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Brian Morrissey / Digiday:
#TheDress meme shows that even as legacy publications chase BuzzFeed, BuzzFeed still wins — The dress is white and gold. Or, why BuzzFeed won — We are all BuzzFeed now. That's the only conclusion to draw from yesterday's twin viral sensations: the runaway llamas in Arizona and the (gold and white) dress.
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Poynter, New York Times, Medium, Poynter, Wired, BuzzFeed, VentureBeat, CNNMoney, VICE, Motherboard, BuzzFeed, Business Insider, @catesish, @passantino, Mashable, Engadget, Washington Post, Gawker, PCMag UK, The Huffington Post, Eamonn Fitzgerald's Rainy Day, @annehelen, The Week, @ginasue, YouGov US Opinion Center News, Techdirt, @catesish, @j_nb, @hunterw, @passantino, @om, @maudpas, PRNewser, @mathewi, kottke.org, TechCrunch, Slate, International Business Times, Guido Fawkes, Digital Spy, CNBC, Mediaite, USA Today, The Verge, Marketing Land, UPROXX, @mccollumashley, @chrishams, @ow, @rafat and @jimgiles
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
One BuzzFeed post on #thedress has grabbed 28M views, 79% from mobile, 94% from social sources — The Dress — I sent this email to the BuzzFeed editorial staff this afternoon. — BuzzFeed sprouted from the depths of web culture, and began its life as a place to find delightful things on the internet.
Discussion:
BuzzFeed, Poynter, Columbia Journalism Review, Digiday, @autoy, @charliespiering, @psu_rose, @brianstelter, Slate, Hollywood Life and fox8.com
Ken Silverstein / Politico:
Glenn Greenwald, Pierre Omidyar, Adnan Syed and my battles with First Look Media. — My first day at First Look Media was December 30, 2013. I was thrilled to go to work at what seemed like it was going to be the most exciting place in journalism. In the wake of the Edward Snowden leaks …
Discussion:
@thomas_drake1, Politico, @vermontgmg, @blakehounshell, @jackshafer, @ftrain and @paulxharris
Jennifer Saba / Reuters:
Financial Times ditches metered paywall, offers unlimited 30-day trial for $1, €1 or £1 before subscription model applies — FT to change the way it charges for digital news — (Reuters) - The Financial Times is changing the way it charges readers for digital access …
Discussion:
Nieman Lab, Guardian, FishbowlNY, Bloomberg Business, @thestalwart, @jeffjohnroberts, @jayrosen_nyu and Capital New York
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Kristina Eriksson / Financial Times:
Financial Times total circulation up 10% YoY to 720K, digital up 21% to 504K, representing 70% of subscribers — Financial Times - 2014 results — 27 February 2015: The Financial Times saw a sharp increase in profits in 2014, driven by growth in subscription and digital revenues and a record high circulation.
Discussion:
Talking Biz News, @henrymance and @lionelbarber
Reuters:
Atheist U.S. blogger killed in machete attack in Bangladesh — (Reuters) - Machete-wielding assailants hacked to death a blogger in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, in the latest of a series of attacks on writers who support free thinking values in the Muslim-majority nation.
Discussion:
Agence France-Presse, New York Times, Dhaka Tribune, @paulxharris, Bangladesh - Prothom Alo, Reporters Without Borders, Times of India, DW.DE, bdnews24.com, The Independent, International Business Times, CNN, International Business Times, Power Line, @acorn, newsx.com, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Agence France-Presse, NY Daily News, Washington Post, NBC News, The Week, bdnews24.com, Al Jazeera English and indiatoday.intoday.in
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Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
The New York Observer rebrands its site as “The Observer” to emphasize national audience — A New ‘Observer’ — In a move to appeal to a broader, national audience and a wider collection of luxury advertisers, Observer Media has rebranded The New York Observer's website as “The Observer.”
Discussion:
The New York Observer, @aubernalevy and @moorehn
Dave Jamieson / The Huffington Post:
Washington Post To Rethink Drug Testing Job Seekers After D.C. Legalizes Weed — If you've ever been offered a job at The Washington Post, you know there's one undignified step in the hiring process that just about everyone goes through, no matter how many Pulitzer Prizes they've won: You have to pee in a cup.
Discussion:
Washington Post and FishbowlDC
Kerri Hoffman / PRX:
One year in Radiotopia has raised $620K through 22K Kickstarter backers, added four shows to its lineup in 2015 — Radiotopia by the Numbers — A year ago this month, PRX launched Radiotopia. It has been a year full of incredible growth and lessons learned for all of our shows as well as for the network itself.
Discussion:
@kerriprx and @radiotopiafm
Matt Brian / Engadget:
Google won't ban adult content on Blogger after all — Well that was fast. Google only declared that it would begin cracking down on adult content posted to Blogger a few days ago, but it's already decided it was a bit hasty in its decision. After coming under fire over the introduction …
Discussion:
Capital New York, VentureBeat, Reuters, Techdirt, Business Insider, Guardian, The Verge, @jilliancyork, The Next Web and Beyond Search
Robert Feder:
15 staffers take Sun-Times buyouts, including four photographers rehired after firing of photo staff — 15 Sun-Times staffers take buyouts — Fifteen editorial employees of the Sun-Times are leaving the newspaper after accepting voluntary buyouts, sources said Friday.
Discussion:
Poynter, @scottphillipspr, @lynnemarek, @robertfeder, @lizzieschiffman and @photojeskos
Wall Street Journal:
Comcast In Talks To Acquire Ad Technology Firm Visible World — Comcast Corp. is in talks to acquire the TV ad-targeting company Visible World, according to people familiar with the matter. — Such a move would thrust the cable giant into a stronger position in the burgeoning market for data-driven TV advertising.
Discussion:
Multichannel News and Variety
Los Angeles Times:
While Netflix, writers guild, and indie music producers cheer FCC vote on net neutrality, other major media firms like 21st Century Fox and Viacom remain silent — Hollywood cheers FCC's new net neutrality rules — The Federal Communications Commission's adoption of tough new Internet rules …
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@megjameslat and Techdirt
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