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Buying Tumblr might make Yahoo cool — but buying Pinterest might have made more sense

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:17:58 +0000

There are plenty of reasons why the announced Yahoo Tumblr deal makes sense for those companies. But Marissa Mayer might have seen a much greater payoff from acquiring Pinterest instead. Here's why.

Marissa Mayer: Some Tumblr users “may never come to Yahoo,” and that’s OK

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:25:59 +0000

In an investor call Monday morning, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said Yahoo and Tumblr's audiences really don't overlap. She said that's fine: Yahoo users will be exposed to more Tumblr content, and Tumblr ...

Distort puts a new twist on slow-mo, and on Revision3′s production

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:22 +0000

The upcoming Rev3 series Distort offers not only rich, compelling footage shot at high frame rates, but the on-camera presence of former Rev3 employees, who've struck an unusual deal for distribution.

Binge-watching forces “One Life to Live,” “All My Children” to cut back on new episodes

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:50:21 +0000

When soap operas "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" moved online, it wasn't clear how fans would watch them. It turns out that most viewers are binge-watching -- so the soaps' ...

When can a book be digital-only, and when does it need to be print too?

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:24:46 +0000

Book publishers discussed digital-first and digital-only initiatives at the Making Information Pay conference this week.

Google CEO Larry Page: Do as I say, not as I do

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:25 +0000

Google CEO Larry Page, who has been suffering from vocal cord issues, showed up at the end of the Google I/O keynote and spent some time talking about his vision of technology and took questions from the ...

Producer of The Ring and Mulholland Drive releases new horror movie as an iOS app

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:47 +0000

Neal Edelstein, producer of hit movies like The Ring and Mulholland Drive , has a new film project: A film delivered in chunks directly through an iOS app.

Top jobs of the week in digital media

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:55:37 +0000

Looking for a job in digital media? Each week we highlight some of the most interesting positions posted to paidContent’s jobs board. Check out the latest gigs at media companies across the country.