paidContent - paidContent Quick Hits 7.24.09
This story was written by Alex Ferreyra.
» News Corp.‘s chief digital officer Jon Miller has decided to increase company revenue by charging readers for “news and entertainment.” [Bloomberg]
» peHUB wants to make it perfectly clear that they didn’t report that Zappos’ VC made them sell to Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), they merely suggested that CEO Tony Hseih and Mike Moritz of Sequoia Capital had a disagreement about the future of the company. That is all. [PE Hub]
» Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) was forced to change one of its commercials, focusing on the price between Windows and Mac laptops, because Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) complained that [t]hey took like $100 off or something.” [AdAge]
» Anyone using an iPhone for business better be aware of it horrible encryption, say hackers who can decode messages in under two minutes. [Wired]
» Airplane internet provider Aircell is about to expand pricing options for its in-flight WiFi service, GoGo. [Variety]
» An Alabama man is suing Vibe for breach of contract because they allegedly continued to advertise subscriptions when, according to the complaint, they were secretly closing up shop. [FOLIO]
By Alex Ferreyra