CBS News and CNN talking merging resources. Again.
New York Magazine reports that CBS News and CNN are deep into talks that would see a merger of resources between the news divisions. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard rumors to this effect. But New York says the talks have been going on for a couple of months now: This time around, television [...]
Bergman neighborhood site wins national award
One of the Seattle neighborhood sites LR Founder Cory Bergman runs though his company, Next Door Media, has won a major award for “deadline reporting”. The Society of Professional Journalists hands out its Sigma Delta Chi awards every year, and they chose coverage of a fire that destroyed businesses in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. PhinneyWood.com is [...]
The LR Endorsement: Grace radio app
I’ve been spending some time with the digital radio app from Grace, a company that manufactures internet radios. Grace Digital Radio can get thousands of radio stations, traditional and web-only. The app is $4.99, and for a little more it will even give you Sirius channels. Five bucks to get all of these great choices [...]
Apple sells 1 million iPads; selling faster than iPhone
Apple announced today it has sold one million iPads. It reached this milestone after 28 days – less than half the number of days (74) it took to sell one million iPhones. Full press release after the jump.
Time-Warner Cable rebrands its local news channels
Time-Warner cable has renamed all but one of its local news channels to “Your News Now.” The only exemption is NY1, because of its well-known brand. Brian Stelter at the New York Times reports that the company undertook the effort to consolidate disparate brands. While most are not yet profitable, the cable news channels are [...]
Facebook referral traffic jumping on sites using new tools
Facebook’s new “like” and “refer” buttons are helping websites see a significant leap in referral traffic from the web platform. For those not yet up to speed – you can now use the buttons on your own site so people can “like” and recommend your stories. The buttons make it a little easier for people [...]
Lala to be discontinued May 31
Lala, my favorite online music site is going to be shut off on May 31. The free service lets you listen to any song you want. Apple purchased it in December 2009. In an email sent today, Apple wrote: “In appreciation of your support over the last five years, you will receive a credit in [...]
