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Fred / A VC:
Monetize The Audience, Not The Content — There's a lot of discussion out there about how online content should be monetized. — In particular, the newspaper industry is doing a lot of soul searching for the right revenue model. For many publications, particularly legacy publications …
Thanks:atul
John C. Dvorak / MarketWatch:
Is the party over for Microsoft? — Everyone knew the day would come when the fortunes of Microsoft Corp. would reverse. The company might now be in actual decline. If it's true, it brought it on itself by ignoring its core competencies, because it exhibits signs of what can only be described …
Scott Rosenberg / Scott Rosenberg's Wordyard:
A.P. goes nuclear on fair use — “A.P. Cracks Down on Unpaid Use of Articles on Web.” That's the headline on a New York Times article right now. But if you read the article, you see that the Associated Press's new campaign isn't only about “unpaid use of articles,” it's about any use of headlines as links.
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Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
How Reuters Should Be Responding To The AP's Suicide — Earlier today we wrote about the AP's plans to DRM the news, explaining what a backwards plan it was. The story is getting lots of play elsewhere, with many pointing to a NY Times report, where the AP's CEO Tom Curley makes some amazing statements:
Brian Solis / TechCrunch:
Full Disclosure: Sponsored Conversations on Twitter Raise Concerns, Prompt Standards — In light of the FTC's recent scrutiny of Social Media practices and the activity that connects brands to influencers and ultimately consumers, we will soon see guidelines and corresponding penalties to serve as governance for future engagement.
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Online Marketing …, Francine Hardaway's Blog, PR2.0 and Search Engine Journal, Thanks:briansolis
Brian Caulfield / Forbes:
Apple Tablet Could Hurt iPhone Developers — The company may roll out a tablet computer. This could have a downside for app developers. — BURLINGAME, CALIF. — Talk to iPhone application developers and they'll quickly sing Apple's praises. Apple's development tools are first-rate.
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Michael Stroud / NewTeeVee:
DreamWorks' Katzenberg: 3D Changes Everything — Jeffrey Katzenberg is prepared for 3D to utterly change the experience of watching television and movies — and a lot sooner than you may think. — The DreamWorks' chief told attendees at Fortune's Brainstorm conference in Pasadena, Calif. …
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Leak: Inside the Microsoft Store With Wall-Sized Screens and the Answers Bar — We've been wondering what the Microsoft's retail shops are going to be like. Well, according to a Powerpoint presentation leaked to us, it's going to make the Apple Store look downright boring. UPDATE: Microsoft comments.
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Screenwerk, AppleInsider, Edible Apple, 9 to 5 Mac, MacDailyNews, TechFlash, MobileTechWorld, Neowin.net, VentureBeat, ifoAppleStore, WMExperts, CrunchGear, CNET News, Fast Company, Kotaku, PalmAddicts and Engadget, Thanks:parislemon
Ericsson:
ERICSSON TO ACQUIRE MAJORITY OF NORTEL'S NORTH AMERICAN WIRELESS BUSINESS — Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has today entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the parts of the Carrier Networks division of Nortel relating to CDMA and LTE technology in North America.
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Mark Milian / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Apple won't let you use cool augmented reality iPhone apps — yet — A concept video for an identification app, called Augmented ID, that uses facial recognition. — IPhone owners are excited to get their hands on the augmented reality applications that we wrote about last week …
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
FreeYourID Gives Up On Trying To Monetize OpenID — In an e-mail to its user base and with a short notice on its main website, FreeYourID has announced that it will be shutting down its service after nearly two years and a half in business. After August 15, the web service will be discontinued without …
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Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
Buy.com, Orbitz linked to controversial marketers — Thousands of Web shoppers have complained that “mystery charges” are showing up on their credit card statements and have accused those who operate so-called Web loyalty programs of duping them into signing up.
