David Carr New York Times

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  Facebook, Nipping at Heels of Publishers

  For publishers, Facebook is a bit like that big dog galloping toward you in the park.

• VCR's past is guiding television's future

  The VCR in the corner gave way to the DVR on the set-top box, which is pulled down to a variety of devices, including televisions, tablets, computers and phones.

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  Left alone by its owner, Reddit soars

  Reddit, a vast social site that is a staple of digital life for the young and connected, but less well known among grown-ups.

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  Question for a CEO: What is Yahoo?

  What is Yahoo, is the straightforward question has so far baffled the people who run the company.

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  How the Huffington Post became a $315 mn killer app

  The Huffington Post broke into public consciousness based on its namesake and Arianna Huffington's A-list Rolodex, but it never would have merited a $315 million payday if those gilded elements had not been married to sophisticated technology and careful brand...

• Hashtag activism, and its limits

  If you "like" something, does that mean you care about it? It's an important distinction in an age when you can accumulate social currency on Facebook or Twitter just by hitting the "like" or "favorite" button.

• How the Huffington Post became a $315 mn killer app

  The Huffington Post broke into public consciousness based on its namesake and Arianna Huffington's A-list Rolodex, but it never would have merited a $315 million payday if those gilded elements had not been married to sophisticated technology and careful brand management. That's where Kenneth Lerer, its lesser known partner, came into play. ...

• MTV's naked calculation gone bad

  What if one day you went to work and there was a meeting to discuss whether the project you were working on crossed the line into child pornography? You'd probably think you had ended up in the wrong room. And you'd be right. Last week, my colleague Brian Stelter reported that on Tuesday, the day after the pilot episode of "Skins" was shown on MTV,...

• WikiLeaks taps power of the press

  Has WikiLeaks changed journalism forever?Perhaps. Or maybe it was the other way around. Think back to 2008, when WikiLeaks simply released documents that suggested the government of Kenya had looted its country. The follow-up in the mainstream media was decidedly muted. Then last spring, WikiLeaks adopted a more journalistic approach -- editin...