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Media Archive

Archives for November 2015

Technology
Can a GIF Keyboard Like Riffsy Squeeze Money Out of Looping Minion Videos?Can a GIF Keyboard Like Riffsy Squeeze Money Out of Looping Minion Videos?
Technology

Riffsy has a plan to make money. It’s just not using it yet.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Lady Gaga’s Longtime Manager Troy Carter Now Cultivating New Tech TalentLady Gaga’s Longtime Manager Troy Carter Now Cultivating New Tech Talent
Technology

The Smashd Labs-backed companies include Enrou, a socially conscious marketplace connecting shoppers with artisans.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Snapchat Gets Deeper Into Live Events, Wants More User-Generated ContentSnapchat Gets Deeper Into Live Events, Wants More User-Generated Content
Technology

Snapchat is expanding its Live Stories feature and may want to get into “breaking news.”

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Why That Black Friday ‘Doorbuster’ Sale Is Costing YouWhy That Black Friday ‘Doorbuster’ Sale Is Costing You
Technology

Consumers are ultimately cheated by sales, despite feeling psychologically satisfied with the perceived savings.

By Bayard Winthrop
Technology
DraftKings and FanDuel Go to Court This Week. Here’s Why.DraftKings and FanDuel Go to Court This Week. Here’s Why.
Technology

Both companies will fight Wednesday to show their games are not a form of gambling.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
This Amazon Executive Has One of the World’s Most Insane ‘Star Wars’ CollectionsThis Amazon Executive Has One of the World’s Most Insane ‘Star Wars’ Collections
Technology

“I will literally have over 200 people in 100 different countries looking for me to find cereal boxes.”

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Silicon Valley and Teenage Suicide: Talking With The Atlantic’s Hanna Rosin (Q&A)Silicon Valley and Teenage Suicide: Talking With The Atlantic’s Hanna Rosin (Q&A)
Technology

A conversation about the cover story of the magazine’s December issue.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Watch Jeff Bezos Lay Out His Grand Vision for Amazon’s Future Dominance in This 1999 VideoWatch Jeff Bezos Lay Out His Grand Vision for Amazon’s Future Dominance in This 1999 Video
Technology

Many smart people attribute Amazon’s success to the consistent vision that Bezos had for it from the start. Here’s proof.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Re/wind: Two IPOs, More Tinder Drama and Adele Still Owns YouRe/wind: Two IPOs, More Tinder Drama and Adele Still Owns You
Technology

Square and the Match Group go public, R.I.P. Rdio and more Gawker restructuring.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Twitter’s New ‘Moments’ Feature Has Become My SportsCenter ReplacementTwitter’s New ‘Moments’ Feature Has Become My SportsCenter Replacement
Technology

I think Moments is already good for sports fans -- with the potential to be great.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Yet Another Top Yahoo Media Executive DepartsYet Another Top Yahoo Media Executive Departs
Technology

The exodus of media talent at the Silicon Valley Internet giant continues.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Vanity Fair Journalist Challenges Tinder CEO Sean Rad to Meet Her Face to FaceVanity Fair Journalist Challenges Tinder CEO Sean Rad to Meet Her Face to Face
Technology

“Bling Ring” author Nancy Jo Sales hits back.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
#AdTechTheVote: Programmatic, Anti-Ad Blockers and Digital Audiences Will Drive the 2016 Elections#AdTechTheVote: Programmatic, Anti-Ad Blockers and Digital Audiences Will Drive the 2016 Elections
Technology

Here come the anti-ad blockers.

By Paula Minardi
Technology
Apple’s Jimmy Iovine Apologizes for Saying Women Can’t Find MusicApple’s Jimmy Iovine Apologizes for Saying Women Can’t Find Music
Technology

The remark came in an appearance on “CBS This Morning.”

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Adele Isn’t Letting You Stream ‘25’ Because She Doesn’t Have ToAdele Isn’t Letting You Stream ‘25’ Because She Doesn’t Have To
Technology

Adele is popular enough to get away with it.

By Noah Kulwin