- Daily Mail lifts from WP, then asks its reporter for help finding photo | Poynter.
"The Daily Mail liked Steve Hendrix’s story in the Washington Post about an F-16 pilot who was ready to give her life on 9/11 so much that it rewrote it. They also liked his story from Thursday’s Post, but needed some help finding a photo. They turned to Hendrix for assistance, which was a big mistake." (daily_mail washington_post plagiarism )
- Now it’s illegal to write down prices in a Tesco supermarket | Money | The Guardian
"You're not allowed to do that. It's illegal. Where are you from? Are you from the media?" Of course it's not illegal, so the headline's wrong. But Tesco are being very heavyhanded. (tesco law )
- BBC News – Sony asks gamers to sign new terms or face PSN ban
"Sony is preparing to ban gamers from the PlayStation Network (PSN) unless they waive the right to collectively sue it over future security breaches." (legal sony security )
- Paul, I Accept Your Resignation | TechCrunch
The hilarity continues. (techcrunch journalism jobs )
- I’m Leaving TechCrunch. Here’s Why. | TechCrunch
Even if Paul Carr wasn't quitting TechCrunch, his farewell post would make it impossible to work under its new editor, Erick Schonfeld: "Still, even as I was writing the words above, I found my anger towards Erick fading. Despite the fact that he fucked over Mike and Heather — and, by extension, the whole of TechCrunch — I don’t think he’s a bad guy. There are times, in fact, when I positively like him: he works hard, crosses the t’s and is a fine, and experienced, analytical reporter. He’s just — what’s the word? — hapless. He is a man utterly devoid of ‘hap’. Hating him for being expertly played by Arianna Huffington is like hating a baby for crying on a long-haul flight. He doesn’t understand why people are mad at him, he just wants to be fed." (techcrunch ethics jobs )
- Twitter Loses Its Chief Scientist, Summize Co-Founder Abdur Chowdhury | TechCrunch
Wow, things really are messed up at Twitter's top level: "The turnover continues at Twitter. Following the exit of Biz Stone, the firing of four key product guys, and the departure of a number of early Twitter employees, we’ve learned that another big name has left the company: Chief Scientist Abdur Chowdhury. [...] Update: As hinted, Fred Wilson and Bijan Sabet are leaving Twitter’s board." (twitter jobs )
- It’s Called Google Propeller and It’s Aimed at Flipboard – Kara Swisher – Media – AllThingsD
"Here’s what is: Propeller is a souped-up version of similar reader apps such as Flipboard, AOL’s Editions, Yahoo’s Livestand, Zite (which was just bought by Time Warner’s CNN) and Pulse." (flipboard google )
- Is Facebook really the new Yahoo? — Tech News and Analysis
Good analysis… "In the end, Facebook’s biggest challenge is just its sheer size. With over 2,000 employees and 700 million users, it’s a lot closer to being Yahoo or Google than it is to the plucky startup…" Although it's an odd "danger" that Facebook might become "huge and profitable, but also boring" (facebook yahoo )
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