Post Tagged with: "New York Times"

New York Times ‘Spams’ 8 Million Customers, Apologizes

New York Times ‘Spams’ 8 Million Customers, Apologizes

The New York Times had an embarrassing mishap earlier this week, when an email intended for a small pool of customers- about 300- was accidentally sent to 8 million email addresses. If you’ve sent any significant amount of email in […]

New York Times App Launches For iOS Devices

New York Times App Launches For iOS Devices

The New York Times on Thursday released a 2012 Election App for iPhone and iPod Touch devices. Curated by a Times editor the app is meant to act as a news feed and includes blog posts, videos, tweets from external sources […]

New York Times Adds Gawker-Like Commenting Section

New York Times Adds Gawker-Like Commenting Section

Or so says Gawker. Actually, the New York Times itself posted yesterday about the new commenting system on its site, and Gawker posted about that, adding that the staid paper is a total copycat. The Times says: The first thing you’ll probably […]

New York Times Launches Fashion/Style App ‘The Collection’

New York Times Launches Fashion/Style App ‘The Collection’

Earlier this week, the New York Times branched out specialized iPad apps with the launch of new iPad magazine The Collection. Per Women’s Wear Daily, the app- updated daily- will pull content from Times properties such as Styles, On the Runway, […]

New York Times Expands Tech Blog, Hires Three

New York Times Expands Tech Blog, Hires Three

The New York Times is beefing up its coverage of the business of tech on its Bits blog, and has brought on three new people to work on the expansion in scope and content. In addition to news that is […]

Saul Hansell Quits AOL To Join Venture Firm Betaworks

Saul Hansell Quits AOL To Join Venture Firm Betaworks

Saul Hansell left his 17-year post at the New York Times two years ago to join AOL and now the entrepreneur has announced his departure from the company to take a post at New York based venture firm Betaworks. According […]

New York Times Files Lawsuit Over Huffington Post Parenting Blog

New York Times Files Lawsuit Over Huffington Post Parenting Blog

The New York Times on Friday evening filed a lawsuit  in the U.S. District Court of Manhattan which requests that the Huffington Post (owned by AOL, inc.) change the name of their parenting blog. The Huffington Post recently launched “Parentlode” which […]

‘New York Times’ Paywall Actually Bumped Home Analog Subscribers

‘New York Times’ Paywall Actually Bumped Home Analog Subscribers

While the controversial paywall implemented by the New York Times has not yet managed to offset print losses, there is some good circulation news that the paper of record can chalk up to the move. Several papers across the country […]

New York Times Digital Gains Won’t Offset Print Losses, Analyst Says

New York Times Digital Gains Won’t Offset Print Losses, Analyst Says

Analysis of the success of the New York Times‘ precedent-setting paywall- which has inspired newspapers across the US to enact similar subscription models- is still ongoing. Reaction to the model has been mixed as media companies are continually seeking ways […]

HuffPo Sent Cease and Desist Letter From NYT After Poaching ‘Motherlode’ Blogger

HuffPo Sent Cease and Desist Letter From NYT After Poaching ‘Motherlode’ Blogger

It really burns a company’s biscuits when you go after their top talent, but it gets even further under their skin when you bite off their properties, which is what the New York Times accused Arianna Huffington’s Huffington Post of doing […]

Should Google Curate Content to Curb Prominence of Sensational News?

Should Google Curate Content to Curb Prominence of Sensational News?

Back in June on Real Time With Bill Maher- on an episode with David Carr of the New York Times and documentary filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi- Maher lamented the model of coverage saturation when it comes to web news. Maher said: “The New […]

Fifth NYT Writer Defects to Huffington Post, Paper Loses Motherlode Blogger

Fifth NYT Writer Defects to Huffington Post, Paper Loses Motherlode Blogger

Another New York Times staffer has left the venerated paper for webbier pastures, bringing the total number of employees who have fled to the Huffington Post to five. NYT writer Lisa Belkin- who authors the site’s popular parenting blog Motherlode- is […]

New York Times Ad Revenue Drops More Than Expected

New York Times Ad Revenue Drops More Than Expected

The New York Times has admitted that ad revenue for the company- including that from its controversial and innovative paywall-protected website- has dropped more than was expected in the third quarter. At a Goldman Sachs media conference this week, the gray […]

Arrington’s Nuclear Card Is More Like A Wet Lettuce Leaf

Arrington’s Nuclear Card Is More Like A Wet Lettuce Leaf

Michael Arrington has dropped his “nuclear card” against the New York Times, with the amazing! revelation! (insert sarcasm) that the New York Times company is (indirectly) an investor in the GigaOm blog network. Arrington starting hinting about the “nuclear card” […]