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Media Archive

Archives for February 2015

Technology
Native Ad Startup Sharethrough Adds Dropbox General Counsel to BoardNative Ad Startup Sharethrough Adds Dropbox General Counsel to Board
Technology
Jon Stewart Helped TV Learn to Love the Internet (Because It Had No Choice)Jon Stewart Helped TV Learn to Love the Internet (Because It Had No Choice)
Technology

Corollary: The Internet loves TV!

By Peter Kafka
Culture
11 great choices to replace Jon Stewart11 great choices to replace Jon Stewart
Culture

How about Jessica Williams? Or Amy Poehler? Or — stay with me here — Chris Rock?

By Emily St. James
Technology
5 of Jon Stewart’s funniest, harshest, most memorable takedowns5 of Jon Stewart’s funniest, harshest, most memorable takedowns
Technology

From skewering to CNN to his famous, show-length Glenn Beck impression, nobody feuds like Stewart.

By Max Fisher
Technology
NBC ‘Nightly News’ Anchor Brian Williams Suspended for Six Months for Iraq War EmbellishmentNBC ‘Nightly News’ Anchor Brian Williams Suspended for Six Months for Iraq War Embellishment
Technology

“His actions are inexcusable and this suspension is severe and appropriate,” says NBC brass.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Apps Search Pioneer Quixey Poised to Raise $60 Million From Alibaba, Twitter, SoftBankApps Search Pioneer Quixey Poised to Raise $60 Million From Alibaba, Twitter, SoftBank
Technology

Have you heard of deep linking in apps? You will.

By Kara Swisher and Kurt Wagner
Technology
eBay Bans One of Its Own Divisions From Selling Ads on eBayeBay Bans One of Its Own Divisions From Selling Ads on eBay
Technology

The move underscores the stakes eBay business units are putting in the ground as they get ready for a three-way divorce.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
The Biggest Data Breaches and Hacks of 2014The Biggest Data Breaches and Hacks of 2014
Technology

Where will last week’s data breach at Anthem place on the 2015 list?

By Bitium
Technology
Oh Noto! This Time, Twitter’s CFO Falls for a Spam Link, Loses His Account.Oh Noto! This Time, Twitter’s CFO Falls for a Spam Link, Loses His Account.
Technology
Tumblr’s Old Sales Boss Lee Brown Looks Like He’ll Be BuzzFeed’s New Sales BossTumblr’s Old Sales Boss Lee Brown Looks Like He’ll Be BuzzFeed’s New Sales Boss
Technology

He’ll reunite with BuzzFeed business head Greg Coleman -- his old boss at Yahoo.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Surprise! Apple Pay Gets More Free Publicity -- This Time From American Express and Seinfeld.Surprise! Apple Pay Gets More Free Publicity -- This Time From American Express and Seinfeld.
Technology

Apple is playing ball with the financial industry’s old guard. In return, Apple gets lots of free promotion.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Welcome to the Future of StorytellingWelcome to the Future of Storytelling
Technology

Creators are now free of many of the limitations of broadcast television, but few have taken advantage of this fact.

By Alex Kruglov
Technology
Don Draper and Zombies Come to Web TV: In a Surprising Move, Dish’s Sling TV Adds AMCDon Draper and Zombies Come to Web TV: In a Surprising Move, Dish’s Sling TV Adds AMC
Technology

The $20-a-month service comes out of beta, gets more interesting.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The Amazon Echo Is More Than a Bluetooth Speaker -- It’s a Bedtime BuddyThe Amazon Echo Is More Than a Bluetooth Speaker -- It’s a Bedtime Buddy
Technology

An up-close review of Amazon’s new, enigmatic voice-controlled Bluetooth speaker.

By Joe Brown
Technology
Ten Years of Google Maps, From Slashdot to Ground TruthTen Years of Google Maps, From Slashdot to Ground Truth
Technology

Ten episodes from the dawning days of Google Maps.

By Liz Gannes