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Media Archive

Archives for February 2015

Technology
BuzzFeed Says Its Dress Post Proves It Owns You. And It’s Right.BuzzFeed Says Its Dress Post Proves It Owns You. And It’s Right.
Technology

The timing of this viral explosion is especially interesting considering Facebook’s recent pitch to publishers.

By Edmund Lee
Technology
Hollywood, Meet Silicon Valley: YouTube and UTA Onstage at Code/MediaHollywood, Meet Silicon Valley: YouTube and UTA Onstage at Code/Media
Technology

Silicon Valley and Hollywood are starting to close the gap and make money together.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Lessons of the Sony Hack: ‘Anybody’s Vulnerable’ (Video)Lessons of the Sony Hack: ‘Anybody’s Vulnerable’ (Video)
Technology

Top Hollywood figures discuss the Sony hack and its aftermath at Code/Media.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Twitter Head of Music Bob Moczydlowsky Is LeavingTwitter Head of Music Bob Moczydlowsky Is Leaving
Technology

Moczydlowsky handled Twitter’s relationship with the music industry.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
‘Long Before Being Nerdy Was Cool, There Was Leonard Nimoy.’ RIP Spock.‘Long Before Being Nerdy Was Cool, There Was Leonard Nimoy.’ RIP Spock.
Technology

The “Star Trek” actor dies at 83.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The net neutrality rules might not be available for weeks. That’s ridiculous.The net neutrality rules might not be available for weeks. That’s ridiculous.
Technology

The FCC’s secretive process for drafting network neutrality rules dates back to 1946.

By Timothy B. Lee
Politics
Christie, Walker, and Cruz’s CPAC speeches, decodedChristie, Walker, and Cruz’s CPAC speeches, decoded
Politics

Each appearance was designed to address a major flaw.

By Andrew Prokop
Technology
Gawker Media’s Nick Denton Goes It Alone: The Code/Media Interview (Video)Gawker Media’s Nick Denton Goes It Alone: The Code/Media Interview (Video)
Technology

How do you build a Web business without raising big venture rounds or tethering yourself to Facebook?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Another Digital Exec Leaves Universal Music GroupAnother Digital Exec Leaves Universal Music Group
Technology

Digital business head David Ring is out, a couple days after his boss Rob Wells left.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Google Makes Another Media Bet, With a Venture Investment in Music PublishingGoogle Makes Another Media Bet, With a Venture Investment in Music Publishing
Technology

Kobalt raises $60 million; Michael Dell is in, too.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Aereo’s Bankruptcy Fire Sale Raises Less Than $2 MillionAereo’s Bankruptcy Fire Sale Raises Less Than $2 Million
Technology

DVR-maker TiVo picked up Aereo’s trademark and subscriber lists, according to a source.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Follow the Money: Did Men Earn Quintuple What Women Made at Kleiner Perkins?Follow the Money: Did Men Earn Quintuple What Women Made at Kleiner Perkins?
Technology

Pro tip for an aspiring VC: Be a managing member. That’s where the money is.

By Nellie Bowles and Liz Gannes
Science
Ebola doctor Craig Spencer says media’s disease hype was deadlyEbola doctor Craig Spencer says media’s disease hype was deadly
Science

This should be a lesson in how we the media and the public react to matters of public-health concern.

By Julia Belluz
Technology
Meet the Man Who Fills Your News Feed: Facebook Product Boss Chris Cox (Video)Meet the Man Who Fills Your News Feed: Facebook Product Boss Chris Cox (Video)
Technology

Here’s the full video from last week’s spotlight interview at Code/Media.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Did the Pay TV Guys Stay Flat Last Year -- Or Lose More Than a Million Subscribers?Did the Pay TV Guys Stay Flat Last Year -- Or Lose More Than a Million Subscribers?
Technology

“Cord cutting appears to have accelerated markedly,” says analyst Craig Moffett, a former cord cutting skeptic.

By Peter Kafka