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9:40 AM ET, May 16, 2010

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Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Steve Jobs Offers World ‘Freedom From Porn’  —  I didn't plan to pick a fight with Steve Jobs last night.  It just sort of happened: An iPad advertisement ticked me off; I sent the Apple CEO an angry email; he told me about “freedom from porn.”  —  The electronic debate proceeded from there.
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Jacob Weisberg / Slate:   Apple's Way  —  Why publishers should beware the App Store.
Sarah Kershaw / New York Times:
This Life: Google Restricts Ads for ‘Cougar’ Sites  —  IF you're a woman who would like to date younger men, you can find lots of articles about these relationships by doing a Google search.  —  But as a woman looking for a man, you might be a little confused by the advertisements that accompany these articles.
Discussion: Gawker and The Awl
Maureen O'Connor / Gawker:
Gossip Doyenne Lifted Courtney Love Tantrum Tale from Facebook  —  Flying from London to New York, Peter Frank and boyfriend Michael Bailey witnessed two Courtney Love meltdowns.  They wrote about it on their Facebook walls.  Four days later, the Post's Cindy Adams ripped them off verbatim.
Paige Albiniak / Broadcasting & Cable:
‘Big Bang Theory’ Sold to Fox, TBS for Fall 2011  —  Tribune passes on CBS' Monday night hit  —  Warner Bros. has sold The Big Bang Theory to the Fox Television Stations and TBS for a simultaneous fall 2011 debut, sources say.  —  Fox will give the show double-runs in access and late fringe …
Discussion: rbr.com and Variety
Vanity Fair:
Co-Workers Bid Outgoing ABC News Producer Adieu With Barrage of Hateful Anonymous Comments  —  So Felix Gillette over at The New York Observer wrote a somewhat fluffy piece about veteran ABC News producer Mimi Gurbst, who, the story goes, is leaving journalism to pursue her dream of becoming ... a high-school guidance counselor.
Jamal Khashoggi / The Huffington Post:
Saudi Arabia's Most Daring Newspaper Loses Its Top Man  —  What's Your Reaction: … Al Watan, arguably Saudi Arabia's most daring newspaper, seems to have lost its top man after Jamal Khashoggi, the publication's editor in chief, resigned earlier today.  —  In a press release …
Alex Weprin / WebNewser:
NBC's Today Connects With Foursquare  —  Yet another media company is partnering with the hot location-based start-up Foursquare.  NBC's “Today” is using the social media company's platform to promote its annual summer concert series.  —  Foursquare users are being encouraged to come …
Discussion: msnbc.com and Mashable!
On The Media:
In Iran, New Software Takes On Internet Censorship (On The Media: Friday, 14 May 2010)  —  In Iran, New Software Takes On Internet Censorship  —  Almost a year ago, websites such as Twitter helped open Iran's controversial election, and the subsequent protests, to the world.
Jason Fell / Folio:
Nielsen Sells Shuttered Training  —  Magazine, Web site and conference acquired by Lakewood Media Group.  —  Nielsen Business Media has finally found a buyer for its shuttered Training magazine.  Lakewood Media Group—a company led by the owners of Minneapolis-based Mach1 Business Media …
James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
On the Media: The debate over Elena Kagan's sexuality  —  Most mainstream news organizations aren't questioning the Supreme Court nominee's sexual orientation, but that's not stopping the Internet, cable TV and tabloids.  —  Supreme Court Justice-designate Elena Kagan, have I got a fella for you!
John Reynolds / Brand Republic:
Guardian targets revenue from Open Platform  —  LONDON - Guardian News & Media (GN&M), the publisher of The Guardian and The Observer, is to launch its Open Platform venture on a commercial footing this month as it looks to increase its revenue streams and further distance its digital offering from rivals.
Jaron Gilinsky / MediaShift:
U.K. Conservatives Pushed Online Promotion — But TV Reigns  —  The new media evangelists who preached of a revolution in British electoral politics will have to wait until at least the next election to see their prophecies come to fruition.  In this country steeped in electoral tradition …
 
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Greg Sandoval / Media Maverick:
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Steve Clarke / Variety:
Asian Pacific TV ad market booms
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Sebastien Provencher / The Praized Blog:
Are Newspapers Outsourcing Core Features to Foursquare?
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Viacom Still Not Getting It …
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
OpenAI unveils GPT-4o, a new flagship generative AI model that is faster and natively multimodal, rolling out for free to all ChatGPT users in the coming weeks

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Apple iPad Pro (2024) review: gorgeous screen, blazing performance with M4, thin, front camera is in the right spot, but iPadOS can't keep up with the hardware

Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz:
Sony Interactive Entertainment announces two new CEOs: Hermen Hulst, who will lead studios, and Hideaki Nishino, who will lead platforms, effective June 1

 
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