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Media Archive

Archives for February 2015

Technology
Mark Cuban Inflames the Internet (Again) -- This Time Over Net NeutralityMark Cuban Inflames the Internet (Again) -- This Time Over Net Neutrality
Technology

Cuban’s comments at the Code/Media conference didn’t win him many fans online.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Conde Nast Takes a Page From the BuzzFeed Playbook -- By Hiring BuzzFeed’s Data DudeConde Nast Takes a Page From the BuzzFeed Playbook -- By Hiring BuzzFeed’s Data Dude
Technology

We’ve seen this story before, but in reverse.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The Right to Be Forgotten, the Privilege to Be RememberedThe Right to Be Forgotten, the Privilege to Be Remembered
Technology

Is being easily linked -- forever, to certain search engine results -- being “remembered”?

By Irina Raicu
Technology
Judges Question FCC’s Need for Contracts in Comcast-Time Warner Cable DealJudges Question FCC’s Need for Contracts in Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal
Technology

Has the FCC made the “necessary link” in justify its needs?

By Amy Schatz
Technology
Code/Media: Peering Behind the Curtain at the Re/code Media ConferenceCode/Media: Peering Behind the Curtain at the Re/code Media Conference
Technology

It looks so easy!

By Dawn Chmielewski
Syria
Obama should stop pretending Islamist terrorism has nothing to do with IslamObama should stop pretending Islamist terrorism has nothing to do with Islam
Syria

The president owes it to Americans — including Muslims in the US — to have an honest conversation about religious extremism.

By Max Fisher
Technology
Dreams From My Digital Darkroom: Reflections on 25 Years of PhotoshopDreams From My Digital Darkroom: Reflections on 25 Years of Photoshop
Technology

By the guy who wrote the code instead of studying for his PhD.

By Thomas Knoll
Technology
Mark Cuban Is Still a YouTube Hater: ‘What Have They Done Right?’ (Video)Mark Cuban Is Still a YouTube Hater: ‘What Have They Done Right?’ (Video)
Technology

“They tried to do subscriptions. Failed.”

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Billionaire Mark Cuban Says Net Neutrality Will ‘Fuck Everything Up’ (Video)Billionaire Mark Cuban Says Net Neutrality Will ‘Fuck Everything Up’ (Video)
Technology

Cuban says he doesn’t want the FCC’s political appointees regulating the Internet.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Twitter’s Adam Bain: We’ve Compiled an Executive ‘Dream Team’ (Video)Twitter’s Adam Bain: We’ve Compiled an Executive ‘Dream Team’ (Video)
Technology

The revolving door that is Twitter management has apparently stopped -- for now.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Teen Phenom Tavi Gevinson Talks About Her Magazine, Fashion Blog -- And Finishing High School (Video)Teen Phenom Tavi Gevinson Talks About Her Magazine, Fashion Blog -- And Finishing High School (Video)
Technology

At the age of 11, Gevinson started a fashion blog called Style Rookie.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Peter Chernin Says Live Sports on Web Will Be Bigger Than on TV (Video)Peter Chernin Says Live Sports on Web Will Be Bigger Than on TV (Video)
Technology

“Fifteen years ago people said sports would never be on cable,” the former News Corp. president said.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Universal Music Chief Says Industry Needs More Experimentation, Not More Ads (Video)Universal Music Chief Says Industry Needs More Experimentation, Not More Ads (Video)
Technology

Free, ad-funded music services won’t sustain artists or labels, says Lucian Grainge.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Chelsea Handler on Why She Went to Netflix: ‘I Want to Grow Up’ (Video)Chelsea Handler on Why She Went to Netflix: ‘I Want to Grow Up’ (Video)
Technology

Handler, known as a naked sensation on Instagram, has switched to Twitter, “because they don’t have a problem with nudity.”

By Lauren Goode
Technology
Chelsea Handler Toasts iPhone, Roasts BlackBerryChelsea Handler Toasts iPhone, Roasts BlackBerry
Technology

The comedian loved her old BlackBerry once upon a time, but says her manager’s Passport “takes up half the car.”

By Ina Fried