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CNET co-founder’s Whiskey Media raises $2.5M

Jan 1st

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Whiskey Media, a company that has built websites around topics like comic books and computer games, has raised $2.5 million in funding.
The Sausalito, Calif. company was created by Shelby Bonnie, who previously co-founded online news networkÂ CNET. Whiskey Media sites are a mix of directories and online communities, and include ComicVine, AnimeVice, and GiantBomb [...]

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The New York Times reports off Facebook photos for the front page

Nov 26th

Posted by gizmodose in Hi Tech News

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Ah, the sweet state of journalism today.
Tweets and Facebook are infiltrating the hallowed reporting of the Gray Lady, as a Facebook photo made the front-page of the newspaper’s Web site today. Admittedly, the report raises rather serious questions about the safety of U.S. President Barack Obama. The story is about a couple, Michaele and Tarek [...]

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Murdoch says he will remove News Corp. sites from Google

Nov 9th

Posted by gizmodose in Hi Tech News

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Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch told Sky News interviewer David Speers that he will remove his news sites — The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, The Times of London and many more — from Google’s search index. I’ve posted the 37-minute interview here, and am working on excerpting the good quotes.