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Social media, elections and fake news: India edition
Apr 5, 2019
As national elections approach, voters are being targeted with fake news on WhatsApp.
News is a hard business. Now add millennials and Facebook. Yikes?
by
Molly Wood
Dec 19, 2018
NowThis News has to navigate a lot of platforms to reach its viewers.
Despite successes, Netflix still an outsider
by
Molly Wood
Sep 17, 2013
Netflix has some big media competition.
The Chicago Tribune's kitty exclusive
by
Molly Wood
Jul 31, 2013
Don't worry guys, the Internet has no memory, unless there's a kitten involved or something.
Media's mobile future makes room for long-form journalism
by
Molly Wood
May 8, 2013
The media landscape is rapidly changing. Kara Swisher, co-exectuive editor AllThingsD, says any news outlet that wants a future must go mobile in every way.
The Root launches black Twitter aggregator 'The Chatterati'
by
Molly Wood
May 6, 2013
Online magazine The Root has just launched 'The Chatterati', a new webpage that watches Twitter users, phrases and hashtags trending in the black community.
Obama's digital director takes his talents to business world
by
Molly Wood
May 3, 2013
Big data helped the President Obama's campaign team identify potential voters and get them to the polls. Now Teddy Goff, who was digital director of Obama's 2012 campaign, is taking his ideas to the business world.
For public good, not for profit.
Why go through the Internet to watch TV on the go?
by
Molly Wood
Apr 8, 2013
Instead of streaming movies and shows on your smartphone over Wi-Fi, why not watch them over the same transmitters that send signals to your television? Mobile TV may be the next key development for broadcasters.
Netflix offers $100,000 prize in cloud competition
by
Molly Wood
Mar 15, 2013
Netflix is waving around $100,000 dollars in prize money for people with the best ideas to tune up and improve Netflix's data cloud. Netflix cloud systems director of architecture Alex Cockcroft joins Marketplace Tech host David Brancaccio to talk through the challenges of managing the company's remote data.
2 secrets to Buzzfeed's success according to CEO Jonah Peretti
by
Molly Wood
Mar 14, 2013
Founder and CEO of Buzzfeed, Jonah Peretti, shares his take on finding the right balance of silliness and seriousness on the social web.