A Smarter Search Engine

Alex Iskold of Read/Write Web takes a look at the search engine called Clusty. Their differentiator is that they “cluster” search results, meaning they group like items together. For example, I own an Oracle Delphi turntable. You can imagine how careful I have to be when searching on this, with so many other non-related search… Continue reading A Smarter Search Engine

Is the Internet Saving Newspapers?

Jimmy Guterman of PaidContent.org reports on the aftermath of layoffs at the Philadelphia Inquirer. While there has been a lot of reaction on the Inquirer’s own blog, via comments, Mr. Guterman concludes: “…journalists who look at digital media know that online is a growing source of revenue and readership that is saving many newspapers from… Continue reading Is the Internet Saving Newspapers?

TIME Magazine Embraces the Web, Expects Lay-Offs

Richard Stengel, Managing Editor for TIME gives the low down on how the brand is embracing the web, and how changes in readers tastes has affected the magazine. They have shifted the publication date to Fridays, because they are “listening” to readers. “The new publication date reflects the way the Internet is affecting pretty much… Continue reading TIME Magazine Embraces the Web, Expects Lay-Offs

Social News Sites Spreading

Lyndon Antcliff takes a look at how many Digg clones have popped up, how easy they are to create, and how much traffic they are generating. He provides an extensive list of Digg-like and social news sites, and their Alexa rankings. Jason Calacanis talks more about Digg’s demographic, and what they will need in revenue… Continue reading Social News Sites Spreading

The Value of the Long Tail

Chris Anderson takes a look at the revenue of one prominent blogger, and dissects the real value of blogging and the long tail itself. His focus is on Guy Kawasaki, who recently gave an end of year wrap-up on his first year of blogging. Here are some stat’s on Guy’s blog: His blog has been… Continue reading The Value of the Long Tail

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As Revenues Decline, Newspapers Look Online

BusinessWeek looks at the changes to the Wall Street Journal, and the outlook for newspapers as a whole: “2007 will be the year that newspapers start revamping their Web sites, filling them with exclusive content and multimedia coverage that can lure both readers and advertisers away from blogs and portals. “2007 will be the year… Continue reading As Revenues Decline, Newspapers Look Online

Traditional Media Well Placed to Reap Benefits of User Generated Media

Reuters reports on how the value of traditional media’s brands should help them online: “Traditional media companies are ideally placed to benefit from the explosion of user-generated content and should see it as an opportunity and not a threat even though the potential revenue is limited, a report says. (They) are very well positioned to… Continue reading Traditional Media Well Placed to Reap Benefits of User Generated Media

The “Search” is Over. Or Not.

Read/Write Web looks at “The Race to Beat Google.” “…a huge amount of venture money has been poured into the search space – not necessarily to beat Google, but perhaps to get little slices of the gargantuan advertising market.” They break out competitors by three categories: Better Technology – the results are of better quality/relevancy… Continue reading The “Search” is Over. Or Not.

What is the Value of a “User” and “Community”

The words “user” and “community” sure have been thrown around a lot recently. As companies try to create “communities” online, and embrace “users” and all the media they generate, we should ensure that the meaning of these words are not lost. Rex Hammock explores the reasons Apple doesn’t get the same negative press that Dell… Continue reading What is the Value of a “User” and “Community”

Analyzing Your Reading Habits

Google enveiled an interesting feature to its RSS reader. It allows you to analyze your reading habits, if you use their RSS service. Matt Cutts shows an example of his habits – which feeds he reads most and when. This already seems to be fueling a war for bragging rights: “I’ve read 2000+ blog posts… Continue reading Analyzing Your Reading Habits