YouTube Throws a Curveball by Becoming a Sports Broadcaster
YouTube is quietly brokering deals with major sports leagues in hopes of establishing itself as the top sports destination online. The move could shake up the pay-TV world
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Teens Tire of Facebook — but Not Enough to Log Off
Has Facebook lost its cool? That’s a question TIME posed earlier this year to dozens of teenagers, who mostly insisted that newer social networks like Instagram, Tumblr and Twitter were more engaging, even if (and partially
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The Fight for Streaming TV
We’re getting close to the couch-potato dream
After The Office, Dunder Mifflin Will Live On in Every Office
Dunder Mifflin paper is now an actual product you can buy. It’s an example of the popular marketing strategy of reverse product placement.
John McCain Wants to Lower Your Cable Bill
In an ideal world, television viewers would only pay for those shows and channels that they actually care about. The concept, known as TV a la carte, has been a pipe dream of cord cutters and disgruntled cable subscribers for years. Thursday the movement received a significant boost from an unlikely political ally: John McCain.
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For a Musician with a Webcam, All the World’s a (Profitable) Stage
Stageit allows artists to livestream shows from a studio or their tour bus, and making a tidy profit in the process.
Bangladesh Factory Collapse: Is There Blood on Your Shirt?
The cheap clothes that Americans buy from retailers every day actually come at a very high price. That cost came into stark relief last week when Rana Plaza, a building housing several garment factories, collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, killing at least 386 workers and injuring many more. With bodies still being pulled from the
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Where Will the Drone Jobs Go? States Balance Economic Opportunity with Privacy Concerns
Almost every state wants a piece of the burgeoning drone industry, but lawmakers also want to protect citizens’ privacy. States are approaching this balancing act in a variety of ways.
Need a Babysitter in a Pinch? There’s an App for That
Finding a babysitter can often be a challenge for parents who lack a trusted friend or relative to fill the role. Things only get worse when one’s needed on short notice. But a quickly growing online service aims to make
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A Year Later, Instagram Hasn’t Made a Dime. Was it Worth $1 Billion?
Last April Facebook agreed to buy the quickly growing photo-sharing network Instagram for a cool $1 billion. A year later, the jury’s still out on whether Instagram will one day reap huge profits.
Internet Saved the Video Star: How Music Videos Found New Life After MTV
Left for dead by MTV in the mid-2000s, music videos have become a popular and revenue-generating enterprise online.
Q&A With the 17-Year-Old Who Sold an App to Yahoo for $30 Million
Nick D’Aloisio speaks about the development of Summly, how he met Marissa Mayer and his girlfriend’s reaction to his new fame.