Washington Post Latest Newspaper to Embrace Pay Walls
The Washington Post says it will begin selling digital subscriptions this summer, asking frequent visitors to pay a fee supporting the company's journalism.
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Is Yahoo's New CEO Sunk Before He Even Starts?
On Wednesday, Yahoo named Scott Thompson as CEO. He's a former PayPal president and veteran technologist -- and that's the trouble: Yahoo is following the same strategy that led it to hire Carol Bartz, who was ousted for failing to turn the company around.
Yahoo Sees Huge Usage Spikes on iPads -- Is the Content Business Saved?
The iPad user experience, a weird mix between reading a magazine and watching TV, may be boosting media consumption, according to provocative early findings by Yahoo. IPad users tend to be rich white guys who spend a lot more time consuming media than do other Yahoo users.
Is Twitter Slipping or Regrouping?
Taken as a whole, 2009 was a great year for Twitter. The social media site neared 58 million registered users, each revealing life details in 140 characters or less. But the big gains came in the year's first half, leading some to begin to wonder whether Twitter has reached its peak.
