The war between Random House and the Wylie Agency is over, and so too is the latter’s “exclusive” deal with Amazon. Last month, the literary agency sparked a feud with Random House after working out an exclusive arrangment with Amazon to sell e-books from 20 of the most influential authors in fiction–authors such as Salman Rushdie and Vladimir Nabokov who Random House also had agreements with
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War and Peace: Random House Reaches Truce After Amazon Betrayal
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American Apparel, the risqué-advertised and hipster-chic clothing retailer, is struggling to lift itself out of the financial dumps. The company’s debt has risen to $120.3 million, up more than 33% since March
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American Apparel’s Dov Charney Blames Immigration Reform for Troubles in Team Conference Call
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NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Philips Electronics is launching a review of its $100 million-plus global digital advertising account, according to executives with knowledge of the matter.
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Philips Reviews $100 Million Global Digital Advertising Account
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NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Microsoft has reached out to Omnicom Group and Publicis Groupe to pitch marketing ideas for its cloud-computing business, also known as its commercial account, according to multiple executives familiar with the matter. The incumbent is WPP-owned JWT, and it along with other WPP resources have been asked to participate in the pitch
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Microsoft Calls Holding Company Review for ‘Cloud’
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This interview is part of our ongoing series related to The Influence Project . Last month, Virgin America teamed up with the online influence measurement company Klout to promote their new routes between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Toronto. The campaign offered free tickets to select influencers–with no strings attached.
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Why Tech Nerds Love Flying Virgin America
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Facebook ’s only just announced that it’s achieved 500 million members–which is a meaningless number, if you think about it, but a huge mental sign that the company is achieving success: It means roughly one in 10 humans is on the service. The news about a delay to Facebook’s plans to IPO comes via Bloomberg, which has heard from several sources close to the company
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Why Facebook’s IPO Could Stall Until 2012
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Steve Jobs closed Apple’s iPhone 4 antennagate affair with a press presentation last Friday, and though portions of the media are still fretting over the matter, one group of important stakeholders are convinced it’s over: analysts.
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Foursquare has, as rumored, raised a chunk of venture cash that’ll let it expand its business significantly, and fast too. But what exactly is so hot about this hot-topic location-based game tech
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Venture Capitalists Explain Foursquare’s Juiciness, Join Sharing Revolution They’ve Funded
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The Google-China saga took a twist yesterday as Google adjusted how its site works under the Chinese censor rules. And today Congress is getting interested in U.S
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Congress Interested in Google’s, and Others’, Investment in Chinese Censoring
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