Startups Swallowing the Gilt: Woot-like Shopping Empire to Save Print Media? In this climate of fiscal responsibility, it makes sense that luxury publications may have fallen by the wayside. While subscription sales for Conde Nast's Traveller may have been lucrative in the past, it's rare to find them outside doctors offices and treadmills. In an effort to kickstart dwindling subscription sales, Conde Nast Traveller is… Dana Oshiro View comments
NYT Nurphy Wants to Replace Email with Conversations The beta launch of Google Wave has once again put the spotlight on the shortcomings of email. Wave tries to be everything for everybody, but others, like the recently launched Nurphy, have opted for a more focused approach. Nurphy, founded by Paul Horsfall and Neil Cauldwell, wants to be a replacement for email conversations with multiple… Frederic Lardinois View comments
Analysis Don't Worry - Facebook is Not Going to Expose Your Private Messages to Search Microsoft announced this week that it has made a deal to include public updates from Facebook in its search engine Bing. Some Facebook users expressed concern that their private activities might be exposed to search. The real story is a little more complex. To put it simply: Facebook is not ever going to knowingly expose private activities on the… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
NYT Watch Out Trolls, Your Menacing Comments Could Lead to Big Fines Two former Yale University law students have settled their suit brought against some 30-plus anonymous commenters who posted derogatory remarks about them on an internet forum called AutoAdmit. The comments, which ranged from standard insults to those of a more sexually explicit nature, were so vile they prompted the women to sue in order to out… Sarah Perez View comments
NYT Netflix to Launch Streaming-Only Service...but Not in the U.S. During yesterday's Q3 earnings call, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings revealed the company's plans to launch a streaming-only service which will allow users to watch movies via their PCs without having to sign up for the DVD-by-mail portion of the Netflix service. Unfortunately, this new streaming-only option won't be available to any Netflix… Sarah Perez View comments