iPad turf war inside the New York Times

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:45:38 +0000

Gawker reports on the dispute that could define the digital future of the New York Times. Internal factions are fighting over who will control the iPad app under the deal with Apple. The print circulation people (“Paper First!”) consider the iPad just another way to distribute the newspaper. They want to protect the print edition by charging $20-$30 a month for iPad content. The digital operation people (“Bits & Bytes Rule!”) will create interactive content for the iPad, and insist the fee should be much lower at $10 a month.

Spectators are lobbing grenades back and forth and their comments are almost as good as the story. One reader says Times execs are “completely disconnected from reality. “ Another calls it a case of “classic marketing myopia.”

Journalist trapped in NY Times elevator breaks news on Twitter

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:08:30 +0000

NBC’s Ann Curry and Internet entrepreneur Jeff Pulver were leaving a panel discussion on new media and Haiti, when they got trapped in an elevator at the New York Times building. Curry pulled out her mobile and broke the news on Twitter. Read the hilarious account on Gawker, which calls it “the most thoroughly documented elevator entrapment ever.” Phil Thomas was there, too. He’s the founder of Pegshot, a mobile video-sharing platform, where you can see a video account of this made-for-the-web incident.

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iPad turf war inside the New York Times

Journalist trapped in NY Times elevator breaks news on Twitter