December 27, 2014 Amazon Offers All-You-Can-Eat Books. Authors Turn Up Noses. by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Some self-published writers say their income has seen a large and rapid decrease under Amazon’s Kindle Unimited program, and argue that…
December 27, 2014 In Advertising, It’s About Who Gets Credit for the Sale by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Oracle’s purchase of Datalogix sheds a light on an important side of the digital advertising business: connecting an ad you see…
December 27, 2014 Adding the Sun, Moon and Stars to Google Calendar by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Include some interesting events — off-planet and closer — to your daily reminders. Published: December 25, 2014 at 07:00PM from…
December 27, 2014 A Conversation With Glenn Lurie, AT&T Mobility’s New Chief by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN In an interview, Mr. Lurie shared some of his thoughts about AT&T’s future and the state of the wireless industry…
December 27, 2014 A Flurry of Varying Cellphone Offers Sows Confusion Among Consumers by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Even executives at the wireless phone companies say their industry has created a confounding abundance of competing plans. Published: December…
December 27, 2014 Risks in Using Social Media to Spot Signs of Mental Distress by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER The ill-fated introduction in Britain of an app to detect predictors of suicide shows what may happen when social media posts…
December 26, 2014 Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox Live Networks Attacked by Hackers by NICOLE PERLROTH and BRIAN X. CHEN By NICOLE PERLROTH and BRIAN X. CHEN Over the Christmas holiday, the gaming servers for Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation 4 were offline, rendering…
December 26, 2014 M.B.A. Programs Start to Follow Silicon Valley Into the Data Age by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Leading business schools are breaking from traditional approaches and picking up the digital-age arts of speed and constant experimentation. Published: December…
December 26, 2014 Management in a Digital Economy by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Business schools are struggling to adapt to the new realities of a digital economy. What are the best skills and training…
December 25, 2014 Daily Report: Google Knows What You’re Getting for Christmas by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Google, already the repository of our collective fears and hopes, can also predict what Americans are planning to put…