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4 Minute Roundup: Media Company Layoffs; Omidyar Startup

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at the deep layoffs that are planned at AOL, the AP and BusinessWeek. In the case of AOL, the company plans to shed one-third of its workforce, or 2,500 staffers. eBay founder Pierre Omidyar announced plans to launch a news startup in Hawaii that will combine...

• November 20, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Murdoch-Google Spat; Ft. Hood Shooting on Twitter

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at recent comments by News Corp. honcho Rupert Murdoch about taking his content out of Google searches, and how many people reacted to it. Plus, many news organizations made Twitter Lists to cover the Ft. Hood shooting, but the Austin American-Statesman had an excellent Twitter feed...

• November 13, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Scoble on Twitter Lists; Time, Newsweek Hurting

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at Twitter Lists and how they allow people to group the people they follow on Twitter. Some say they might replace RSS feed readers. Robert Scoble answers Just One Question about how Twitter Lists have changed his life. Plus, magazines are hurting once again, with Time...

• October 30, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Twitter's Real-Time Search Deals; Bloomberg Rising

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at the deals Microsoft made recently with Twitter and Facebook to incorporate tweets and status updates into its Bing search engine. Google quickly announced a deal with Twitter too, but why should we care? Also, Bloomberg bought out BusinessWeek magazine, but the jewel might well be...

• October 23, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: FTC's Blogger Rules; Charging for iPhone Apps

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at the new FTC rules for blogger disclosure, when they are reviewing a product or service. They are now required to disclose if they are being paid by the company or if they get a freebie. And what's up with all the new paid news apps...

• October 9, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Knight Commission Report; NPR's Local Venture

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's special edition, I look at the report that came out today from the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy. The Commission called for strengthening public media, bringing broadcast access to all Americans, and having at least one strong online info hub for each community....

• October 2, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Bay Area News Project; FCC and Net Neutrality

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at the new Bay Area News Project, a non-profit startup with $5 million in funding from financier Warren Hellman, in association with KQED and UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. Plus, the FCC's new chairman Julius Genachowski makes waves by supporting new rules for Net neutrality,...

• September 25, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Google Fast Flip; BusinessWeek Sale

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at the latest moves by Google to make nice with online publishers. First came word the search giant was working on a micropayment solution. Then came the release of Fast Flip, a visual browsing service for news sites, with publishers splitting ad revenues with Google. Also,...

• September 18, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Examiner Buys NowPublic; CIMM Wants Better Metrics

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at the recent buyout of NowPublic by Examiner.com for a reported $25 million. The citizen media site will combine with Examiner.com's low-pay "Examiners," who write about niche topics for the newspaper chain. Also, major TV networks, ad agencies and advertisers teamed up to form the Coalition...

• September 11, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Editorial Layer at Wikipedia; NYT-ProPublica Story

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at the recent move by Wikipedia to add an editorial layer to some entries, the so-called "Flagged Revisions" that will only allow changes that are approved by certain editors. Plus, the New York Times Magazine will be running a story co-produced with ProPublica that cost $400,000...

• August 28, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: EveryBlock Sale to MSNBC.com; Report from Gnomedex

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at the recent sale of micro-local data site EveryBlock to MSNBC.com and the issue of its open source code. Plus, Washington Post announced it would discontinue hyper-local site LoudonExtra.com. I also have a special report from tech conference Gnomedex, where UW teacher Kathy Gill is teaching...

• August 21, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Facebook Takes on Twitter; iPhone Backlash

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at all the recent moves Facebook has made to take on Twitter, including revamping its search, coming out with slimmed-down "Facebook Lite" and buying out FriendFeed. Plus, various high-profile tech pundits have come out against the iPhone after Apple rejected Google Voice from its App Store....

• August 14, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Murdoch's Pay Gambit; WaPo/Gawker Tussle

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at the recent comments by News Corp. mogul Rupert Murdoch, who says he wants to make people pay to see content on all his news sites. The comment split people into two camps: those who think news sites will have to charge something; and those who...

• August 7, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal; Chris Anderson Goes 'News'-Free

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at the recent complex search deal between Microsoft and Yahoo, with Microsoft's Bing search engine to run queries on Yahoo, and Yahoo getting 88% of revenues. Plus, Wired editor Chris Anderson recently got in trouble with an interview he gave to Der Spiegel, saying he no...

• July 31, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: TechCrunch's Twitter Docs; YouTube Profits?

