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How MTV Decided to Abandon Rebellion
MTV used to be a parent-free zone, but over the last several years the network has overhauled its programming to cater to a generation that views Mom and Dad more as friends than enemies.
The Charles Ramsey-McDonald’s Episode: How a Viral Marketing Opportunity Can Backfire
The Charles Ramsey-McDonald’s episode is shaping up as an argument that brands should respond to viral marketing opportunities slowly, cautiously—and perhaps not at all.
Social Media Editor Enters Plea in Hacking Case
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A social media editor who has worked for two of the nation’s largest news-gathering organizations pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he conspired with the hacking group Anonymous to deface the Los …
Q&A: Stacy Perman, Author of A Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World’s Most Legendary Watch
A Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World’s Most Legendary Watch (Atria Books/Simon & Schuster) by Stacy Perman, tells the tale of two American men, the auto magnate James Ward Packard and the financier Henry Graves, …
Is the Global Economy Slowly Falling Apart?
For Americans, the economy is likely to remain sluggish for several years, but the long-term outlook isn’t nearly as bad as the pessimists say
Reuters Journalist Charged With Helping Anonymous Hack Los Angeles Times
A well-known editor at news giant Reuters has been indicted by a federal grand jury on felony charges of conspiring with a notorious hacker group to deface the website of The Los Angeles Times in 2010 after he had been …
How Sesame Street Counted All the Way to 1 Billion YouTube Views
The popular children’s show has become a hit on YouTube by staying current with pop culture trends.
So Your Video Went Viral: Great! Just Don’t Expect to Get Rich
Thanks to the Internet, it’s never been easier to become briefly famous. Posting an especially creative, embarrassing, funny, or otherwise highly “shareable” video or blog online will usually do the trick. But becoming rich and famous? That’s far more difficult.
Time Warner Will Spin Off Time Inc. After Meredith Talks End
Media and entertainment giant Time Warner will spin off Time Inc., parent company of TIME, into a separate, publicly traded company, Time Warner said in a statement Wednesday. The decision to separate Time Inc. from Time Warner …
Game On! Why Rupert Murdoch Wants to Tackle ESPN
In a word: money.
For months, News Corp., the media giant conglomerate run by billionaire mogul Rupert Murdoch, has been preparing to launch a new national Fox sports network. On Tuesday, Murdoch finally stepped into the …
What’s an Oscar Worth at the Box Office?
Is winning a coveted Academy Award a priceless experience? Come on, this is Hollywood. Movie studios don’t tailor their release schedules around Oscar season and pour money into Oscar-bait films just for that warm, fuzzy …
