Bowing to the rapid rise of news distributed digitally rather than on paper, the
will begin immediately accepting submissions from online-only publications.
The Pulitzers, administered by
, are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards for American newspaper reporting and commentary. Beginning with the 2009 prizes, which cover work done in 2008 and which will be presented in April, Internet newspapers and other news organizations that publish Read the rest of this entry »
The Internet search market, which had seemed like a contest
had won, is showing signs of life.
are trying to get in on the lucrative territory.
, and Ask.com and Yahoo are innovating on their search pages to make things interesting. But the best evidence of this perhaps is Google's own enhancement today of its search engine, combining its own search algorithm with contributions from its user base:
.
The new features let users move entries Read the rest of this entry »
Barry Diller's restless, 47-year business career is yet again taking a new turn. After a dizzying run from mailroom to studio mogul, he quit his high-flying Hollywood career 15 years ago to plunge into home-shopping television and the Internet.
Now, after years of defending his Internet conglomerate,
, Mr. Diller broke apart the company six weeks ago, explaining it was too complicated and in too many diverse businesses. His remaining operations Read the rest of this entry »