Mediagazer: Google Kills Its Fast Flip News Reading Experiment (Robert Andrews/paidContent)

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Robert Andrews / paidContent:

Google Kills Its Fast Flip News Reading Experiment — To news executives who argue it is destructive, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has tended to highlight five things to the contrary - (1) its First Click Free scheme, (2) its Fast Flip reading tool, (3) Living Stories, (4) OnePass, and (5) …

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Jemima Kiss / Guardian:

Andy Carvin: the man who tweets revolutions — NPR's media strategist has become a leading player in the breaking news business — Andy Carvin insists that the introduction on his Google Plus profile - “I tweet revolutions” - is a joke, but nevertheless that's what he's famous for.

Josh Halliday / paidContent:UK:

News International To Sell Wapping HQ — News International, publisher of the Sun and the Times, is to sell Wapping, the headquarters of its UK operations for 25 years. — The move was announced in an email to all News International staff on Monday lunchtime.

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Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:

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Rance Crain / AdAge:

Griffin Breaks Silence on Time Inc., What Lies Ahead — Seven Months Since His Ouster, Publishing Exec Talks About Getting Off the ‘Main Line’ and What He Feels He Accomplished at the TW Unit — Jack Griffin is out to prove there's life after Time Inc. — Fired seven months ago as CEO …

Jon Henley / Guardian:

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