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March 16, 2015, 4:00 AM

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Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:
YouTube is exploring the prospect of launching its own subscription VOD service, modeled on YouTube Music Key  —  YouTube may launch subscription video service for a monthly fee  —  YouTube may soon have a subscription option for its best original content.
Tweets: @tcarmody
Erin Griffith / Fortune:
Bill Gurley amps up bubble talk, predicting “dead unicorns” this year and a Facebook revenue hit  —  Bill Gurley predicts ‘dead unicorns’ in startup-land this year  —  A crash would affect more than just startups.  Bill Gurley, the prominent investor behind Uber and Snapchat …
Martin Bryant / The Next Web:
Google is working on an open API for Google Now, allowing apps to supply information  —  A Google Now open API is in the works... and support for theme park ride queue times  —  Google Now will one day be able to work with information from all of the apps you use.
More: Engadget
Alex Hern / Guardian:
The dual personality of Reddit: a problem for CEO Ellen Pao should she try to cleanse the site  —  Reddit: can anyone clean up the mess behind ‘the front page of the internet’?  —  The social news site is almost as famous for its never-ending supply of creepy subforums as it is for memes, pictures and assorted lols.
Matt McGee / Search Engine Land:
Google inserting conspicuous message above search results urging Firefox users to switch default search engines  —  Google Is Practically Begging Firefox Users To Switch Their Default Search Engine  —  It almost looks desperate.  Google has placed a big, new message above its organic search results …
More: PC MagazineTweets: @alex_gibson

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