Nick Denton on Media: We Are All ‘Sleepwalking Into Economic Extinction’
According to the Gawker Media chief, there's hope for quick-thinking Internet companies. Big conglomerates, sorry, it's too late.
It’s Been All Downhill Ever Since
Was 2006 the golden era of viral videos, and can it ever be as good again?
‘Californication’ Co-Opts Twitter
The cable network copies a few ingenious 'Mad Men' fans for its own viral-marketing needs.
Posted 09/30/08 in Vulture
Cute Overload
Anti-Piracy Group Gently Reminds You to Use Internet for Good Instead of Evil
Corporate giants have kindly united in an effort to show us all how to actually pay for stuff online.
Posted 09/23/08 in Grub Street
Devouring the Web
Another Food Website Joins the Fray
Today Hearst and MSN launch Delish.com. Get excited, people!
Posted 09/16/08 in Daily Intel
Web Sights
Look! The ‘Journal’ Redesigned Its Web Page
Just in time for an epic international financial crisis, WSJ.com gets a pretty makeover. At least some people are taking care of themselves these days.
Posted 09/04/08 in Daily Intel
early and often
Sarah Palin, Sweetheart of the Twittering Classes
Why read some high-falutin newspaper's analysis of Sarah Palin's speech when you can read a thousand schizo reactions in 140 characters or less?
Posted 07/29/08 in Daily Intel
In Other News
‘Gossip Girl’ Returns to the Internet, Where It Belongs
The CW will once again stream episodes of the best show ever on its Website after the show returns, in September.
Posted 07/17/08 in The Cut
Model Tracker
‘Vogue’ and IMG Make a Web-Based Model Reality Series
The series will follow three models as they try to get work at Fashion Weeks in New York, London, Milan, and Paris.
Kiss Your Streaming Video Good-bye: Time Warner Ready to Charge You for Bandwidth
Are you ready to pay a "download tax" to Time Warner just to get your episode of 'Cavemen'?
Posted 05/22/08 in The Cut
Loose Threads
Kate Moss: ‘Vogue’ Cover Girl? Sean Combs: Lying Low at Cannes?
It looks like Kate Moss is gearing up for a 'Vogue cover' spot, and Sean Combs went solo to Cannes so film people take him seriously.
Posted 05/20/08 in The Cut
Loose Threads
Donatella Wins Superstar Award; Akris Rakes in Cash; Gisele Gets Sued
Donatella Versace will win the Superstar Award from Fashion Group International, Akris broke sales records at Bergdorf, and Gisele's carpenter is suing her.
Posted 05/13/08 in The Cut
Loose Threads
Donna Karan Expands; ‘Project Runway’ Designers Show at Gen Art
Donna Karan will launch a "better-priced" DKNYC line, Jillian Lewis will show with Gen Art on Monday, and Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel resort show goes digital.
Posted 05/02/08 in The Cut
Cult of Personality
Marc Ecko at iGoogle: Internet Apps Are the American Dream!
At the panel and launch party for iGoogle's new designer-created theme pages, the artistes came out to talk geek-chic.
Posted 04/02/08 in Daily Intel
In Other News
Barry Diller and Tina Brown Team Up to Create Aggregator Website
But, Brown insists, it will not compete with the Huffington Post. What it is, well, we're not even sure she knows yet.
Posted 03/26/08 in Daily Intel
In Other News
Tomorrow's Journalism, Today!
Slate's literary editor Meghan O'Rourke is working on a story about Facebook status updates. Obviously, this information needs to be shared as a Facebook status update of her own!
Posted 03/21/08 in Daily Intel
Numbers Game
Arianna Huffington's Traffic Win Over Matt Drudge Means Mostly Nothing
The left has triumphed over the right! The epic battle of the Greek socialites vs. the Miami fedora-wearing former psych patients has a winner! Rah! Or not.
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