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Media Archive

Archives for October 2015

Technology
Gawker Media Ads Boss Andrew Gorenstein Is OutGawker Media Ads Boss Andrew Gorenstein Is Out
Technology

Michael Kuntz has been promoted to SVP of global sales and partnerships.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Amazon PR Boss Blasts New York Times Exposé, Digs Up Dirt on Its Sources (Update)Amazon PR Boss Blasts New York Times Exposé, Digs Up Dirt on Its Sources (Update)
Technology

Amazon’s Jay Carney, a former journalist, takes the gloves off.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Yahoo Talent Exodus Accelerates as Marissa Mayer’s Turnaround FloundersYahoo Talent Exodus Accelerates as Marissa Mayer’s Turnaround Flounders
Technology

Marissa, bar the door!

By Kara Swisher
Technology
That’s a Lot of Starships! Here Are the Teasers for Tonight’s Trailer for the New ‘Star Wars’ Movie.That’s a Lot of Starships! Here Are the Teasers for Tonight’s Trailer for the New ‘Star Wars’ Movie.
Technology

Get your “Star Wars” fix with three 15-second shorts.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Yahoo’s Marketing Partnership SVP Lisa Licht Also DepartsYahoo’s Marketing Partnership SVP Lisa Licht Also Departs
Technology

The Yahoo talent exodus accelerates.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
The Weather Company Is in Talks With IBM About Sale of Digital AssetsThe Weather Company Is in Talks With IBM About Sale of Digital Assets
Technology

The computing giant and the weather kingpin recently inked a strategic alliance around emergency management software.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Top Yahoo Exec Jackie Reses Heads to Square as Senior Exec (Update)Top Yahoo Exec Jackie Reses Heads to Square as Senior Exec (Update)
Technology

The brain drain at Yahoo continues for CEO Marissa Mayer.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer to Debut on ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer to Debut on ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’
Technology

The wait is nearly over: The next installment of the ‘Star Wars’ saga opens Dec. 18.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Bernie Sanders Should Hire Larry David as His DoubleBernie Sanders Should Hire Larry David as His Double
Technology

Larry David as candidate Bernie Sanders nailed the energetic Democratic presidential hopeful in this “Saturday Night Live” skit.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
PewDiePie Tops the Forbes List of Highest-Paid YouTube StarsPewDiePie Tops the Forbes List of Highest-Paid YouTube Stars
Technology

Welp. It beats working.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
YouTube Will Make You Pay to See Some of Its New VideosYouTube Will Make You Pay to See Some of Its New Videos
Technology

The world’s biggest video site paid for some new programs and will put them behind a paywall.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Hooking Up With Tinder in Match IPO Is a Blind (Financial) DateHooking Up With Tinder in Match IPO Is a Blind (Financial) Date
Technology

You can’t start a fire, you can’t start a fire without a spark. This gun’s for hire even if we’re just dancing in the dark.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Steve Ballmer Is Investing in Twitter. (This Just Gets Better and Better.)Steve Ballmer Is Investing in Twitter. (This Just Gets Better and Better.)
Technology

This should be entertaining.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
New CEO, New Chairman and Big Layoffs. So What’s Next for Twitter?New CEO, New Chairman and Big Layoffs. So What’s Next for Twitter?
Technology

It has been a busy couple of weeks for the San Francisco social communications company.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Google Notches a Big Legal Victory in Book Scanning CaseGoogle Notches a Big Legal Victory in Book Scanning Case
Technology

Fair use is fair use, even for Google.

By Mark Bergen