Tongues are wagging at South by Southwest over reports that CNN is in talks to buy Mashable, the social media blog that racks up 20 million unique visitors every month. Reuters’ Felix Salmon reports that the deal could be announced as soon as Tuesday, while The New York Times says the talks aren’t quite there yet. Mashable, which was launched in 2005 by Scottish founder Pete Cashmore, covers social-media news with a focus on business and tech.Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
CNN Reportedly Set to Buy Mashable
Tongues are wagging at South by Southwest over reports that CNN is in talks to buy Mashable, the social media blog that racks up 20 million unique visitors every month. Reuters’ Felix Salmon reports that the deal could be announced as soon as Tuesday, while The New York Times says the talks aren’t quite there yet. Mashable, which was launched in 2005 by Scottish founder Pete Cashmore, covers social-media news with a focus on business and tech.
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