Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Jason Calacanis Tries Turning Mahalo Into a Wikipedia That Pays
Build a search page, make a few dollars. “We think this will become a half-time to full-time job for a large number of out-of-work people”
Monday, May 18, 2009
Meet Maureen Dowd’s Favorite Writer: Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall
Many of you are just hearing Josh Marshall’s name for the first time, following the New York Times’s admission that columnist Maureen Dowd “failed to attribute” some of her column to him. But that’s a shame because Marshall’s site is noteworthy on its own merits: It’s a self-funded, profitable new-media site that does both blogging/aggregation and real reporting.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
YouTube Preps Its (Sort of) Hulu Answer: Movies, TV Shows From Sony, Others
Here’s Google’s sort-of answer to Hulu: A newly designed page to showcase TV shows and movies, along with new players and a new ad strategy. What’s not included: almost any first-run TV show or newly released movie. That’s the content that’s made Hulu successful and what’s also driven traffic to offerings from CBS and Disney’s ABC. You can’t accuse the Google guys of overselling this: In a press conference today, they described it as a “first step, a baby step.”
Monday, January 26, 2009
Are Online Ads Doing Better Than Expected? Or Just as Bad as We Thought?
The steady drumbeat of bad news from the ad market doesn’t always sound the same: Today, for instance, one survey of financial Web sites estimates that revenues are down by as much as 30 percent this quarter. But Gawker’s Nick Denton says his sites are up 10 percent.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Jason Calacanis Rolls Out the New Mahalo: Yahoo Answers-Killer
In October, Mahalo.com founder Jason Calacanis laid off staff at his human-powered search engine. Then he announced he was hiring engineers for a mysterious new “Project A.” Today he’s unveiling it: An “answers” service designed to compete with one of Yahoo’s most successful sites.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Google’s Plea to Publishers: Please Keep Using Us
Yet another sign that even mighty Google feels unnerved by the slowdown: A “Hey! Don’t Forget About Us!” note sent out to its AdSense customers.
Featured MediaMemo Posts
Latest MediaMemo Videos
api-video/find_all_videos.asp&fields=all&site=atd&count=40&doctype=128&type=allthingsd-section&query=MediaMemo
View All Jobs | Post a Job Job Listings
A sponsored service from SimplyHired
MediaMemo Posts by Date
MediaMemo Posts by Category
About Peter
Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider. Read more »
Ethics Statement
Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.
