Building a Business
Your Sneak Peak at the Future of Infographic Marketing
Social media and large media outlets aid the genre's wild popularity. Here's what to expect going forward.
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Business Branding
The Business of Nudity: The Unlikely Success of Mr. Skin
The founder of the popular website talks about how he turned his passion into profit.
By Jeff Haden
Building a Business
Bringing Silicon Valley’s Accelerator Model to the Media Sector
Q&A with Corey Ford, the managing partner of an accelerator that urges startups to rethink journalism.
Marketing
Will Katie Couric Provide More Firepower in Yahoo’s Fight for Ad Dollars?
The internet media company is investing in journalists even as its core ad revenues continue to erode.
Building a Business
Analyst: Top Exec’s Departure a Sign Amazon Has ‘Choked’ in Book Publishing
Amazon made noise when it launched its New York publishing operation but has failed to land the next big thing in publishing.
Online Presence
With Facebook’s Media Referral Traffic Up 170%, Site Announces ‘Stories to Share’
The social network has rolled out a feature that offers suggestions to media organizations about which articles they should post to their pages.
Tech
Digital TV Startup Aereo May Wind Up in the Supreme Court
Aereo won a court victory in Boston today, but the fight over the startup's ability to provide digital streams of broadcast signals is far from over.
Business Operations & Logistics
Inside Nerdist’s Media Empire for the Internet Age
Geek rebels Chris Hardwick and Peter Levin parlayed their passion for sci-fi, video games and superheroes into a new media empire for the Internet Age. All hail the Nerdist.
Tech
NBC News Snaps Up Tech Startup to Drive Citizen Journalism
With user-generated content becoming increasingly important for TV and digital news operations, NBC News is hoping to add something new: live streaming video.
Building a Business
10 Ways to Stop Being a Jerk. Signed, Your Publicist
It's great to get media attention, but it's no silver bullet. Expecting or demanding too much can fritter away any good will you may have had.
By Bruce Serbin
Tech
Bloomberg Opens $75 Million Venture Capital Fund
The New York City-based media company becomes the latest high-profile corporation to commit to nurturing startups.
Building a Business
3 Tips for Doing Deals With Big Companies
A role-playing event at a New York City incubator shows what early-stage startups should look out for when trying to land their first big client.
Tech
TV Startup Aereo Countersues Big Broadcaster
Aereo, a company that lets you watch live and recorded television on any device, is suing CBS in a David-and-Goliath-style battle.
Online Presence
What You Can Learn From the Boston Bombing Social-Media Circus
The use and abuse of social media following the Boston bombings, the good and bad of Twitter Music and more social-media news.
Building a Business
Russell Simmons Sets His Sights on YouTube with ‘Post-Racial’ Programming
For all of the future media startups out there, consider this tip from Uncle Rush: Go digital my friend. Here, the entrepreneur icon describes his plans for the future YouTube network 'All Def Digital.'
By Shira Lazar
Building a Business
The New York Times Gets Into the Incubator Game
A startup incubator in The New York Times Co.'s Manhattan headquarters will nurture companies that are rethinking the future of media.
Business Ideas
Mike Wolfe of ‘American Pickers’ Is the New Americana Idol
Mike Wolfe, creator and star of the TV show American Pickers, is leveraging a popular passion for the past to build the multimedia empire of the future.
By Jason Ankeny
Building a Business
How Zite’s iPad Magazine Is Bringing Browsing Back
A hit from the start, this Vancouver, B.C.-based company delivers an (increasingly) personal reading experience for tablet-toters. Plus, a look at other ground-breaking businesses in the media space.