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How to make Twitter the ultimate news ticker

When can a book be digital-only, and when does it need to be print too?

Netflix makes changes to public API after "Streamageddon" backlash

Amazon Publishing launches Kindle Love Stories podcast, focused on romance books

PBS MediaShift starts publishing ebooks; first topics: cord-cutting and self-publishing

Back to the future: What if the 'mass media' era was just an accident of history?

Ping.it: Not a Google Reader replacement, but a tool to discover emerging viral content

News flash: Twitter doesn't have to hire journalists to be a powerful media competitor

Is it the best of times or the worst of times for journalism? Yes

YouTube launches its paid subscription channels with select partners

Politico will test a metered paywall in 6 states and abroad, but DC gets a break

In Nook, Microsoft sees a chance to compete against Amazon and Apple

Think micropayments for media can't work? Greg Golebiewski says you are wrong

New York Times launches series of web-only documentaries with Retro Report

NewFronts news roundup: a big week for Yahoo, AOL, Blip, Hulu and Crackle

Vimeo on demand will exclusively distribute new Kristen Bell movie

RapGenius may not have found the future of news, but it has about as much chance as anyone else

Former Federated Media CEO Deanna Brown joins Byliner as president

What's trending on Twitter among African Americans? The Root's new tool will tell you

Newspapers need to stop lying to themselves -- and to advertisers -- about their circulation

The Atlantic launches a new ebook division, with e-singles and curated collections

Following pilot, Hachette will make all of its ebooks available to libraries nationwide

It's not just Tumblr -- most social networks don't understand original content

Dear Diary: What's the role of a personal journal in the digital age?

Rhapsody exec: splashy ads and free streaming promotions don't work

In case you missed it: here are the transcripts from paidContent Live 2013

Social sports site by USA Today aims for fans, non-fans alike

Zombies vs. Lazarus: The digital resurrection of canceled television

The dramatic decline of the Philadelphia Inquirer newsroom captured in photos

Reddit + Boston: Journalism gets better when more people are doing it

Why digital book publishers are starting to embrace data

How Betaworks is rolling out its new machine gun-style media play

One-third of the Guardian's readers are American, with US traffic up 37% last year

The Young Turks is about to become the first news channel with a billion views on YouTube

paidContent Live 2013 coverage

Broadcasters file Aereo appeal, warn of 'havoc' and 'massive disruption' to TV industry

Study shows newspaper readers are engaged, but local papers need to do more on mobile

Twitter shows how the news is made, and it's not pretty -- but it's better that we see it

Waterstones founder to help launch new e-singles subscription site, Read Petite

B&N rebrands PubIt! as Nook Press, and adds new features to make self-publishing easier

Book review: Former Kindle exec on Kindle flaws, Nook strengths and Google's future in ebooks

No, Scott Turow, copyright is not killing American authors

Flipboard is a giant iceberg lurking in the path of the media

Does Dish want to buy Aereo? Broadcasters would love to know

When cancer stole Roger Ebert's voice, Twitter gave him a new one

Douglas Rushkoff is right -- traditional media are caught between the stream and the reservoir

Digital Public Library of America will launch on April 18

The Orange County Register's new owners want to reinvent newspapers from the ground up

Does the future of mobile content belong to apps or the web?

Kobo finally starts selling e-readers directly through its website