ReelSurfer targets media with newest take on video clipping
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ReelSurfer set out to build a tool for people who don’t shoot their own videos. Then Reuters started using it. Read more »
What to expect at next week’s Kindle event: A rumor roundup
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What should we expect from next week’s Amazon press conference in Los Angeles? The rumor mill suggest a front-lit Kindle e-reader, a new Kindle Fire with a camera and location technology, and more streaming movie offerings for Prime members. Read more at GigaOM »
How breaking news works now, and why Storyful wants to help
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As more and more breaking news comes to us through social media, the task of determining what is true and what isn’t becomes exponentially harder. Storyful says that crowdsourcing is the best way to do this, and so it has opened up its professional verification process. Read more at GigaOM »
Should the NYT charge for early access to the news?
Should the New York Times charge hedge funds or large financial institutions more for early access to market-moving stories like its Walmart exposé? Reuters blogger Felix Salmon says yes, but doing this would fundamentally change what the New York Times and its journalism are all about. Read more at GigaOM »
Why digital-native media will (almost) always win
Although the writing has been on the wall for traditional print-based media for some time, few companies have made any dramatic steps to try and adapt because they are too busy running their existing businesses. That’s why digital-native entities will almost always win. Read more at GigaOM »
CNN Mashing Up With Mashable? Not So Fast
CNN might yet end up as the owner of Mashable but it’s not imminent despite a single-source report from Felix Salmon at *Reuters*. Read more »
Bloomberg Launches New Version Of Flagship Financial Service
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Executives today lifted the curtain on “Bloomberg NEXT,” a new edition of the company’s core product that Bloomberg LP says will provide use… Read more »
Mashable CEO Beats Oprah In Influence — At Least On Reuters’ New Site
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In a new business-oriented social media site, Reuters (NYSE: TRI) aims to index “the most talked-about news, companies and influencers acros… Read more »
Correction: Razr Ain't Cutting It: Motorola Mobility To Fall Short On Q4
Correction: An earlier version of this article noted Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Mobility’s revenue in “millions” not “billions”. It has now been c… Read more »
A Tour Of Thomson Reuters' Struggles Since The Merger
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Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) CEO Tom Glocer is stepping down from his role, and will be replaced by current COO James C. Smith. The move come… Read more »
Thomson Reuters CEO Glocer Is Out; COO James Smith Replaces Him
Tom Glocer is stepping down as the CEO of Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI), and is getting replaced by James C. Smith, the business media company… Read more »
Hearst's Carey: We Will Have One Million Paying Digital Subscribers In 2012
On the heels of the Economist claiming one million monthly mobile readers of its magazine across Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Android devices, ano… Read more »
Colarusso Jumps From Bloomberg TV To Reuters
Dan Colarusso, who has held top editorial posts at the NY Post, Condé Nast’s Portfolio and briefly at Business Insider, is leaving his post… Read more »
Google To 'Support' Android OEMs Facing Lawsuits As LG Makes A Deal With IV
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Some heartening news for Android device makers today from the mouth of Google’s chairman Eric Schmidt: Google (NSDQ: GOOG) will continue to… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 10-14-11
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» Disney (NYSE: DIS), Fox (NSDQ: NWS) Commit To Hulu; Halt Sale Talks (paidContent)
» Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Closes $… Read more »
Apple Gains Patent Ground On Samsung As Sides Square Up On U.S. Soil
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Samsung’s legal setback in Australia — where the courts have now issued a formal, if temporary, injunction on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet af… Read more »
Reuters To Dissolve Professional, Markets Units In Further Reorganization
Two months after a reorg that led to the ouster of several top executives at its troubled Markets division, Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) says… Read more »
eBay Hires Ex-Reuters Markets Head Devin Wenig
Just over a month after Devin Wenig was ousted as CEO of Reuters’ beleaguered Markets division, eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) has brought him as preside… Read more »
The Newest iPhone Rumors Point To Apple’s Mass Market Ambitions
