Mediagazer: Why Hearst Wants in on Google Glass (Josh Sternberg/Digiday)

8:40 AM ET, May 18, 2013

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Josh Sternberg / Digiday:

Why Hearst Wants in on Google Glass — Google Glass has already gotten a reputation as a geek-guy thing, but Hearst doesn't think that's going to be the case in the long run. — The publisher is the first magazine to have a Google Glass app. Elle will join The New York Times …

Todd Spangler / Variety:

CNN Peeks at Google Glass with News Alerts App … CNN is the first TV network to tinker with Google Glass, the Internet giant's wireless wearable apparatus — which, depending on your perspective, is a stupid-looking gimmick rife with potential to violate people's privacy or the next huge thing in personal tech.

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Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:

‘Bloodbath’ Day at Village Voice: Musto, Sietsema, Feingold Out — Last week, top editors at the Village Voice resigned in protest when they learned that management wanted them to lay off several members of their already-decimated staff. This morning, those layoffs came down. They're not pretty.

Christine Haughney / New York Times:

Times Site Is Attacked by Hackers — The New York Times Company was a victim of online attacks earlier this week that slowed down The New York Times Web site and limited access to articles and other types of content. — According to Danielle Rhoades Ha, a company spokeswoman …

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Greg Sandoval / The Verge:

How Google beat Apple to a streaming music service — Sources say iRadio is still mired in licensing talks and may not be ready for WWDC — Google's long-rumored Play Music All Access service is already out the door, while Apple's iRadio is still bogged down in licensing talks.

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Douglas MacMillan / Bloomberg:

Twitter Teams With NBA to Stream Basketball Replay Videos — Twitter Inc. has teamed with the National Basketball Association to stream video clips of game highlights as the blogging service expands beyond 140-character status updates ahead of a possible initial public offering.

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John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:

MetroPCS Drops Net Neutrality Challenge — Verizon remains to push case against FCC rules — MetroPCS has dropped its challenge to the FCC's network neutrality rules. — New MetroPCS owner T-Mobile — T-Mobile completed the purchase earlier this month — inherited the suit and signaled Friday …

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Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:

Bloomberg Names Former IBM CEO Palmisano to Advise on Data Privacy — Here's an interesting development in the ongoing data-privacy imbroglio over at Bloomberg LP. The company just named former IBM CEO Sam Palmisano as an independent adviser with the task of reviewing and recommending changes on privacy and data policies.

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Bloomberg Appoints Samuel Palmisano as Independent Adviser

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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

AOL's Patch Gets New CEO, as Just Under Three Percent of Staff Is Laid Off in Consolidation (Memo) — Changes at AOL's local content site, Patch: CEO Jon Brod will step down and is being replaced by COO and President Steve Kalin, according to an internal memo the New York Internet company sent to the division's employees today.

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