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Media Archive

Archives for January 2015

Technology
Snapchat Revenue Boss Mike Randall Departs After Seven MonthsSnapchat Revenue Boss Mike Randall Departs After Seven Months
Technology

Randall is out Just a few months after Snapchat’s first ads.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Here’s What Helped Sony’s Hackers Break In: Zero-Day VulnerabilityHere’s What Helped Sony’s Hackers Break In: Zero-Day Vulnerability
Technology

Whoever hacked Sony had a secret way to get in.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
That Was Fast: Wavelength, the Movie-Sharing Service Hollywood Didn’t Love, Is on HoldThat Was Fast: Wavelength, the Movie-Sharing Service Hollywood Didn’t Love, Is on Hold
Technology

The startup launched less than two weeks ago. Now it’s “speak[ing] with key industry constituents.”

By Peter Kafka
Technology
How the U.S. Knew North Korea Was Behind the Sony HackHow the U.S. Knew North Korea Was Behind the Sony Hack
Technology

So why didn’t they warn Sony?

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
Deloitte Says Millennials Will Spend $62 Billion on Media in 2015Deloitte Says Millennials Will Spend $62 Billion on Media in 2015
Technology

Millennials will spend a surprising sum on media this year.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Through a Google Glass Darkly: “Black Mirror” on NetflixThrough a Google Glass Darkly: “Black Mirror” on Netflix
Technology

A TV series about the perils of techno-addiction, as visually sleek as a Jony Ive fantasy.

By Trey Graham
Technology
Can You Survive the Phone Separation Anxiety Challenge?Can You Survive the Phone Separation Anxiety Challenge?
Technology

Do you feel naked without your phone, too?

By Nellie Bowles
Technology
Yahoo Shuffling Ad Tech Leadership -- Giving Mobile-Focused Flurry Execs More PowerYahoo Shuffling Ad Tech Leadership -- Giving Mobile-Focused Flurry Execs More Power
Technology

Mobile, mobile, mobile, mobile. Also: Mobile.

By Kara Swisher
Culture
Butt selfies are now a thing. So is this $80 BelfieStickButt selfies are now a thing. So is this $80 BelfieStick
Culture

This device will help you take amazing belfies all by your belf!

By Brandon Ambrosino
Media
Vox got no threats for posting Charlie Hebdo cartoons and dozens for covering IslamophobiaVox got no threats for posting Charlie Hebdo cartoons and dozens for covering Islamophobia
Media

Media outlets have been widely praised for publishing the cartoons in a way that misses a subtler threat.

By Max Fisher and Amanda Taub
Technology
FCC Wants to Know More About Dish’s New Web-TV ServiceFCC Wants to Know More About Dish’s New Web-TV Service
Technology

The agency requested data from Dish after it complained that Comcast’s deal to acquire Time Warner Cable could hurt Sling or other online video services.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
“Unfriended”: The Blair Witch Visits a Google Hangout“Unfriended”: The Blair Witch Visits a Google Hangout
Technology

“If this movie makes even a little money, get ready for a glut of every terrible version of the format in 2016.”

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Pay-TV Tech Company Synacor Buys Web-TV Startup NimbleTVPay-TV Tech Company Synacor Buys Web-TV Startup NimbleTV
Technology

It’s a “part acqui-hire.”

By Peter Kafka
Russia
Chechnya’s kitten-hugging, Putin-loving dictator, explained in 19 bizarre InstagramsChechnya’s kitten-hugging, Putin-loving dictator, explained in 19 bizarre Instagrams
Russia

There are also multiple tigers.

By Amanda Taub
Technology
Meet the MediaLink Mafia That Runs CES and Everything ElseMeet the MediaLink Mafia That Runs CES and Everything Else
Technology

Viral mozzarella sticks, snackable content and human routers.

By Nellie Bowles