Condé Nast, the publishing powerhouse behind brands like Vogue and Vanity Fair, has led a $20 million investment in luxury resale site Vestiaire Collective. Read more »
Publishers’ lack of strategic focus on licensing and syndication today is matched by nearly equal indifference from software developers, entrepreneurs, and investors. Millions of investment dollars and countless development hours have… Read more »
The fourth quarter saw new fissures emerge in some corners of the digital media business, while some old fissures reemerged in others. Having held off the immediate challenge of over-the-top video,… Read more »
Many of the biggest stories in the connected consumer space occurred mostly offstage in 2012. Apple conducted behind-the-scenes discussions about rolling out new media services in 2013 and beyond. Google spent… Read more »
Some consumer facing web sites and services are starting to realize that advertising sales alone won’t pay the bills and are moving to develop more direct revenue streams. Real estate site… Read more »
Looking forward, Facebook’s IPO should arrive in May, possibly preventing the usual stock market summer doldrums. It will set the stage for more social consumer offerings, including some Facebook spin-offs. Connected… Read more »
The web’s still buzzing about a story the Wall Street Journal broke yesterday on a potential Google e-commerce initiative. Reportedly, Google is trying out an idea on major retailers that would… Read more »
News Corp.’s The Times and NYTCo’s The New York Times each introduced online charges in summer 2010 and March 2011 respectively. So how are… Read more »
Technology providers and venture capitalists could gain a significant opportunity by helping to create the tools and platforms needed to instigate B2B commerce. Read more »