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Media Archive

Archives for January 2015

Twitter forced the world to pay attention to Ferguson. It won’t last.
Features

The weird, temporary symbiotic relationship between activists on social media and the mainstream media

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Technology
The Alien Spaceship (Book Excerpt)The Alien Spaceship (Book Excerpt)
Technology

Thoughts after lunch among the new digital elite: “We have a new nobility without any noblesse oblige.”

By Andrew Keen
Technology
Apps Try to Pull All Photos Into One PlaceApps Try to Pull All Photos Into One Place
Technology

It’s hard to see all of your digital photos in one place, but two apps -- Lyve and Kwilt -- try to do just that. Here’s how they really work.

By Katherine Boehret
Technology
Wavelength Lets You Share Hollywood Movies With Your Friends, for Free, on the Web -- At Least for NowWavelength Lets You Share Hollywood Movies With Your Friends, for Free, on the Web -- At Least for Now
Technology

A former Wall Street analyst says he can help Hollywood slow slumping home movie sales.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Web TV Startup NimbleTV Goes Dark, Promises to ReturnWeb TV Startup NimbleTV Goes Dark, Promises to Return
Technology

The pay-TV-over-the-Web startup promises to deliver “something even better and more amazing than before” later this year.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
It’s not just Fox News: Islamophobia on cable news is out of controlIt’s not just Fox News: Islamophobia on cable news is out of control
Culture

Television news outlets are mainstreaming anti-Muslim bigotry, and it’s getting worse.

By Max Fisher
Technology
Mobile Entertainment Revenue Approaches U.S Box Office TotalsMobile Entertainment Revenue Approaches U.S Box Office Totals
Technology

Mobile entertainment generated $9.14 billion in revenue last year in the U.S., bringing it close to the $10.35 billion American moviegoers spent on ticket purchases.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Last Night We Got a Look at the Future of TV -- On the Web, a la CarteLast Night We Got a Look at the Future of TV -- On the Web, a la Carte
Technology

Last night’s Ohio State/Oregon game was historic. But next year’s College Football Championship will be even more important for the TV business.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Whistle Sports Video Network Is Not ESPN, and It Has Raised $28 MillionWhistle Sports Video Network Is Not ESPN, and It Has Raised $28 Million
Technology

Its hook? Unconventional sports aimed at a younger audience.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Jason Kilar Brings Vessel, YouTube’s Newest Challenger, to Code/MediaJason Kilar Brings Vessel, YouTube’s Newest Challenger, to Code/Media
Technology

The guy who built Hulu is trying to make a second splash in Web video. He’ll tell us why, and how he plans to do it, live onstage next month. You should be there.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Twitter Lets You See the Future of TV (Ratings)Twitter Lets You See the Future of TV (Ratings)
Technology

More tweets = more eyeballs.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Here Are 15 Crazy CES Videos -- And You Won’t Believe What Happens Next!Here Are 15 Crazy CES Videos -- And You Won’t Believe What Happens Next!
Technology

How absurd and dorky are tech bloggers? Very.

By Nellie Bowles
Technology
CES! CES! CES! Re/code on TV Last Week.CES! CES! CES! Re/code on TV Last Week.
Technology

I don’t know if you heard, but last week was CES.

By Nellie Bowles
Technology
Capital Gains: Box Schedules an IPO and Peter Thiel Funds a Weed StartupCapital Gains: Box Schedules an IPO and Peter Thiel Funds a Weed Startup
Technology

Plus, Glassdoor scored about $70 million.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Re/wind: We Survived CES (Somehow), Gearing Up for Another Digital Media Arms Race and MoreRe/wind: We Survived CES (Somehow), Gearing Up for Another Digital Media Arms Race and More
Technology

Oh, and “The Interview” made Sony Pictures a $30 million.

By Noah Kulwin