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Media Archive

Archives for November 2015

Technology
Facebook Lets You Share Music With Your FriendsFacebook Lets You Share Music With Your Friends
Technology

Related: Facebook wants to be friends with the music business.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Facebook Gets Eight Billion Video Views Per Day -- Now What?Facebook Gets Eight Billion Video Views Per Day -- Now What?
Technology

Facebook is still working on turning its video machine into a video business.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Time Warner Says It’s Ready to Start the Great Netflix PullbackTime Warner Says It’s Ready to Start the Great Netflix Pullback
Technology

Wall Street doesn’t care, though.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
‘Re/code Decode’: Michael Moritz Says the New York Times Should Have Celebrated Amazon‘Re/code Decode’: Michael Moritz Says the New York Times Should Have Celebrated Amazon
Technology

“If you had the choice between being a shareholder in the New York Times Company and Amazon, I know which one I would pick.”

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Why Diversity Is DifficultWhy Diversity Is Difficult
Technology

Twitter as a platform has empowered underserved and underrepresented people. But for some at Twitter, diversity is an obstruction to avoid.

By Leslie Miley
Technology
You Can Watch Jon Stewart’s HBO Stuff on Your TV. But HBO Hopes You Watch It on the Internet.You Can Watch Jon Stewart’s HBO Stuff on Your TV. But HBO Hopes You Watch It on the Internet.
Technology

HBO’s newest star won’t be digital-only. But the company wants to use him to push its digital agenda.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Reed Hastings Tells the TV Guys How to Beat HimReed Hastings Tells the TV Guys How to Beat Him
Technology

He just doesn’t think they can pull it off.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Why Sandra Bullock’s all-female Ocean’s Eleven movie is exciting — and a little worryingWhy Sandra Bullock’s all-female Ocean’s Eleven movie is exciting — and a little worrying
Culture

At the very least, there will be banter.

By Caroline Framke
Technology
Can the TV Guys Put the Netflix Genie Back in the Bottle?Can the TV Guys Put the Netflix Genie Back in the Bottle?
Technology

Netflix may not be able to secure as many network shows in the future.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Larry Page Gives First Comments on Alphabet, and Some on Google’s China PlansLarry Page Gives First Comments on Alphabet, and Some on Google’s China Plans
Technology

A benefit of not being Google CEO anymore: Not having to answer Google questions.

By Mark Bergen
Technology
Candy, CrushedCandy, Crushed
Technology

In the iPhone era, a hit game is an enormous moneymaker. But it’s not a public company.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Women From Apple’s Early Days Recall Working With Steve JobsWomen From Apple’s Early Days Recall Working With Steve Jobs
Technology

While much was fiction in “Steve Jobs,” one thing that is clearly dead-on in Aaron Sorkin’s film: Kate Winslet’s portrayal of Joanna Hoffman.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Amazon Opens Its First-Ever Physical Store, Selling Books on Paper, With a Side of IronyAmazon Opens Its First-Ever Physical Store, Selling Books on Paper, With a Side of Irony
Technology

Amazon, bookstore slayer, meet Amazon, bookstore owner.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
A New Star Trek Series Will Premiere on CBS in 2017A New Star Trek Series Will Premiere on CBS in 2017
Technology

Set phasers on “stunning.”

By Kwame Opam
Technology
Snapchat Is Serious About Ads, Now Advertisers Want the DataSnapchat Is Serious About Ads, Now Advertisers Want the Data
Technology

Snapchat can rely on its audience to bring in advertisers -- for now.

By Kurt Wagner