Fortune magazine launched during the Great Depression, and it's still with us today. But The Big Money, a business site launched by Slate during the dark days of September 2008, is going away. The smart site never got much traction. But then again, it didn't seem to get that much support.
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Ripple effect: Facebook's non-move gives Zynga more time before it goes public too. Meanwhile, if you're dead set on buying some of Zuck's company next year, Digital Sky Technologies may be able to help.
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When will Spotify, the best music service Americans can't use, finally make it to the U.S.? No time soon, according to a new report from Billboard. The good news for impatient people: There are plenty of substitutes available right now.
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The Orchard, which distributes digital music and video to the likes of Apple's and Amazon's online stores, is going off the public market. The New York-based company is being bought out by its parent, private equity shop Dimensional Associates, and stops trading tomorrow. Shareholders will get $2.05 per share, and they're apparently okay with...
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Why did ESPN kill a pretty tame Web story about the most famous athlete in America? Hard to guess. In any case, it doesn't matter now: On a slow summer day, it's perfect fodder for bored Web surfers.
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This is one way to get longer-form content on YouTube. What prompted the change? Google's site says it's because copyright owners aren't nearly as crabby as they used to be.
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Amazon gives out almost no real data about its Kindle sales, and even less guidance. So mark down this rare prediction from CEO Jeff Bezos, via an interview with USA Today: "I predict we will surpass paperback sales sometime in the next nine to 12 months. Sometime after that, we'll surpass the combination of...
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Web publishers and TV networks are doing just fine. But if you're in the radio, newspaper or magazine business, it's a different story.
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Why ask why? Facebook has a question service because everyone has a question service. Couldn't be clearer, right?
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UPDATE: I was totally wrong! I'll think twice before taking the company at its word from now on...
Alternate theory: Amazon (AMZN) has stopped selling the Kindle because it's about to release a new one jam-packed with astounding features. But my hunch is that Amazon is being upfront when it says on its site that...
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