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According to one study, click-through rates for Facebook ads come in at only about half the industry average and well below those of industry leader Google. Read more »

Digital news consumers, it turns out, value function over form. Read more »

If Microsoft were able to deliver a two-year, no-churn service commitment to Netflix, or Hulu Plus, it could significantly reduce those services' sales and marketing costs, much of which are currently consumed in replacing churned-out subscribers. Read more »

Theories abound as to where all the viewers have gone, but the declines are out of all proportion to any plausible estimates for the amount of cord-cutting going on. Read more »

Hastings' Facebook postings are about building a case that Comcast's network management practices generally are causing consumer harm. Read more »

In publishing, as in movies, music, newspapers and video games, the high costs of production and distribution have long acted as barriers to entry to other market entrants. Read more »

Content owners have long complained that the DMCA creates an incentive for service providers to turn a blind eye to rampant infringement by their users, Read more »

Another advantage of relying on its own network is that Comcast does not have to engage in peering negotiations with other network operators over data loads that might require it to reciprocate. Read more »

For video providers, the real revenue upside from mobile platforms lies in their true mobility. Read more »

Not that long ago, the smart money was on over-the-top video busting up the traditional pay-TV subscription bundle and ushering in an a la carte, on-demand world. Read more »