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Did 'barefoot homeless guy' really deserve charity?
Krissy Clark Apr 3, 2013
Remember the “barefoot homeless guy” from when an NYPD officer bought him shoes? Well, he’s back in the news this week after being seen recently counting a “huge wad of bills.”
Turmoil at 'Today' show could spell big trouble for NBC
Jeremy Hobson Mar 29, 2013
NBC's 'Today' show has ceded its long-held number one position in the ratings to Good Morning America amid a high profile, unsuccessful tryout of Ann Curry as co-host.
Netflix offers $100,000 prize in cloud competition
David Brancaccio Mar 15, 2013
Netflix is waving around $100,000 dollars in prize money for people with the best ideas to tune up and improve Netflix's data cloud. Netflix cloud systems director of architecture Alex Cockcroft joins Marketplace Tech host David Brancaccio to talk through the challenges of managing the company's remote data.
2 secrets to Buzzfeed's success according to CEO Jonah Peretti
David Brancaccio Mar 14, 2013
Founder and CEO of Buzzfeed, Jonah Peretti, shares his take on finding the right balance of silliness and seriousness on the social web.
PEN is mighty, but needs to recruit new generation of writers
Eve Troeh Mar 15, 2013
The writers' group PEN is well known for its core mission: Supporting free speech around the world. Its members include Nobel and Pulitzer prize winners. But it needs to expand, as the traditional publishing world shrinks.
Pistorius murder media frenzy reminds some of O.J.
Stacey Vanek Smith Feb 22, 2013
Cable news counts on the ratings bump it gets from sensational trials and other long-running stories.
Yahoo's homepage gets help from Facebook
Queena Kim Feb 21, 2013
Yahoo launches a new website this week, with a Facebook partnership. It's the latest tech connection involving Yahoo, as new CEO Marissa Mayer retools the web company.
Thirst CEO on creating the future of online news
David Brancaccio Feb 18, 2013
A startup called Thirst has just launched an app for iPhone-iPads that is trying to re-invent the way we get news online.
Does The Weather Channel benefit from blizzards?
Stacey Vanek Smith Feb 8, 2013
The Northeast is expected to be hammered by a winter storm of 'historic' proportions. Many are bracing for the worst, but some businesses think snowmageddon is snowtacular.
Miami grows as Latino TV hub
Karen Burkett Jan 14, 2013
The Miami metro area is the country's eighth largest, and it's known for a lot of things -- sunshine and beaches, cruise ships, Lebron James. Now the city is solidifying its place as the hub of Latino television.
