Selasa, 15 September 2015

Editor's Pick: When Data Breaks the News


Richard Adhikari
Sep 15, 2015 5:00 AM PT
What guarantees are there that the data gathered by Google's News Lab will be untainted? "There is a real danger in relying too much on information that is curated by an entity that likely has skin in the game," said Consumer Watchdog's John Simpson. Google offers powerful -- and sometimes useful -- tools from which partners can benefit, but they should keep the Internet giant at arm's length." [More...]

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Google and Twitter reportedly are collaborating on an open source project that focuses on helping publishers bring instant articles to mobile phone subscribers. Facebook launched its Instant Articles feature earlier this year. Apple and Snapchat reportedly have similar tools in development. The Google and Twitter team-up "is a very important development," said Zebra Social CEO Jordani Sarreal. [More...]
New iPhones Poised to Do Land Office Business
Apple is trumpeting the figures for its iPhone 6s and 6s Plus preorders, saying that it's on track to beat last year's first-weekend iPhone sales record of 10 million units. Last year's models included Apple's first large-screen smartphone, the iPhone 6 Plus. Getting off to a good start is very important for a product, said Patrick Moorhead, principal analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy. [More...]

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