News Corp. – Did it Save MySpace?
Richard Rosenblatt, chairman-CEO of Demand Media and former CEO of Intermix, told AdAge that:
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Richard Rosenblatt, chairman-CEO of Demand Media and former CEO of Intermix, told AdAge that:
A year ago, the two companies were reportedly in talks about a merger, but those conversations were dismissed as rumors and speculation. Well, here's Microsoft and Yahoo 2.0.
One of Brad Garlinghouse's 'Peanut Butter Manifesto' consolidation wishes is coming true, in a way, as Yahoo will be closing down its Photos service in favor of Flickr.
AOL changed their strategy last year by shifting from a subscription-based service to offering most of their services and content for free. In doing so they focused their energies on advertising. Once the largest Internet provider they now have 12 million subscribers, trailing Comcast who has 12. 1 million and AT&T who is the biggest provider with 12.9 million customers.
Talk about mixed emotions. I like Barack Obama – at least, as seen on TV – and just when I started to like him more because of a letter he sent to Democratic National Convention Chair Howlin' Howard Dean urging him to put debate video under public license, the Washington Post reports his campaign officers butting his biggest fan out of MySpace.
Google Reader is taking another step forward, and it’s holding Gmail’s hand as it does so. Thanks to a new feature, users can now “share something you find in Reader with someone who doesn’t use a feed reader at all.”