February 2011
14 posts
WatchHere’s a segment from today’s Digits about Google’s changes to its search algorithm.
Why Did Time Inc.'s Jack Griffin Get Fired? →
Mr. Griffin insisted that every magazine include a masthead in each issue and that his name be on top, bucking a long-standing tradition at the company of leaving it up to individual editors whether or not to run a masthead. The mandatory extra page cost the company about $5 million a year, said a senior executive, noting that the decision came after hundreds of employees were let go in recent...
Does Apple's New Subscription Service Run Afoul of... →
WSJ: If Apple gets to a point where it is selling 60% or more of all digital subscriptions through its App Store, “then you might move into territory where an antitrust challenge would seem feasible,” says Herbert Hovenkamp, an antitrust professor at the University of Iowa College of Law.
“The planned investment fund, run from the New York company’s asset-management...”
– J.P. Morgan Plans a Fund Geared to Firms Like Facebook and Twitter - WSJ.com
Wow. This is a big deal.
(via evangotlib)
“China’s ascent has been the main source of popular legitimacy for the...”
– Interesting page one article in WSJ today about China’s ambivalence in surpassing Japan as the world’s 2nd largest economy.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704593604576140912411499184.html
WatchTumbling my first video… which is about Tumblr. Just seemed the right thing to do.
Here’s a write-up of our social media panel with all-star data gurus. http://bit.ly/hoykiI
Check out wsj.com at 1 ET. I’ll be co-hosting digits, discussing Nokia “burning”, the ongoing techification of fashionweek and the iPad.
Psyched to see Malcolm Gladwell interview Wendy Kopp about TFA at NYPL.
Last-minute planning for #socialmediaweek panel on big data today at Google in NY. 12 to 2 (panel starts at 12:30). http://bit.ly/fW692W
Catching up on The Morning After @TMAonHulu. hulu.com/the-morning-after