Wired

A year ago, we noted the connection between the condition of the economy and the production of certain kinds of horror films. Wired magazine recently took a look at our theory, and offered its own version. Here's our reply.

Conde Nast launched an iPad version of The New Yorker today. The editors of the venerable magazine say they are delighted -- if a little bewildered -- by the new technology.

Former Conde Nast executive Richard Beckman, who's been hiring big-name editors for his trade magazine group, may be courting Rupert Murdoch biographer and professional gadfly Michael Wolff for an editorial director position.

Wired has just declared the demise of the wild, open web, eclipsed by discrete apps and walled gardens -- all under the control of powerful corporations like Apple. Here's how this dire vision dovetails with the Google-Verizon net neutrality deal.

Magazines have been generating all kinds of hype for their iPad editions, but if you read what customers who bought the digital versions are saying, it's not very nice.

The impending release of the iPad and its plethora of competitors aren't just shaking up the technology industry; but also the traditional publishing industry. Consumers will soon see how the widespread availability of a slate reading device can revolutionize the way they read, interact and...

This has been a tough year for the media business: as august newspapers and magazines like the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Gourmet have closed their doors for good, other outlets are scrambling to develop strategies that will guarantee long-term economic survival while allowing them to...

With Facebook taking its first steps toward becoming an online marketplace, the issue of targeted marketing is rearing its ugly head once again. As users are spending more and more time wandering around the internet, they are generating an ever-growing mass of personal information. Despite numerous...

Commentators love to argue over whether President Obama's bailout represents the end of capitalism and the rise of an American socialist state. But they're missing a broader, more important discussion. As I suggested earlier, the economic distress of 2008 and 2009 does not presage a pinko American...

Each month, you shell out real, green dollars for unlimited web access. And one day, you log on, only to see a big blank screen, courtesy of your provider. Why? You used the web too much with that unlimited account. It happens all the time. One Comcast customer was dumped for using too much web...