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Culture Archive

Archives for February 2014

Technology
New Name for Hollywood’s BermanBraun: Whalerock IndustriesNew Name for Hollywood’s BermanBraun: Whalerock Industries
Technology

A fresh face for digital and media entertainment company.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Yahoo Sporty Project Codenames Continue With “Touchdown”Yahoo Sporty Project Codenames Continue With “Touchdown”
Technology

An apps marketplace on the highly trafficked site?

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Hulu Sells Japanese Business to Nippon TVHulu Sells Japanese Business to Nippon TV
Technology
By Peter Kafka
Technology
Amazon Talks to Music Labels About a Streaming ServiceAmazon Talks to Music Labels About a Streaming Service
Technology

Free tunes with your Prime membership?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Expect a Seismic Shift in Video ConsumptionExpect a Seismic Shift in Video Consumption
Technology

Some frame this in a “TV is dead” metaphor. This couldn’t be further from the truth.

By Mitch Barns
Technology
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo Added to Code Conference Speaker ListTwitter CEO Dick Costolo Added to Code Conference Speaker List
Technology

The very lively exec will appear with an even more lively Ryan Seacrest.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
What Health Care Can Learn From AmazonWhat Health Care Can Learn From Amazon
Technology

A doctor rarely praises an electronic health-record system for being easy to use or improving care.

By Ed Park
Technology
Netflix Is Chasing HBO, but It’s Already Passed Plenty of Big Cable GuysNetflix Is Chasing HBO, but It’s Already Passed Plenty of Big Cable Guys
Technology

Showtime, Scripps and AMC are in the rear-view mirror.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
You Are Being Crushed by Data and Losing the ConsumerYou Are Being Crushed by Data and Losing the Consumer
Technology

Market to me -- not to those like me -- and deliver it at the time and place that best suits me. If you don’t, you’ll lose me, because someone else will deliver.

By Raj De Datta
Technology
Avoid the Top Four Fatal Startup Mistakes of 2013Avoid the Top Four Fatal Startup Mistakes of 2013
Technology

Ever heard of Clinkle?

By Gurbaksh Chahal
Technology
Broadband Companies Line Up for Their Netflix DealsBroadband Companies Line Up for Their Netflix Deals
Technology

Verizon wants a deal like the one Comcast got. AT&T, too.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Netflix and Comcast Solve Their Web Traffic Problem With a Long-Term DealNetflix and Comcast Solve Their Web Traffic Problem With a Long-Term Deal
Technology
120 Sports, Launching This Spring, Is a Digital Service Backed by Big-Time Sports, but Won’t Have Live Games120 Sports, Launching This Spring, Is a Digital Service Backed by Big-Time Sports, but Won’t Have Live Games
Technology
Jimmy Fallon Is “A Tonight Show Host Who Speaks YouTube”Jimmy Fallon Is “A Tonight Show Host Who Speaks YouTube”
Technology

NBC would like you to watch on TV. But they’re okay if you get a bite on the Web, too.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
You Can’t Buy De La Soul’s Music on the Web. So How Did the Band Give It Away?You Can’t Buy De La Soul’s Music on the Web. So How Did the Band Give It Away?