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Media, cell phone companies exploring ways to lower data costs
David Gura May 10, 2013
Media companies are considering subsidizing data-plan costs so smartphone users will keep watching video, wireless carriers will keep data revenue, and streaming shows can sell more ads.
If millionaires formed a political party, they'd have a lock on government
Kai Ryssdal May 9, 2013
A Duke professor asks: What would happen if all the millionaires in public office joined a single political party? Answer: They'd control the federal government by a wide margin.
When an ad isn't enough, brands create their own content
Stacey Vanek Smith May 9, 2013
TV networks come out with their fall programs next week. But as more people tune in online, many marketers are finding that ads alone aren't enough.
Media's mobile future makes room for long-form journalism
Ben Johnson May 8, 2013
The media landscape is rapidly changing. Kara Swisher, co-exectuive editor AllThingsD, says any news outlet that wants a future must go mobile in every way.
The Root launches black Twitter aggregator 'The Chatterati'
Ben Johnson May 6, 2013
Online magazine The Root has just launched 'The Chatterati', a new webpage that watches Twitter users, phrases and hashtags trending in the black community.
Obama's digital director takes his talents to business world
David Brancaccio May 3, 2013
Big data helped the President Obama's campaign team identify potential voters and get them to the polls. Now Teddy Goff, who was digital director of Obama's 2012 campaign, is taking his ideas to the business world.
Jodi Arias trial is a big revenue generator for media
Nick Blumberg May 2, 2013
The high-profile prosecution of a Phoenix-area woman has cost taxpayers nearly $1.7 million in legal fees. But local and national media outlets have seen a ratings boost due to the coverage.
Social media is no soap box for the poor: Study
David Brancaccio Apr 26, 2013
A new study by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project shows that social media and the Internet are not helping much to get poorer people engaged in civic life.
Is reality TV running out of steam?
Sabri Ben-Achour Apr 22, 2013
Today Dutch group Mars One is set to announce details about its plan to fund a human colony on Mars -- by turning the process into a reality TV show. Is the once fast-growing, profitable reality TV machine -- here on Earth -- sputtering?
Why go through the Internet to watch TV on the go?
David Brancaccio Apr 8, 2013
Instead of streaming movies and shows on your smartphone over Wi-Fi, why not watch them over the same transmitters that send signals to your television? Mobile TV may be the next key development for broadcasters.
