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Sources: DOJ is preparing an antitrust investigation into Google's practices related to search and other businesses — Probe would closely examine Google's practices related to search, other businesses — WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is gearing up for an antitrust investigation …
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Should Gannett and GateHouse merge, the resulting company would own one in six US newspapers and have increasingly regionalized reporting and business functions — A combined company would own 1 of every 6 daily newspapers in America — and a little more breathing room.
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Dan Kennedy / @dankennedy_nu:
Internal memo: GateHouse Media in New England will merge 50 small weekly papers into 18 new regional weeklies — Internal memo reveals that @GateHouse_Media New England will merge 50 small weekly papers into 18 new regional weeklies. https://docs.google.com/...
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube is investigating flagged Steven Crowder videos after Vox's Carlos Maza shared Crowder's homophobic and racist comments about Maza in a Twitter thread — Carlos Maza says this has been happening for years — A tweet thread from Vox host Carlos Maza outlining several instances …
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Carlos Maza / @gaywonk:
[Thread] Despite policies against harassment, YouTube lets Steve Crowder videos stay up, with repeated attacks on Carlos Maza's sexual orientation and ethnicity
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Megan Graham / CNBC:
Amazon to buy Sizmek's Ad Server and Dynamic Creative Optimization units after the adtech company filed for Chapter 11 in March — KEY POINTS — Sizmek Ad Server and Sizmek DCO will operate separately from Amazon Advertising for the time being, Amazon said.
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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Study on behavioral ad targeting finds that publishers only get about 4% more revenue for an ad impression that has a cookie enabled than for one that doesn't — Finding could affect where publishers line up in brewing privacy battles — Are creepy advertisements really necessary to support the free web?
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Hollywood Reporter:
Otter Media gets folded into WarnerMedia Entertainment, with Otter CEO Tony Goncalves reporting to Bob Greenblatt and leading work on a streaming service for Q4 — CEO Tony Goncalves will lead the product and development team of the direct-to-consumer service, reporting to Bob Greenblatt.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Sources: NYT “prefers” its reporters not appear on cable news shows that it perceives as too partisan, including Rachel Maddow's and Don Lemon's — The Times recently yanked one of its journalists from Rachel Maddow amid concerns about cable-news “bias.” Dean Baquet “thinks it's a real issue.”
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Mehedi Hassan / Thurrott:
Report: Spotify is working on a new “Social Listening” feature that allows users to listen along with their friends and add songs to a shared queue — Spotify is taking its Spotify Connect features to the next level with social integration. The company is working …
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BGR, RAIN News, Android Police, The Verge, Mashable and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic:
A look at the terms “creators” vs. “influencers” on YouTube, Instagram, and other platforms, and how recent digital history has shaped the terms — It was 2011, and YouTube had a problem. The company, which was then a hub for low-quality cat videos and user-generated content …
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@taylorlorenz, Wired, @gregory, @matt_silverman, @taylorlorenz, @theatlantic, @grahamstarr, @taylorlorenz, @mscdigsoc and @laila_riaz, more at Techmeme »
Danya Henninger / Billy Penn:
As part of a major rebranding, Philadelphia Media Network drops Philly.com domain and now redirects its readers to Inquirer.com — On the eve of its 190th birthday, the region's largest newspaper is making a huge online change. — After more than two decades, the Philly.com era ends this weekend.
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@phillydesign, @chanders, @dan_ua, @chanders and Philly.com
Max Willens / Digiday:
Hearst Magazines launches a new ad unit that will package and ship free product samples from advertisers to readers targeted via ads on Facebook and Instagram — Advertisers have long found success in offering consumers a try-before-you-buy strategy. Hearst Magazines is hoping those advertisers …
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@digiday, @digiday and Mobile Marketing Magazine
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