"Want to write a post people like? Well, write one that people like!"
- Computer scientists Lars Backstrom, Jon Kleinberg, Lillian Lee and Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil predict which posts on Facebook generate many comments.
Quotes
"Hey, as one my colleagues just said, the movie itself is inflated to 2 hours and 45 minutes, so why not the box office grosses, too?"
- Anita Busch in Deadline Hollywood writing about Paramount's reported $100M weekend box office for Transformers 4.
"A little over three years ago, our team embarked on a journey to improve the consumer television experience...We have decided to pause our operations temporarily as we consult with the court and map out our next steps. "
- Aereo founder and CEO Chet Kanojia in a letter to subscribers sent this weekend following last week's SCOTUS decision. Service was paused on Saturday at 11:30 am ET.
"If Sherri goes... I go too."
- Jenny McCarthy in a tweet last night following the announcement by ABC that she and Sherri Shepherd will be leaving "The View."
"The demise of Tim Lincecum, rumored for years, whispered incessantly and presumed imminent, is on hold again. "
- Jeff Passan, Yahoo Sports, on Lincecum's no hitter yesterday against the San Diego Padres. Lincecum now has 2 Cy Young Awards, 2 World Series rings and 2 no hitters.
"Television broadcasters will always welcome partnerships with companies who respect copyright law. Today’s decision sends an unmistakable message that businesses built on the theft of copyrighted material will not be tolerated."
- NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith on this morning's SCOTUS 6-3 decision against AEREO.
"And when we say 'biggest' we mean, it's not even close."
- Bill Hanstock writing in SB Nation about the World Cup as the biggest social media event of the year.
"Think Like A Man loses to Walk Like A Man"
- Anita Busch on Think Like A Man Too's winning weekend box office over Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys.
"Across the industry, the need to meet TV Everywhere requirements, while still monetizing and investing in richer content, is testing existing technology platforms and business models. "
- Sanjay Macwan, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, NBCUniversal Media Labs in today's Cynsiders column.
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The 2014 World Cup is going to be a memorable one in terms of glamour matches, big money and global audiences. But for me, it’s the technology that is really going to be a game changer. "
- Chris Wagner, EVP, NeuLion in this week's Cynsiders column..
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