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Sarah Larson / New Yorker:
Serial launches season two, focusing on the case of US prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl — “Serial” Season Two Is Here — This morning at 6 A.M., “DUSTWUN,” the first episode of season two of the “Serial” podcast, quietly made its début. It's the first chapter in a season-long exploration …
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Serial season 2 to include episode previews and supplemental materials on Facebook
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Twitter Widens Its Advertising Net, Tests Promoted Tweets With Logged-Out Users — It's been over a year since Twitter first said it planned to monetize logged-out users — that is, make money off the 500 million or so people who dip in and read Tweets without being signed in or even registered.
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Stefan Nicola / Bloomberg Business:
Axel Springer Considers Paywall for Business Insider, Upday App — Company plans to start charging for some content next year — Buys remaining classifieds unit stake for 465 million euros — Europe's biggest newspaper publisher is betting it can make money from digital news by winning paying readers in the region and the U.S.
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Dan Adams / Boston Globe:
Boston Globe announces $100K investigative journalism fellowship funded by companies behind the film Spotlight and First Look Media — Boston Globe introduces $100,000 ‘Spotlight’ fellowship — Inspired by the success of the movie “Spotlight,” The Boston Globe and the Hollywood companies behind …
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Ariel / appFigures:
One month in, Apple TV App Store has 2,624 apps; largest category is games with 1,002 apps — Everything You Need to Know About the New Apple TV App Store — The long awaited Apple TV App Store opened about a month ago, and since we happen to be into apps that got us pretty excited.
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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Online discourse turns ugly as extreme reactions on social media become part of news stories, fueling infinite loops of media coverage — The Internet's Loop of Action and Reaction Is Worsening — Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton said this week that we should think about shutting …
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Amanda Connolly / The Next Web:
Flipboard now allows sharing through Facebook Messenger — Flipboard's latest update for Android and iOS has added Facebook Messenger integration, allowing you to easily share articles with your friends in the chat app. — Using the share sheet in the Flipboard app, you can now send a link directly to someone on Messenger.
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Richard Gingras / Accelerated Mobile Pages Project:
Google to start sending search traffic to AMP pages as early as February 2016, announces new partners including LINE, Viber, and Tango — Continued Momentum For The AMP Project — The AMP effort is building both momentum and speed. There has been significant progress not only since …
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CNNMoney:
Washington Post staffers and alumni mark last day in old building before they move three blocks to new offices — WashPo legends and a band march out of old headquarters — The Washington Post reporters and editors spent their last day in the building they have called home since 1950 with a mix of nostalgia and humor.
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
IAC Creates IAC Publishing with About.com, Daily Beast, Investopedia — Barry Diller would like to sell you a Web ad. — That's one of the motivations behind a corporate shuffle at Diller's IAC holding company, which is combining several of its websites into a new publishing unit.
Facebook:
Facebook's most talked-about global topics in 2015 include US Presidential Election, Paris attacks, refugee crisis, Nepal earthquake, Greek debt crisis — 2015 Year in Review — As 2015 comes to a close, we remember what was on our minds this year and the difference we made by coming together.
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch:
Product Hunt Revamps iOS App, Adds Live Chats And Podcast Player — On the heels of its web redesign a few weeks ago, Product Hunt has launched a beautiful redesign of its iOS app, which originally came out last August. — The new app features a Today section for seeing what's trending in tech, games, podcasts and books.
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Max Mason / Sydney Morning Herald:
Facebook and Fairfax Media team up on Instant Articles — Facebook is partnering with Fairfax Media as the social media giant continues the global rollout of Instant Articles. — The service hosts news articles on Facebook's News Feed so readers don't have to click through to another website.
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