• Tumblr Bets on Big-Name Publishers

    Twitter used its entree with celebrities — hello @aplusk and @oprah! — to build a tech platform into a media juggernaut. Tumblr is hoping to do the same, only it’s banking on old-school media properties to popularize its platform and create the kind


  • Why Bleacher Report Bets on Video

    Bleacher Report, a sports blogging platform launched in 2008, has quickly gained a huge audience by nurturing a network of unpaid contributors. That will change as it moves into video, per CEO Brian Grey.


  • Why CPM Should Die

    The cornerstone metric for how online ads are bought is leading the industry astray, argues Socialvibe’s Mike Barbeau. Instead, the industry needs to embrace true measures of engagement.


  • Publishers Wary of Facebook Editions

    Facebook declared a new era a few months ago during its f8 conference, an era in which users would turn to social media to “Read, Watch, and Listen.” So far, most big publishers are waiting and seeing, fearful of Facebook becoming too powerful, or worse — just like AOL.