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Rising Paywalls Are Already Paying Off for Publishers
Not long ago, Bloomberg Businessweek declared 2014 the “Year of the Paywall” for the news industry. Sure enough, everywhere you look in publishing these days, you see news organizations ranging fr...

Experiments in viral journalism: Trinity Mirror launches Ampp3d for sharing data-driven stories
As we pointed out recently, everyone seems to be trying to come up with an Upworthy or BuzzFeed-style portal that does “viral” content, and that includes media outlets like the Washington Post, wi...

How to Harness the Power of Open APIs
In the very early days of APIs, when John Musser founded ProgrammableWeb, the default for every new API was open–wide open. As the industry has matured, companies have become more careful to enter t...

Slingbox Can Now Stream TV on Roku Players
Sling Media announced a new SlingPlayer channel for Roku streaming devices on Monday. This means you can enjoy live or recorded TV via a Slingbox on a Roku streaming player. The result is similar to t...

Beyond the paywall: Beacon wants to make it easier for journalists to become like Andrew Sullivan
While newspapers everywhere are doing their best to emulate the New York Times by erecting a one-size-fits-all paywall around their content, some individual writers like Andrew Sullivan are trying to ...

Are Flipboard and Currents marketing partners or scams that take advantage of publishers?
Tablet-based reading services like Google Current and Flipboard — which says it has doubled its userbase to 90 million in the past six months — are a boon for anyone who wants to consume content q...

The Death Of Google Reader Opens The Door To A Smarter Subscription Ecosystem
Editor’s note: Julien Genestoux is the founder and CEO of Superfeedr. Superfeedr has provided a real-time infrastructure for RSS and Atom feeds since 2009. Julien is also a vocal open web evangel...

This App Will Let New Yorkers Find a Parking Spot
Technology is coming to the rescue for the perennial conundrum of finding a place to park your carParkWhiz, which has helped Chicagoans achieve that feat, is now available in New York City. Though Par...

Why big media is buying YouTube stars — and who could be next
It’s been clear for a while now that big media brands are taking web video seriously, but how to get organic traction within the space has proven to be a bit of a pickle. The clearest example of thi...

MIT's Luminoso Claims It's Cracked the Code on Text Mining
A lawn care company recently discovered that people in New England were talking about their product, but mostly in relation to deals and rebates. Meanwhile, customers in Colorado seemed to be obsessed...

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