Viral Content With a Liberal Bent

Upworthy.com, a site that hopes to edify visitors on a variety of social issues, may be cracking the code on how to bring them in.

    



Netflix, as Easy as Changing the Channel

In a sign of the shift toward the Internet delivery of television, cable companies are talking with Netflix about making it available like any other channel.

    



Divining the Future: Special Report: Peering Into the Future of Media

Media executives are grasping for clues as technological upheaval gathers pace.

    



Google to Sell Users’ Endorsements

A change in its terms of service would let Google include users’ names, photos and comments in ads across the Web.

    



The Media Equation: It’s Not Just Political Districts. Our News Is Gerrymandered, Too.

The government shutdown reflects a political system that reinforces extremism. The news media system isn’t much different lately.

    



Innovation: Who Made That Android Logo?

Finding inspiration for a robot on a bathroom door.

    

A Novel Prompts a Conversation About How We Use Technology

Book critics are divided over the quality of Dave Eggers’s highly anticipated novel “The Circle,” which has started a debate on whether technology is invading our lives.

    



All Is Fair in Love and Twitter

The sweet, innocent ideas and ruthless power plays that created Twitter.

    



For Shoppers, Next Level of Instant Gratification

New shopping services will allow consumers to instantly buy items they see on television, in magazines and even in their refrigerators.

    

Advertising: At Ad Conference, Ron Burgundy and ‘Infobesity’

Some highlights from the conference of the Association of National Advertisers in Phoenix.

    



Selling Secrets of Phone Users to Advertisers

Advertisers and tech companies are finding new ways to track us on our smartphones and reach us with individualized ads.

    



What Can Be Sold in 140 Characters? That’s Now the Challenge for Twitter

In documents filed on Thursday, Twitter noted that it has been greatly expanding its inventory of advertising slots, especially for promoted tweets.

    



Domino 3.0

A beloved magazine returns from the dead (again). And this time it’s all about commerce.

    



France Takes Aim at Amazon to Protect Local Bookshops

French lawmakers on Thursday approved a law that bars online booksellers from offering free delivery to customers on top of a maximum 5 percent discount on books.

    



Tom Clancy, Best-Selling Master of Military Thrillers, Dies at 66

Mr. Clancy’s books were successfully transformed into blockbuster Hollywood films, including “Patriot Games,” “The Hunt for Red October” and “Clear and Present Danger.”

    

Google Accused of Wiretapping in Gmail Scans

The accusations, made over several years in lawsuits that have been merged into two cases, ask whether Google went too far in collecting user data in Gmail and Street View.

    



Defining and Demanding a Musician’s Fair Shake in the Internet Age

David Lowery, leader of the bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, is pressing for higher royalties for musicians.

    



Advertising: Apple Passes Coca-Cola as Most Valuable Brand

Apple, named most valuable brand by Interbrand, a corporate identity and brand consulting company, is one of five technology companies among the top 10.

    



Intel and Sony Ambitions for Internet TV Services Meet Skepticism

Intel’s goal of introducing its OnCue service by the end of the year has been scrapped, and Sony, like Intel, has yet to announce deals to carry any channels.

    



Politico Plans for New York Are Drawing Some Doubt

Some wonder if there is room in the city for another political and media Web site, even if it is made in the image of successful Politico.