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paidcontent.org — Amazon is finally banning some of the junkier content in the Kindle Store. The company is making new rules on public domain and "other non-exclusive content." Seth Godin got an e-mail highlighting the new rules (because he's a Kindle author, not because he's a spammer) and here [...]

paidcontent.org — Matt Mullenweg, the founder of WordPress and Automattic (see disclosure) says that the service is preparing for a significant change of direction - by releasing a much simpler version designed to work on mobile.

paidcontent.org — Several hundred execs filled The TimesCenter Wednesday for a day of intense conversation and discovery (on stage and off) about the current state of digital content online... and where we're headed. Many more of you followed and participated online through our live stream. Check out the [...]

paidcontent.org — Most people want to share content that makes them look good -- a concept that Gravity CEO Amit Kapur called "peacocking" at paidContent 2012 this afternoon. Sometimes that urge is a good thing, but sometimes it gets in the way of delivering a truly personalized online experience.

paidcontent.org — It's been close to a year since the Financial Times left the iTunes app store to launch a a web app for its paid content, and FT.com Managing Director Rob Grimshaw told the audience at GigaOM's paidContent 2012 conference that this move has more than paid off.

paidcontent.org — Apparently The Boston Globe didn't get the memo that it's an app-only world when it comes to mobile. According to VP of digital products Jeff Moriarty , the Globe's website, Boston.com , is doing quite well on mobile with more than 30 percent of visitors coming to the site through a phone or tablet browser.

paidcontent.org — With each passing elections season, we're seeing more how social media is changing the business of political news coverage. It's not just sped up the news cycle, but it's helped kill it, said Josh Marshall, editor and publisher of TalkingPointsMemo.com.

paidcontent.org — The pitched war between content owners and technology companies doesn't have to persist if media companies would acknowledge and adapt to the new realities of digital distribution, said Fred Wilson, managing partner at Union Square Ventures. Speaking at the paidContent 2012 conference in New York, Wilson said the content companies that learn to adjust and embrace new distribution channels can keep the revenue flowing.

paidcontent.org — Last night, a longtime paidContent reader asked me about the theme of our flagship conference this year. "At the Crossroads," I said. "Like every year," he quickly replied. Well, yes and no. Yes, this digital CEO is in a business that perpetually seems like it's at a crossroads.

paidcontent.org — In order to benefit from digital media and the disruption created by the social web, content companies and publishers have to think differently about what they do, John Borthwick of Betaworks told attendees at paidContent 2012 in New York on Wednesday - and one way to do that is to stop thinking about what they produce as "content," and start thinking about it as "information."