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We’re not yet into September, and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has yet to announce any events for the autumn, but the public is hungry for Apple news,… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 8-10-11: Amazon/Apple; Moto; Walmart; Nuance; AT&T/T-Mo
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
Apple/Amazon: One solution to the change in charging terms that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has m… Read more »
Reuters’ Glocer Outlines Three-Stage Plan For Markets Division
The huge shakeup at the Markets’ division dominated the Thomson Reuters’ otherwise positive Q2 earnings call this morning, as analysts peppe… Read more »
Thomson Reuters’ Markets Segment Results ‘Below Expectations’
Overall, Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) had a decent Q2, but results in it’s Markets division continue to be anemic. That segment, which was th… Read more »
Reuters Shakeup Continues; Ahearn Is Out; Mix Of Promotions And Exits
The Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) reorganization of its ailing Markets division is claiming several more high level staffers, in addition to t… Read more »
NBCU Builds Private Exchange, Reducing Use Of Third Party Networks
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NBCUniversal’s year-old Universal Audience Platform is morphing from an online ad network into a private ad exchange powered by supply side… Read more »
Tougher Times Expected For Reuters’ ‘Reformed’ Markets Division
The news that Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) was shaking up its struggling Markets division was no surprise, but there’s not much confidence th… Read more »
Wenig Is Out As Markets Head In Thomson Reuters Reorg; Glocer Steps In
Devin Wenig, who led the integration of Reuters (NYSE: TRI) when it merged with Thomson Corp. in 2008, has been reorganized out of Thomson R… Read more »
Reuters.com Gets Another ‘New Look’, Starting With Homepage
Less than two years after Reuters.com got a major overhaul to make it more “consumer-facing”, the site is getting another revamp that reflec… Read more »
TheWrap Expands Entertainment Role With Reuters; Adds Critics
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Hollywood upstart TheWrap.com is getting a leading role with Reuters (NYSE: TRI). The wire service and the startup founded by Sharon Waxman… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 05-24-11
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» Dish CEO Says DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) Merger Possible in Regulatory Environment (Bloomberg)
» Don’t Blame the WSJ for t… Read more »
Wenner Digital Chief Schwartz Returns To Reuters For Biz Dev Role
Steven Schwartz, who became Wenner Media’s first chief digital officer about 2-and-a-half years ago, is leaving the Rolling Stone publisher… Read more »
Reuters Aims ‘Live Stream’ Video Service At News Site Partners
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Reuters (NYSE: TRI) is officially launching an online service offering live video access to breaking and scheduled news events to outside pu… Read more »
Thomson Reuters’ Media Segment Gets Slight Benefit From Ad Recovery
Although Thomson Reuters’ main business currently rests on subscriptions for its desktop financial data products, it will become more relian… Read more »
Adler Rounds Out Thomson Reuters Editorial Reorg
Reuters (NYSE: TRI) News’ chief Stephen J. Adler is bringing in a set of new managers for his editorial team. The new faces include high-pro… Read more »
Chrystia Freeland To Oversee Thomson Reuters’ Digital Efforts
A year after joining Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) as global editor-at-large, former Financial Times Managing Editor Chrystia Freeland is now… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 04-07-11
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» Cost of NYT paywall estimated at $25 million (paidContent)
» Facebook About To Launch Its Groupon Clone? (Business… Read more »
Reuters To Distribute ‘Paparazzi-Style’ Video News Site Hollywood.tv
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Over the past few years, Reuters (NYSE: TRI) has sought to balance its main financial news and data services business with a more consumer-f… Read more »
@ pC2011: Publishers Learn To Live With Google’s Black Box
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Online media owners, on a panel at our paidContent 2011 conference, reported differing impacts from Google’s recent algorithm tweak in the n… Read more »
Reuters’ Adler To Run Streamlined Reuters News; Schlesinger Headed To China
A little over a year after joining Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) as SVP and editorial director of the news service’s Professional division, ex… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 01-19-11
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» Ad tech firms Cross Commerce MediaClickable, MediaMath, and TARGUSinfo are forming the Consortium for Accountable Advertising,… Read more »
Reuters America Gets News Service Deep Into Aggregating
As part of Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) expansion into more general news service in addition to its financial reports, the company has launch… Read more »
