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Culture Archive

Archives for March 2014

Technology
Microsoft on Our Minds, Lips and TV Appearances This WeekMicrosoft on Our Minds, Lips and TV Appearances This Week
Technology

What’s up with Microsoft and are they going to be releasing a new iPad app next week? Re/coders took to the airwaves to discuss.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
Tech CEOs Meet With Obama for “Honest Talk” About NSATech CEOs Meet With Obama for “Honest Talk” About NSA
Technology

Among those at the meeting was Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
You Better Believe Netflix Should Pay Comcast, Says AT&TYou Better Believe Netflix Should Pay Comcast, Says AT&T
Technology
Tap the Anticipatory Web NowTap the Anticipatory Web Now
Technology

Or fall irrevocably behind.

By Raj Singh
Technology
Netflix Says It Really Didn’t Want to Cut That Traffic Deal With ComcastNetflix Says It Really Didn’t Want to Cut That Traffic Deal With Comcast
Technology

But Verizon, AT&T and other big pipe owners may get similar deals, anyway.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The Price of MusicThe Price of Music
Technology

Based on the patterns of consumer spending on music, streaming services are priced too high.

By David Pakman
Technology
Streaming Subscriptions Are Now a Billion-Dollar Business, but Music Sales StallStreaming Subscriptions Are Now a Billion-Dollar Business, but Music Sales Stall
Technology

Twenty-eight million people are paying for subscription services like Spotify.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
People First, Technology Second: It’s Time for Businesses to Get PersonalPeople First, Technology Second: It’s Time for Businesses to Get Personal
Technology

User experiences have long been defined and controlled by IT based on technology, not the people who use it.

By Todd McKinnon
Technology
No March Madness for Cord CuttersNo March Madness for Cord Cutters
Technology

It’s going to be very hard to watch this year’s tournament without a pay-TV subscription.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Next-Gen Cable Provider Layer3 TV Raises $21 Million in FundingNext-Gen Cable Provider Layer3 TV Raises $21 Million in Funding
Technology

The Boston-based startup calls itself a “next generation cable provider.”

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Clinkle’s Still a Hot Mess as Its Big Shot COO Departs (Updated)Clinkle’s Still a Hot Mess as Its Big Shot COO Departs (Updated)
Technology

Former Netflix CFO Barry McCarthy exits.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Amazon Prime Price Rises to $99 and You Know You’ll Still Pay for ItAmazon Prime Price Rises to $99 and You Know You’ll Still Pay for It
Technology

The service sees its first price hike in its nine-year history.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Our First Tinder Date Was at the Yahoo Party: A Last Look Back at SXSWOur First Tinder Date Was at the Yahoo Party: A Last Look Back at SXSW
Technology

“Yahoo’s too easy,” said one local party-crasher. “Open bar, no line? I’m like, ‘Is this a trick?’”

By Nellie Bowles
Technology
Re/code Media Is Coming: Hear From Roku’s Anthony Wood, “Silicon Valley” Creator Mike Judge and Smosh’s Ian and AnthonyRe/code Media Is Coming: Hear From Roku’s Anthony Wood, “Silicon Valley” Creator Mike Judge and Smosh’s Ian and Anthony
Technology

Re/code’s first-ever event kicks off in a few weeks. It’s going to be a good one.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
ESPN’s Bill Simmons on ESPN’s Nate Silver, Being a Boss and Building His SiteESPN’s Bill Simmons on ESPN’s Nate Silver, Being a Boss and Building His Site