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1:50 PM ET, September 12, 2011

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TechCrunch:
“Deciding” To Move On  —  AOL has issued the following statement: “The TechCrunch acquisition has been a success for AOL and for our shareholders, and we are very excited about its future.  Michael Arrington, the founder of TechCrunch has decided to move on from TechCrunch and AOL to his newly formed venture fund.
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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
It's Official: Arrington Out at AOL; Schonfeld New TechCrunch Editor (Plus Armstrong Internal Memo Too!)  —  AOL and TechCrunch founder and editor Michael Arrington have officially parted ways, almost exactly one year from the New York Internet portal's acquisition of the popular tech news blog.
Discussion: Forbes, paidContent and @benpopper
Wall Street Journal:
A Business Model Based on Conflict of Interest  —  On TechCrunch it's hard to tell where news ends and investing begins.  —  New technology provides an endless supply of information online, but as even Silicon Valley found out this month, it comes at a price: Readers have to work harder …
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:   The Wall Street Journal's Shoddy Journalism on TechCrunch: It's Not About the Personalities, It's About the Principle
Ben Popper / Betabeat:   Mike Arrington Goes Nuclear: Says NY Times Is Conflicted Tech Investor via True Ventures
Wall Street Journal:
Amazon in Talks to Launch Digital-Book Library  —  Amazon.com Inc. is talking with book publishers about launching a Netflix Inc.-like service for digital books, in which customers would pay an annual fee to access a library of content, according to people familiar with the matter.
Staci D. Kramer / paidContent:
BostonGlobe.Com Launches Today; Shifts To Paying Subscribers Only Oct. 1  —  One of the most unusual efforts to make money from a newspaper web site launches today in Boston, slightly less than a year after plans were announced.  For the rest of September, BostonGlobe.com, which went live overnight …
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Four observations (and lots of questions) on The Boston Globe's lovely new paywalled site  —  This morning, The Boston Globe took the cloak off its brand new website, BostonGlobe.com.  And I really do mean “brand new” — this is no redesign.  Years ago, rather than building …
Stuart Elliott / Media Decoder:
Report Details Rise of Social Media  —  As social media like blogs, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube grow increasingly popular among consumers, marketers are seeking more data about the changing behavior of their customers.  —  The Nielsen Company, which has long provided such information …
Lauren A. E. Schuker / Wall Street Journal:
Glenn Beck Faces Big Test as New Show Bows  —  Conservative firebrand Glenn Beck faces his first big test since leaving Fox News when his new two-hour show begins Monday.  —  The first episode of Mr. Beck's program “Glenn Beck,” which will air on his new Internet-only network GBTV …
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Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
Glenn Beck Is About to Become a $100 Million Man  —  What do pundits crave more, broad influence or money in the bank?  —  If it's influence Glenn Beck values most, maybe he should have stayed at Fox News, where, even on a bad night, he drew more than 1 million viewers …
Discussion: TVNewser and GigaOM
Stuart Elliott / Media Decoder:
Ad Spending Grows Again, Albeit More Slowly  —  Advertising spending is still increasing, according to a report to be released Monday morning, but the rate of growth has slowed again.  —  The report, by Kantar Media, part of WPP, found that ad spending in major media in the United States …
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Another 2008 Flashback: Ad Spending Already Contracting
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and AdAge
David Carr / New York Times:
News Trends Tilt Toward Niche Sites  —  It was a rough week for the big guys on the Web.  Yahoo unceremoniously dumped its chief executive, Carol Bartz, and AOL faced a mutiny from TechCrunch, the Silicon Valley news site it bought last year.  —  Apart from the specific business issues feeding …
Jim Romenesko / Poynter:
Scott Rosenberg named Grist executive editor  —  Romenesko+ Misc.  —  The founder of MediaBugs.org and former Salon.com managing editor says he and the Grist team “share passions for hard-hitting journalism, lively writing, and authentic community-building.”
Discussion: Grist
Jason Del Rey / AdAge:
Tremor Video Lands $37 Million to Fuel Acquisitions  —  Following Latest Round Led by W Capital Partners, Video Ad Network Has Raised More Than $115 Million  —  Tremor Video, the largest independent video ad network according to ComScore, has landed another $37 million in funding in a round led by New York-based W Capital Partners.
Discussion: Beet.TV and digiday:DAILY, Thanks:beet_tv
Lucia Moses / Adweek:
Condé Nast Makes Deal With Beauty Chain  —  With circulation growth getting harder to come by, Condé Nast is going to the beauty aisle in search of new customers.  —  The fashion/beauty magazine publisher has struck a deal to sell subscriptions in Ulta, a 415-store beauty products chain …
 
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