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The New York Times Gets All the News That’s Fit to Print — All of It — Into Flipboard

It’s the first time you can read all of the Times on a site or app not owned by the Times. And it’s the first time Flipboard has gotten a big publisher to hand over all its content.

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The Facebook Ad Exchange Is So Big You Can’t Talk About It

The first rule about Facebook’s ad exchange is, you do not talk about Facebook’s ad exchange.
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YouTube’s Gigantic Year Is Already Here, Citi Says

The video site could do more than $3.6 billion this year, says Mark Mahaney — regardless of whether its “channel” strategy works.
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After Divorcing Sports Illustrated, Turner Wants to Hook Up With Bleacher Report

Why a misadventure in corporate synergy could lead to a $200 million-plus deal.
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Ad Network Brand.net Sells to Mail Marketer Valassis

A tech play for a company that specializes in coupons and stamps.
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TV’s Real Weak Spot (Hint: It’s Not “Game of Thrones”)

Why Google is betting on P. Allen Smith, and reality TV you don’t have to watch on reality TV.
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Codecademy Rounds Up $10 Million for Web Lessons

Index, Kleiner Perkins, Richard Branson and Yuri Milner back the 10-month-old “learn to code” start-up.
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Spotify Finally Launches Web Radio, for Real. And That’s a Problem for Pandora.

Now you can get Spotify — or at least a version of Spotify — on your iPhone, for free. More potential customers for Spotify, and more costs, too. And a real challenge for the incumbent.
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Microsoft’s First Surface Video Is Super Serious, in a Techno-Funk Kinda Way

How does Microsoft want you to feel about the Surface? Check out Redmond’s first promo video.
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Apple Gives Podcasts a Gentle Push Out of iTunes

Podcasts get their own app in iOS 6. And iTunes gets a (little) bit more streamlined.
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Demand Media CFO Out

Demand Media CFO Charles Hilliard is stepping down. He’ll be replaced by Mel Tang, who is currently the Web publisher’s SVP of finance. In a press release, Demand said it was also “reaffirming” its Q2 and 2012 financial guidance.

About-Face: How Mark Zuckerberg Learned to Love Cookies

The Social Marketing Shake-Up Continues: Syncapse Buys Clickable

It’s Time to See TechStars’ Newest Start-Up Crop. Pay Attention to Poptip.

Apple, Time Inc. Solve Their Subscription Squabble

YouTube Star Managers The Collective Buy Web Video Pioneer Metacafe

What’s a Facebook Ad Exchange? A (Partial) Explainer.

Why the Feds’ Cable Probe Means More Expensive Web Video for You

Amazon’s Cloud Music Finally Lands on Apple’s iPhone

Facebook Says the Facebook Ads It Didn’t Sell Work Great

Looking for the Apple TV? Look in Front of You.

A Sports Aggregator Finds a Home: Gannett Buys Quickish

Twitter’s Big Pitch to Big Brands: You Want Space? We Got Space.

“Mad Men” (Ad) Spoiler: Sex, Violence, Display Advertising Technology

Intel Can’t Break TV’s Bundles

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Well, anything can be forced to converge. … You can converge a toaster and a refrigerator, but those things are probably not gonna be pleasing to the user.

— Apple CEO Tim Cook, on Windows 8 tablet-laptop hybrids