From Apple Maps to Autonomy: Top tech blunders of 2012
For every high point of 2012, there were also a few forehead-slapping moments. From Apple Maps to HP’s Autonomy to the Facebook IPO, here’s the best of the worst. Read more at GigaOM »
PBS shows quick ad instincts with ‘Big Bird’ Twitter buy
This week’s flap over Big Bird shows how unexpected digital media events can provide companies with amazing advertising opportunities — so long as they are nimble enough to make and buy ads in a matter of hours. Read more »
The Twitter spin room: What happens when politics goes real-time
The debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney was the most tweeted-about event in U.S. political history — but is the kind of real-time commentary and instant analysis that Twitter provides a good thing or a bad thing for the political process or society as a whole? Read more at GigaOM »
Is Twitter good or bad for political journalism?
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The rise of social media tools such as blogs and Twitter have changed the political landscape, in part by speeding up the news cycle and broadening the range of sources that are available. But are these developments good or bad for the practice of political journalism? Read more at GigaOM »
Patent troll tries to saw Buzzfeed over video ads
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A shell company says it owns the right to insert certain types of ads into online videos. Its lawsuit against popular viral site Buzzfeed shows how the problem of “patent trolling” is touching every part of the technology and media industry. Read more at GigaOM »
Sunday on Twitter with Rupert: Scientology, Mormons, politics and papers
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@RupertMurdoch managed to stay quiet last week while Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and CEO of News Corp., was doing last-minute maneuvers behind the scenes, then publicly pitch the break up of his company. But his Twitter alter ego is back with a vengeance. Read more »
Will Election 2012 deliver a mobile ad breakthrough?
The campaign for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will spend big dollars this summer to deliver ads to voters’ iPhones and iPads, a move that could pep up sluggish demand for mobile ads. Read more »
