premier League offer is unlikely to trouble Skyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FutureOfJournalism-News30/~3/Pq7nzmdGg4g/bts-free-premier-league-offer-is-unlikely-to-trouble-sky.htmlSteffen KonrathFri, 17 May 2013 01:54:06 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8347ead2f69e20191023ba0cf970c

Guardian :: Analysts say the telecoms giant is trying to defend its broadband base and the new TV service will lose up to £300m in first year

Read Mark Sweney, www.guardian.co.uk

]]>Guardian :: Analysts say the telecoms giant is trying to defend its broadband base and the new TV service will lose up to £300m in first year Read Mark Sweney, www.guardian.co.ukhttp://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2013/05/bts-free-premier-league-offer-is-unlikely-to-trouble-sky.html