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Good point
Nick Bilton asks: Where is his share of the value he has helped to create in Facebook by using it? The essential value of the company is users. No users = no Facebook. So, in that sense the users are … Continue reading
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Good news/ bad news
By Chris Daly The latest financial results from the New York Times Co. present another mixed bag. Overall, the company continues to struggle, for familiar reasons: advertising from printing the newspaper continues to decline. On the bright side, though, the … Continue reading
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A great experiment
by Chris Daly For years, I had heard about a newspaper that once existed in New York City that carried no advertising. How could this be? I wondered. Years later, I had the chance to explore the history of that … Continue reading
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Hooray for Esquire
From David Carr comes welcome news to all of us who care about the magazine trade, long-form journalism, etc.: Esquire magazine is thriving. Way to go, David Granger!
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G.P.S. and Y-O-U
By Chris Daly Phew! The Supreme Court (finally) got one right today. Ruling in a critical case that involves (among other things) your freedom to control who knows what about you, the Court said the police do not have the … Continue reading
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Ban the NCAA (cont.)
Can this happen fast enough? Look here and here. My only quarrel with Joe Nocera, who is doing some good reporting on this issue, is that I think he just wants to reform the NCAA, when the real answer … Continue reading
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For the record
To read the full Supreme Court decision in the foreign-copyright case (Golan v. Holder), go here. Be sure to read the dissent by Justice Breyer, which kicks in after page 41. He alone on the court seems to get that … Continue reading
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2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,800 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway … Continue reading
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Ban the header (cont.)
By Chris Daly Today’s Times carries in the print edition an incremental piece about the cranial dangers of heading the ball in soccer. The upshot: The researchers found, according to data they presented at aRadiological Society of North America meeting last month, … Continue reading
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Qatar v. Kendall
By Chris Daly At a glance, can you tell Doha, Qatar, from Kendall Square? You make the call! Hint: The top photo is from today’s NYTimes, the bottom photo is from today’s Globe.
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