WSJ introduces “add to Foursquare” button

Geolocation game Foursquare has teamed up with the Wall Street Journal in an initiative that rolled out today, appending stories about restaurants or other "cultural coverage" with a not-very-obtrusive "add to Foursquare" button. While such a venture might ... continue

WSJ uses Foursquare to tell people about Times Square evacuation

If you use Foursquare, it's kind of hard to justify what you're doing as you inevitably explain for yourself to non-playing companions that you're not being rude and texting, you're part of a larger, location based game ... continue

Report: Google waltzing into e-book game

Starting in late June or July, Google Editions will be offering books the search engine giant is "clearly authorized to sell" and plans to offer the content across many platforms. Unlike Apple, another recent entrant to the e-book ... continue

WSJ on iPad will carry $18 monthly price tag

The Wall Street Journal, the daily broadsheet for financial types, is getting a tech savvy makeover with a correspondingly high price tag. As we haven't yet had time to acclimatize to and whine about iPad app pricing, no ... continue

The Apple Tablet Brings New Life to Old Media

Steve Jobs has done it before. Reinvented or revamped some old media. The iPod did it with the music industry and now he is looking to save the old media like news papers, television and textbooks. According ... continue

“Webtribution” on the rise as vengeance becomes easier than ever

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the ... continue

WSJ publisher practicing ‘digital stupidity’

There’s nothing like a good dose of rhetoric to galvanize the troops to fight the enemy. It doesn’t matter if there is any truth in the rhetoric. As long as you can do everything ... continue

Wake Up, WSJ: Paid Content Is Dead

The Wall Street Journal will launch its first new design in six years Tuesday, but its biggest flaw will still be present: The paper will continue to charge for much of its content. The Journal's new look may ... continue