Paul SweetingI’m off attending the Digital Publishing & Advertising Conference today, where I’ll be moderating a panel on new digital publishing platforms. Speakers at the conference include Seven Brill of Journalism Online, Henry Blodget of Business Insider and Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo. No live feed, alas, but you can follow along on Twitter at #DPAC4.
A report out of Taiwan says the second-generation Kindle Fire will come with 8.9-inch screen, slightly smaller than the 10.1-incher Amazon was originally planning.
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Study: Christmas will be mobile this year 
A study by IBM Coremetrics forecasts that 15 percent of consumer shopping online this holiday season will log onto retailers' websites from mobile devices, more than double last year's level.
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The end of the channel is nigh
Robert Tercek, former MTV executive and former president of digital for Discovery's OWN foresees the end of the TV channel.
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Facebook vs. Google: The battle for the future of the web
Fortune makes it the cover story in its latest issue. I nice long read.
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Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet set to be unveiled next week
At $249, the Nook tablet will be $50 more than the Kindle Fire but will have more on-board storage and a faster processor. The Nook Color will drop to $199.
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