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more about #technology more comments → ihatetwitter: Assuming some of you Garofalos work in media it's disheartening and predictable to see you mock and ridicule one of your industry's brightest hopes fo... more » manchops: With the exception of Keith Kelly and Michael Riedel (yup I'm gay) I stopped reading anything but the headlines in the NY Post years ago. The Wall Str... more » smithhimself: Rupert has extended his time on earth by drinking the blood of virgins and munching on freeze-dried placenta. But this might not be enough as he moves... more » unclevanya: I don't ever say this about anyone but: Well, hopefully he'll die soon. more » resipsaloquacious: With his excess of skin, he seems to have been bred for fighting. more » nirreskeya: Eternal December. more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: They are breaking the internet by filling it up with crap NOT AOL will be the default google search more » daveyjonesisdead: "There I was, having a quiet day at home, when my crib recalled the day it was put together..." Like that? I could do that. more » Penscribe: Blogs already do this. more » sweetpickles: Did they go to Harvard to get that business plan? FAIL! more » iplaudius: I look forward to “block AOL content” features on Firefox, Google, and likely every ISP worth its salt. more » debatem1: Stupid question: Murdoch is railing against the search engines because he thinks they're stealing from him. Ok, so, that explains why he'd delist from... more » Alaska Miller: It's like telling a city bus to stop only at Burger King instead of McDonald's and expecting everyone to pay extra for free ice cream. more » Mike_Hartley: 'Wait a minute, the sites aren't making enough money off of online ads, but google is getting rich off of... online ads?' This is a good point. I've ... more » Monty: What is more interesting than search engines paying for content is that this could ultimately save the news media business. Ignoring the concern to J... more » -
#fights
Rupert Murdoch: Pugnacious
Rupert Murdoch is simply a man who likes to fight. End of the psychological profile! He has big plans to fight the New York Times. He has big plans to fight Google. And he could win both. More » -
#theinternet
AOL's Big Plan: Robot Traffic Whoring
The internet needs more hot search keyword-driven advertorial "content" about as much as the internet needs AOL. So, welcome to the "linchpin" of AOL's growth strategy: Hot search keyword-driven advertorial "content" crap! More » -
#media
A Glimpse of Google without News Corp.: No Big Loss
The media world is in a (relative) uproar over what the implications of News Corp. pulling its content off Google would be. But! A three-part Gawker investigation-type thing indicates the impact might be quite minimal for you, the consumer. Observe:
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#media
The Coming Search Engine Media Wars
News Corp, ever the online contrarian, is considering pulling all of its news content off of Google and doing an exclusive deal with Microsoft's Bing. For this, Rupert Murdoch would receive a pittance. Welcome to the future of paid media. More » -
#branding
Surf The Internet the Mostly Lower Case Way
Stop everything, The Internet: AOL is now Aol. Whether superimposed on a fish or a hand or just some swirly crap, this logo makes the bold statement: We can no longer afford capital letters. [Ad Age] -
#theinternet
Wikipedia Gridlocked by Wikipedia Nerds
Wikipedia was probably pretty cool a few years back when you could just get a wild hair and immediately post up an article on The Artifacts, or whatever. But now it's run by a dead-ender Debbie Downer "deletionist" nerd army. More » -
#thefuture
New Yorker Cartoons Now on XBox, For Some Reason
A tipster points out that fancy Xbox Live "Gold" subscribers are offered an amazing selection of animated New Yorker cartoons. Animated! What better target audience that Xbox Live addicts? Click to watch this completely inexplicable media crossover in action. -
#magazines
Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
Esquire decided to SAVE MAGAZINES this month by putting another weird little "hold it up to your webcam" hologram augmented-reality gizmo on the cover, but alas: the magical doohickey is obscured by the address label. Curse you, ignoble media irony. More » -
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#magazines
Esquire Betting it All on Flashing Electronic Doo-Dads
When you think "Esquire's Greatest Achievements in Its 70+ Years of Design Innovation," you think "Hidden ads on the cover" and "That other weird flashing electronic cover gadget." Until this new doohickey! More » -
#mediacrack
Computer Beats Humans at Formulaic Crap
In your malicious Monday media column: computers replace sportswriters (finally), rumored layoffs at W mag and Lucky, a new way for death to save the media, and the salvation of publishing arrives. More » -
#facebook
Facebook's Unspoken, Intrademographic Culture War
In what may be a sign of an impending generational civil war, a growing number of 20 and 30-somethings are avoiding Facebook. They're called refuseniks. But, living in the 21st century, many of them can't truly refuse. Traitors! More » -
#facebook
Facebook commands 60 percent of the social networking market, up 200% from last year.
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#dystopianfuture
Disney Store's New Look, Brought to You by Steve Jobs
Disney, realizing that its shopping mall outposts are under performing, will soon join forces with Apple to make every visit an "experience." So they're calling on Steve Jobs. More » -
#shutuptwitter
Brace yourself, internet: Miley Cyrus deleted her Twitter account. How ever will we go on?!
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#dystopianfutures
Childhood is Dead, Long Live Childhood
Sometimes, while strolling around this crazy world, I see children with cellphones, iPods and other 21st century toys. And it upsets me. What happened to kids living in a protective, imagination-powered bubble? Those days are long gone. More » -
#theinternet
Did Your Email Get Hacked? Maybe.
The bad news is that 30,000 Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, and other email accounts have had all their login info posted online, by hackers. The good news is, it's their own dumb fault. More » -
#facebook
Living up to its status as a new god, Facebook knows your emotions.
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#corporateamerica
A Brave New Donut
When you're deciding which fast food franchise to buy into, one to avoid would be Dunkin Donuts, because the muckety-mucks at Dunkin Donuts headquarters will spy on you with video cameras, 24/7. More » -
#corporateamerica
Starbucks Bets It All on Hobo Coffee
We know you luv Starbucks. But Starbucks has problems. McDonald's is stealing its customers. Iconic stores are shutting down. Teenagers are planting bombs, workers are slowing down, and management's flirting with Communism. Today, Starbuck's salvation arrives: instant coffee. Uh, lowbrow. More » -
#newgods
A Rabbi says atoning on Twitter and Facebook doesn't work for Yom Kippur. God agrees.
