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Add it Up: Crunching Numbers for Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Jeremy Lin

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What do Netflix, Amazon Prime, iPhone sales, and Jeremy Lin all have in common? They're all up against the law of large numbers.

The Future of Reading, From Avant-Garde Poetry to Sportscenter

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We're reading everywhere, not just in books and magazines or on e-readers and tablets.

For Valentines Day, Some Wandering Eyes

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In a time when many people are spending less and less time meeting and connecting in real life, and more and more time connecting online, there’s a new study that basically says men are shallow and women are looking for partners of substance. Yeah, not news. Happy Valentine’s Day. The project, conducted by Tobii, a eye [...]

Introducing Aereo: One Small Step for Cord Cutting, One Giant Leap of Faith

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NEW YORK — As we zero in tantalizingly on that State of Nirvana colloquially described as “Cutting the Cord,” we have a new player: Aereo, a subscription service which brings live, real-time HD television programming to any internet-connected device. The service, unveiled at a New York news conference, is only available in New York. And, [...]

Wired Opinion: Can Brands Become Money-Making Publishers Themselves?

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Major brands are slowly discovering that e-commerce may not be the only revenue stream the digital world has to offer them. There may be gold for them in advertising as well. It has always been assumed by media industry pundits that brands could not become advertising-supported digital publishers because they did not reach enough eyeballs [...]

Regulators Bless Google/Motorola Marriage

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Google on Monday won approval for its dollarsignr12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Inc. in both Europe and the United States, a decision that could have wide-ranging implications on the Silicon Valley giant’s ability to take on rivals like Apple, RIM and Microsoft.

Amazon Studios Branches Out Into Original TV for Web and Network

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Unlike Netflix, Amazon isn't looking to compete with television cable channels in bidding on projects from established industry names; it's doing something more homespun, closer to YouTube or Fox, but with a professional sheen.

Tim Berners-Lee, The World Wide Web, And … Alvy Singer?

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It was almost like that scene from Woody Allen’s Annie Hall: Alvy Singer: [the man behind him in line is talking loudly] What I wouldn’t give for a large sock with horse manure in it! Alvy Singer: [to audience] Whaddya do when you get stuck in a movie line with a guy like this behind [...]

A Dollar for Your Thoughts: Silicon Valley’s Famed Single-Digit Salaries

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There’s an exclusive club in Silicon Valley, privy to only a precious few. Its members: the cream of the executive crop, CEOs of today’s tech industry giants, all at the helm of companies with billions in revenues and thousands of employees. Let’s not kid ourselves — the salary isn’t really about the money. It’s a [...]

Amazon’s Prime Directive: No Standalone Subscription Video For Now

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The integration Prime offers across Amazon's product lines is simply too important to the company's whole business.