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at the controversy surrounding tech blog TechCrunch posting internal documents from Twitter that were obtained from a hacker stealing them. Some people defend TechCrunch as running newsworthy documents, while others think they are harming Twitter too much. I also look at possible profits coming from video...

• July 17, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: NYTimes.com Charging?; AP's Sotomayor Blog

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at the latest move by the New York Times to survey print subscribers to see if they will pay for access to the website -- on top of what they're paying for the print edition. Plus, the Associated Press launched a Twitter feed and blog with...

• July 10, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Michael Jackson's Death Rocks Web; Guardian Crowdsources

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I look at the way Michael Jackson's death yesterday played out online, going from TMZ to Twitter to the LA Times blog. Yesterday was a record traffic day for Yahoo, and Google News reacted like it was under a hack attack from the huge jump in search queries...

• June 26, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Special Iran Election Edition

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's special edition, I look at the way that social media have played a vital role in the breaking news happening in Iran after their contested presidential election. Though the government has cracked down on the opposition, censored the media and blocked websites and even text messaging, the news has...

• June 16, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: WSJ's Social Media Guidelines; NYT's Pay Plans

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. This week I look at the Wall Street Journal's code of conduct for reporters and editors, with guidelines for using Twitter and social media sites. Plus, the New York Times is considering two different plans for charging for online content -- a metering system and subscription system -- according to a report...

• May 15, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Kindle DX; Google vs. Newspapers

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. This week I look at the unveiling of the new wide-screen Kindle DX aimed at newspaper, magazine and college textbook readers. Will people pay $489 for it? Plus, I look at the AP and News Corp.'s moves against Google, with the AP playing hardball for running content in Google News. Meanwhile, Google...

• May 8, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Swine Flu Online; Disney Joins Hulu

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. This week I look at the positive -- and negative -- way the Internet, blogs and Twitter have spread information about the swine flu. There are great resources, maps and tracking sites, but it's easy to get in a panic as well. Also, Disney joined up in the video site Hulu, putting...

• May 1, 2009
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4 Minute Roundup: Pirate Bay Case; Oprah-geddon on Twitter

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. This week I look at the recent ruling in the Pirate Bay case, where four men at the file-sharing site were found guilty and sentenced to a year in prison -- but are asking for a retrial due to a conflict of interest by the judge. I also mention @Oprah's entry to...

• April 24, 2009
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4-Minute Roundup: #AmazonFail; Journalism Online; Ashton Kutcher Speaks!

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. This week I look at the controversy surrounding #AmazonFail, a protest that formed on Twitter when the giant bookseller delisted thousands of gay-themed books from its bestseller lists. Amazon eventually said it was a mistake by an employee in France, but the PR damage was done. I also look at the unveiling...

• April 17, 2009
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4-Minute Roundup: HuffPost Investigative Fund; AP on Mobile Apps

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. This week I look at the new Huffington Post Investigative Journalism Fund, which has $1.75 million to start a new non-partisan site that will do investigative work and then give it away to any news organization. I also look at the latest moves by Disney, distributing video on YouTube and possibly on...

• April 3, 2009
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4-Minute Roundup: All Things Twitter!

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. This week is a special edition devoted almost entirely to Twitter. I talk about the huge popularity of Twitter now -- with 9.8 million unique visitors to its website alone in February, according to comScore -- and how the startup is now bringing in revenues thanks to a deal with Federated Media...

• March 27, 2009
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4-Minute Roundup: State of the Media; Jurors' Itchy Twitter Finger

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I talk about the new gloomy State of the Media report from the Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ), and the positive side for online media. I ask "Just One Question" to PEJ director Tom Rosensteil, and cover the latest news about jurors going online, Twittering and Facebooking...

• March 20, 2009
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4-Minute Roundup: Hearst E-Reader; Boxee vs. Hulu

by Mark Glaser

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I talk about how the New York Times launches hyper-local sites right as Google's Tim Armstrong launches Patch.com hyper-local sites -- both in New Jersey. Plus, Hearst says it will develop a new e-reader device like a Kindle, but with a larger, flexible screen, likely coming from E-Ink,...

• March 6, 2009
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4-Minute Roundup: Facebook Democracy; Newspaper Strife

by Mark Glaser

This week, I'm soft-launching the new weekly 4-Minute Roundup -- or 4MR -- audio report from MediaShift. I will embed the audio here in a blog post, and will make it available via iTunes for you to subscribe. Each Friday, I'll look at the week's top stories, give an overview of what's been happening, answer one of your "burning questions"...

• February 27, 2009
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