Recent Posts By Peter
(Almost) No One Is Reading Your Tweets
Peter Kafka in Media on December 23, 2013 at 11:00 am PT
Until Friday afternoon, Justine Sacco was just like you: A Twitter user whose tweets went unread by almost everyone.
Happy Holidays! Facebook Stuffs More Ads in Its Stockings.
Peter Kafka in Media on December 23, 2013 at 6:00 am PT
’Tis the season to increase your News Feed ad load. Did you notice? Wall Street has.
Music-Discovery Service ExFM Pulls the Plug
Peter Kafka in Media on December 20, 2013 at 6:10 pm PT
A startup that had buzz four years ago says that it’s going dark, more or less, next month.
Netflix Doesn’t Have the Market Cornered on Binge TV: Zombies + Walter White Help AMC Win the Fall VOD War
Peter Kafka in News on December 20, 2013 at 8:00 am PT
You have to work (relatively) hard to get video on demand out of your pay-TV provider. But lots of you are doing it.
News Byte
News Corp Buys Storyful, a Social Video Sorting Startup
Peter Kafka in Media on December 20, 2013 at 5:25 am PT
News Corp has acquired Storyful, a video news startup, for $25 million. Storyful specializes in verifying and clearing amateur and user-generated video so news organizations and brands can use the clips. News Corp, which owns this website, says Storyful will keep operating as a standalone business.
When Twitter Bought MoPub, It Bought Itself an Advertising Safety Net
Peter Kafka in Media on December 20, 2013 at 4:31 am PT
Even if growth on Twitter’s own properties stalls out, it now has a fast-growing mobile business that works everywhere else
Ads on Instagram Work Great, Says Instagram
Peter Kafka in Media on December 19, 2013 at 9:51 am PT
Phew!
Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg Sell, and So Does Wall Street
Peter Kafka in Social on December 19, 2013 at 5:34 am PT
Mark Zuckerberg is selling a bunch of shares — but he’s buying even more, and giving $1 billion to charity. Meanwhile, Facebook investors are using the news as a chance to profit from a big run.
Mirriad, the Company That Wants to Automate Product Placement, Gets Some High-Profile Help
Peter Kafka in Media on December 19, 2013 at 2:00 am PT
Roger Faxon, the man last seen leading EMI Music, joins the digital ad startup as chairman.
No One Buys Music on the Web Anymore. Except When They Buy a Million Beyonce Albums in Five Days.
Peter Kafka in Media on December 18, 2013 at 2:23 pm PT
Beyonce and Apple defy gravity, and a year-long trend. What Does It All Mean?
The 13 Most Awesome Moments From Jonah Peretti’s Colbert Show Interview
Posted by Peter Kafka in Media, December 17, 2013 at 7:58 am PT
Here’s What a Facebook Video Ad Looks Like
Posted by Peter Kafka in Media, December 17, 2013 at 4:15 am PT
Ho Ho No! Amazon Apologizes After Customers Lose Access to Christmas Content.
Posted by Peter Kafka in Media, December 16, 2013 at 11:46 am PT
Viggle Tries to Bulk Up Its Social TV Business by Buying Wetpaint
Posted by Peter Kafka in Media, December 16, 2013 at 9:30 am PT
Amazon Really, Really Wants to Sell More Kindle Fire HDX Tablets
Posted by Peter Kafka in Mobile, December 15, 2013 at 7:41 am PT
Meet the Robot Mule Google Is Now Making for the Marines
Posted by Peter Kafka in News, December 14, 2013 at 7:10 am PT
Twitter Tries to Get Your Attention
Posted by Peter Kafka in Media, December 13, 2013 at 7:32 am PT
Spotify’s Daniel Ek on Competition, Controversy and Crossing Over Into the Mainstream
Posted by Peter Kafka in Media, December 11, 2013 at 9:53 am PT
Web Video Startup Ooyala Raises $43 Million
Posted by Peter Kafka in Media, December 11, 2013 at 5:00 am PT
Cable Guys Try Fighting Cord-Cutting With … A Clumsy Web Video
Posted by Peter Kafka in Media, December 10, 2013 at 8:29 am PT
NimbleTV Brings TV Everywhere to New York, Without Permission From the TV Industrial Complex
Posted by Peter Kafka in Media, December 10, 2013 at 5:00 am PT
Simulmedia’s Investors Bet $25 Million More on Smart TV Ads (Video)
Posted by Peter Kafka in Media, December 10, 2013 at 4:01 am PT
Longtime AOL Exec Jon Brod Headed Out
Posted by Peter Kafka in News, December 9, 2013 at 5:45 pm PT
Google Makes Its Own Social Ads, With a Twist
Posted by Peter Kafka in Media, December 9, 2013 at 6:00 am PT