The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.
1. Amazon and Viacom nearing web-video deal (Reuters)
2. Sky News clamps down on Twitter use (Guardian)
3. Le Huffington Post Québec launches (FishbowlNY)
Daily Must Reads, Feb. 8, 2012
Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Santorum Victory Extends Campaign, and Seeking Older Oscar Voters
Also, more settlements for News Corporation in Britain, and Sky News says no to random Twitter posts by employees.
Media Decoder Blog: My Dinner With Clay Shirky, and What It Means to ‘Friend’ Someone
You can follow someone on Twitter and friend them on Facebook, but real friends are people you break bread with.
Flingo Gets $7 Million for a Second-Screen Bet
Ashwin Navin used to run BitTorrent. Now he's making another stab at video, this time with help from August Capital.
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo: The Full Dive Into Media Interview (Video)
"We’re in the media business, but we’re not necessarily a media company."
Daily Must Reads, Feb. 6, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.
1. Twitter: In last 3 minutes of Super Bowl, there were 10,000 tweets per second (TechCrunch)
2. First streaming of Super Bowl a success, but left a lot to be desired (TechCrunch)
Media Decoder: A Super Bowl Where Viewers Let Their Fingers Do the Talking
Twitter was abuzz with comments during the big game, reaching a peak of 12,223 posts per second, with a total of about 15 million.
A Super Social Bowl
You watched the game on the big screen, and you typed and read on a smaller one. Which is exactly what Twitter and Facebook were hoping for.
Chris Christie Fires Back At Snooki: ‘She Lives In New York, She Can’t Vote For Me’
There are some topics around here at Mediaite, like Kim Kardashian and Snooki, that only end up here tangentially, much to the chagrin of those of us that would rather talk about more dignified things like Mitt Romney doing laundry and Sarah Palin's Facebook doodles. But outside of his feuds...
Reuters productizes social media through Social Pulse
Think of Reuters Social Pulse as a social-media weapon for the C-suite set. That's because the newly debuted dashboard is designed to make the world of social media less of a shiny toy and more of a daily intelligence tool. Even as it tries to branch out to reach broader audiences through its news service,...
This Week in Review: Twitter’s censorship compromise, and Facebook files with big numbers
Plus: News Corp.'s growing scandal and Rupert Murdoch's Twitter candor, the hazards of Facebook Subscribe, and the rest of the week's must-reads.
Jennette McCurdy, Star Of iCarly, Gives Endorsement To Green Party Hopeful Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Barr's candidacy for the Green Party's presidential nomination is off to an auspicious start with her bid drawing a shout-out from the star of Nickelodeon's hit show iCarly, Jennette McCurdy.
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