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Money Archive

Archives for November 2014

Media
American media is in the tank for puppiesAmerican media is in the tank for puppies
Media

“Having a canine subject in a national news event produced coverage of a story that was 80 percent as large as the effect of the difference between being NYT front-page and back-page worthy.”

By Sarah Kliff
Technology
While Working on Tax Deal, Mayer Eyes Display Acquisitions -- But Will Yahoo Aim Higher?While Working on Tax Deal, Mayer Eyes Display Acquisitions -- But Will Yahoo Aim Higher?
Technology

Read CFO Ken Goldman’s lips: No new taxes!

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Barbie Is Blind to the Many Girls Who (Really, Actually) CodeBarbie Is Blind to the Many Girls Who (Really, Actually) Code
Technology

Come on, Barbie. Have you learned nothing since your 1992 “Math class is tough!” gaffe?

By Reshma Saujani
Labor
Are Democrats out of new ideas?Are Democrats out of new ideas?
Labor

The last few years has been a period of policy ferment on the right in a way it hasn’t been on the left.

By Ezra Klein
Technology
Apple Looks Ready to Automate Its iAds BusinessApple Looks Ready to Automate Its iAds Business
Technology

Let the iAd automation begin.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Walmart Scammed Into Selling PlayStation 4 for $90Walmart Scammed Into Selling PlayStation 4 for $90
Technology
Information Wants to Be Free, but These Sites Would Like You to Pay AnywayInformation Wants to Be Free, but These Sites Would Like You to Pay Anyway
Technology

A new bundle -- not for cable TV, but indie websites like MetaFilter and the Toast.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Honk Offers On-Demand Roadside AssistanceHonk Offers On-Demand Roadside Assistance
Technology
By Liz Gannes
Technology
Bigcommerce Gets $50 Million to Set Up Online Shops for Small Businesses WorldwideBigcommerce Gets $50 Million to Set Up Online Shops for Small Businesses Worldwide
Technology

The investments come with strategic relationships that could prove even more valuable.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Goldman Sachs Tech Confab in Vegas: “Uber F*#k-Up” Chatter as CEO Stars OnstageGoldman Sachs Tech Confab in Vegas: “Uber F*#k-Up” Chatter as CEO Stars Onstage
Technology

Back-stabbing schadenfreude is one of the key characteristics of Silicon Valley, which comes right before extravagantly public forgiveness.

By Kara Swisher
Syria
This is why ISIS films its hostage beheadingsThis is why ISIS films its hostage beheadings
Syria

ISIS’s video of the murder of American hostage Peter Kassig is part of a much bigger media strategy.

By Amanda Taub
Technology
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Calls Employee’s Smear Campaign Remarks “Terrible” -- But Not Terrible Enough to Fire HimUber CEO Travis Kalanick Calls Employee’s Smear Campaign Remarks “Terrible” -- But Not Terrible Enough to Fire Him
Technology

Uber has an image problem, Kalanick admitted. You think?

By Liz Gannes
Technology
NBCUniversal Hackathon: Fresh Eyes Tackle Industry ChallengesNBCUniversal Hackathon: Fresh Eyes Tackle Industry Challenges
Technology

Nerds help us.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Vox Media’s Bankoff, Twitter’s Stanton and Fullscreen’s Strompolos Join Code/Media San FranciscoVox Media’s Bankoff, Twitter’s Stanton and Fullscreen’s Strompolos Join Code/Media San Francisco
Technology

This is going to be an excellent evening. See you there.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Sony Targets Stronger Entertainment Revenue Growth to Help RestructuringSony Targets Stronger Entertainment Revenue Growth to Help Restructuring
Technology

CEO Kazuo Hirai promised to unveil a longer-term growth plan for the entire company before the end of March 2015.

By Reuters