Dan Blank – Page 47 – Dan Blank: Publishing, Innovation & the Web

Google Eclipses Big Three Media Companies

Google’s rise continues: “If there were any doubts that we were back into a new, digital media economy, they were laid to rest Monday when the price of Google’s shares topped $600 for the first time, giving it a price to earnings multiple of 49.54, and a market capitalization greater than the three biggest traditional… Continue reading Google Eclipses Big Three Media Companies

Craigslist: The Anti-Company

A NY Times blog asks Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster, the founder and CEO, respectively, of Craigslist a few questions about why their company is so different. Here are some of the more interesting quotes that illustrate the unique nature of Craigslist: “It sounds old-fashioned, but we generally don’t view information submitted by our users… Continue reading Craigslist: The Anti-Company

Content Creators Connecting Directly to their Audience

Radiohead’s sudden move to offer their new album online, for any price you want to pay, hits at the crux of how content is valued in the modern age. As “old media” companies evolve, startups push the envelope of how to serve communities and audiences, and lawyers get involved in content sharing online, Radiohead has… Continue reading Content Creators Connecting Directly to their Audience

Moving B2B Websites Forward: Content vs. Functionality

RBI CEO Tad Smith comments on his vision for how to move B2B websites forward, in terms of the balance between content vs. functionality & performance: “To me, a dollar today spent on site engineering is better than one spent on building editorial content. This may seem counterintuitive, but there’s too much focus on content.… Continue reading Moving B2B Websites Forward: Content vs. Functionality

Do You Want a Large Audience, or a High Value Audience?

What is of more value: a large audience, or a smart, engaged audience? Robert Scoble takes a look at how much traffic he gets to his blog from those who link to him. He concludes that overall, few referrers give him loads of traffic; and those that do, may not be the audience he wants:… Continue reading Do You Want a Large Audience, or a High Value Audience?

Newspapers Leverage Blogs for Growth and Revenue

More and more, newspapers are integrating blogs into their websites: “Once upon a time, newspapers wanted nothing to do with bloggers, those amateurs who opined on anything that caught their fancy, whether it was interesting, or accurate, or not. That was then. Now newspaper websites, desperate for readers and revenue, are increasingly in cahoots with… Continue reading Newspapers Leverage Blogs for Growth and Revenue

Online Editorial Strategy at Reed Business Information

B2B has a profile of Reed Business Information’s efforts around blogs, online editorial, podcasts and videos in a profile of my manager, VP-Editorial Director Karen Field.