technology

Why Netflix is a cautionary tale for newspapers

September 19, 2011

The problem for print publishers — one that Netflix arguably doesn’t share — is that their legacy business still produces the bulk of the revenue they pull in via advertising, and therefore, the incentive to de-emphasize or radically downsize that part of the business isn’t as obvious. Hence, the reason why you see so many [...]

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Where are Twitter Users Going?

March 17, 2010

via latimesblogs.latimes.com Interesting take from LA Times about research done by Hitwise. Posted via web from Posterous

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FRONTLINE: Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier [Watch Online]

February 4, 2010

via pbs.org I love Frontline. They produce some of the best journalism and each episode is always on a strikingly relevant topic. Their February 2nd episode digital_nation is no different, which poses the question, “Is our 24/7 wired world causing us to lose as much as we’ve gained?” In Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual [...]

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Leopard is “by far the best operating system” – PC Magazine

February 26, 2008

PC Magazine gave Apple’s 10.5.2 Leopard operating system an Editor’s Choice award and a stunning review. I have to say, I’ve been using a Mac since I was a kid and things just keep getting better and better. Hands down, I think that Leopard is the best so far and my roommate agrees—he became a convert over the weekend [...]

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