Media +Technology Intelligence
Top of the Morning Bloomberg reports this morning that Microsoft has dropped out of the auction for Hulu, which jibes with what we hear. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft told Hulu execs last week that it would not proceed to the second round of the bidding process. As noted in previous posts, we believe Hulu will be Read More …
Social Networks The addendum to Zynga’s S-1 filed with the SEC yesterday is raising eyebrows for what it reveals about the extent of Zynga’s dependence on the continued goodwill of the social network. But content creators and publishers should also take note of what it reveals of Facebook’s own ambitions. Exhibit G to the addendum sets out (partially Read More …
Top of the Morning Liz Gannes of AllThingsD has the goods this morning on Zynga’s extensive, albeit heavily redacted addendum to its S-1 filing. Bottom line: Facebook basically owns the social gaming company. Among other items: Any Zynga game that relies on Facebook integration or Facebook data must be exclusive to Facebook for the duration of Read More …
Top of the Morning Netflix’s sudden and dramatic price hike last week continues to fuel outrage among some users and speculation as to Netflix’s motives among pundits. Adam Knight at I Eat Ewoks has the best take I’ve seen so far (h/t Felix Salmon of Reuters): The Internet’s memory is short so let’s go back a week Read More …
Sunday Musings The current issue of Science magazine reports on a pair of recent studies that found that algorithmic search is altering the way humans remember facts. In one study, subjects were told various bits of trivial information and asked to type notes of what they were told. They were then told their notes would either Read More …