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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Gigaom struggled with significant debt for years, recently spent $400K/month on rent and interest; unprofitable research arm became a drag on the company — The Long Story Behind GigaOm's Sudden Demise — When GigaOm's managers announced the tech news publisher was laying off …
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Medium, @moorehn, @reformedbroker, @thekarami, @pkafka, @dangillmor, @mathewi, The Wrap and Beyond Search
Alex Hern / Guardian:
The dual personality of Reddit: a problem for CEO Ellen Pao should she try to cleanse the site — Reddit: can anyone clean up the mess behind ‘the front page of the internet’? — The social news site is almost as famous for its never-ending supply of creepy subforums as it is for memes, pictures and assorted lols.
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@howtogeek and @adrianchen
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Guardian US CEO Eamonn Store aims to double traffic, triple revenue to be profitable in three years — Guardian U.S. profitability ‘looks very realistic’ within three years — AUSTIN, Tex.—The Guardian's U.S. operation is on track to be profitable within three years, according to a company executive.
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Netflix's war with Internet service providers is over, but Comcast and AT&T still have congestion issues with Internet backbone operators GTT and Zayo — Netflix war is over, but money disputes still harm Internet users — AT&T won't upgrade network without payment; Comcast is working to fix congestion.
Chris O'Falt / Hollywood Reporter:
SXSW: 1 in 3 Films in Competition Funded by Kickstarter — It's a very Kickstarter South by Southwest. — 28 films playing playing this week at SXSW were backed by successful Kickstarter campaigns. These films include four of the ten narrative features in competition and 30 percent of the festival's entire competition slate.
Kelly Weill / Capital New York:
Twitter bot based on open-source code will track Wikipedia edits made from NY police department IP addresses — Twitter account to track NYPD's Wikipedia edits in real time — A new Twitter account will automatically track the NYPD's anonymous edits to Wikipedia.
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Gothamist
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Kelly Weill / Capital New York:
NYPD computer network used to edit Wikipedia articles about victims of police altercations, stop-and-frisk, and prominent political and police leaders
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
How Tyler Brûlé has extended Monocle beyond simply a magazine for the jet set — LONDON — It's lunchtime on a Tuesday, and the Monocle Cafe in the Marylebone neighborhood here is packed. All but one of the tables in the cafe's lower level is occupied while the counters …
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@toluogunlesi, @lpolgreen, @raju, @niemanlab and @kevglobal
Sarah Boxer / The Atlantic Online:
How Charlie Brown Influenced ‘Charlie Hebdo’ — A week after the massacre at the Paris offices of the magazine Charlie Hebdo, a story ran on the satirical website The Daily Currant: … The funny thing is that there's a kernel of truth within that bold mockery: Charlie Hebdo …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MSNBC and NowThis team up for two daily programs to premier on Facebook, plans to co-produce for Twitter, Vine, and Snapchat — MSNBC To Launch Daily Facebook Videos — MSNBC's two newest programs won't be seen first on the cable-news network. — In the latest example of so-called …
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@tobalcd and SocialTimes
Gary Pruitt / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Laws created to give US citizens information about their government aren't working, and the system is getting worse — Public's access to government records faces roadblocks aplenty — NEW YORK — It's getting harder and more expensive to use public records to hold government officials accountable.
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@rcallimachi, @freedomofpress, @agyllenhaal, @hourphoto, @jackshafer, @ahcj_pia, Poynter, New York Times and Associated Press
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Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News:
Google Fiber's video subscriptions so far: 29,867 total, with penetration rates of 5% to 13%; highest number in Kansas City, Mo., with a 10.5% penetration rate — Google Fiber Ended 2014 With 29,867 TV Subs: Report — Impact On Video Market Small But Growing, MoffettNathanson Finds
Marc Graser / Variety:
Dennis Maguire, president of worldwide home media distribution for Viacom's Paramount Pictures, is stepping down — Dennis Maguire Exiting as Paramount's Home Entertainment Chief (EXCLUSIVE) — Dennis Maguire, who has served as president of worldwide home media distribution for Paramount Pictures since 2009, is leaving the studio.
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The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter and Home Media Magazine
John Cook / Gawker Politburo:
Gawker sues US State Department, seeking emails of senior Clinton adviser and spokesman Philippe Reines — Gawker v. Department of State — Today, Gawker Media filed a Freedom of Information Act complaint in U.S. District Court against the Department of State, seeking email correspondence …
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