Michael Arrington is writing about how much the web is stealing television’s marketshare. What I found interesting as I read this is that the large media companies seem to be focusing on the technology, not the behavior of their audience. YouTube is not the solution. Offering high quality content to people in a way that… Continue reading Reshaping Media: Behavior, Not Tools
Author: Dan Blank
10 Ways to Fix Newspapers
Mark Potts asks “What would you do if you ran a newspaper?,” and comes up with 10 items. Again and again as this question is asked online, the same answers are coming up. Is it the echo chamber of the web, or have newspapers been doing the same thing for so long, that they are… Continue reading 10 Ways to Fix Newspapers
Who Needs Big Media? Not These Journalists.
The Wall Street Journal reports on journalists jumping ship for Web ventures: “Two prominent Washington Post political reporters are leaving the newspaper to join a new Web-focused venture, underscoring how new media is stealing talent from some of the most venerable brands in journalism.” Why did they do it? “They were intrigued by our idea… Continue reading Who Needs Big Media? Not These Journalists.
B2B Media Companies Going Digital
Huge E. Martin gives us the scoop from American Business Media’s Top Management Meeting in Chicago. Posted are current and future revenue from digital at several B2B media companies.
Newspapers Find “Religion About the Internet”
Yahoo! just a deal with 7 newspaper chains representing 176 daily newspapers. The deal is twofold: “In the first phase of the deal, the newspaper companies will begin posting their employment classified ads on Yahoo’s classified jobs site, HotJobs, and start using HotJobs technology to run their own online career ads.” “..the long-term goal of… Continue reading Newspapers Find “Religion About the Internet”
Is Yahoo! Broken? The Web Debates…
The past few days have seen quite a few prominent articles that question Yahoo!’s leadership position online. From the “peanut butter memo,” to the New York Times analysis of Yahoo!’s brand – the buzz on the web is that the company is at a crossroads. Fred Wilson took a look at Yahoo!’s numbers to see… Continue reading Is Yahoo! Broken? The Web Debates…
The Experience of Quality
I just sat down and did something I haven’t done in awhile. You see, I have been somewhat busy lately, trying to fit as much as I can into each day, and giving 100% to a couple projects. So tonight, I went into my home office, closed the door, and powered up my stereo. I… Continue reading The Experience of Quality
Content Malls: Collecting the Niche Blogs
Robert Scoble takes a look at content malls online. These are networks that collect niche blogs, and then use a centralized sales and support structure to monetize them. The four elements that Robert feels his own content mall will be judge on are: Audience Revenue Brand Quality Engagement It is a fascinating time online, as… Continue reading Content Malls: Collecting the Niche Blogs
Journalists Trapped Behind the PayWall
I often see the New York Times’ TimesSelect service referred to as a viable option to easily monetize blogs. The Times put several columnists behind a paywall and asked readers to pay for access. While revenue may have gone up, relevance has gone down: “A good measure of their popularity is the Times’ most emailed… Continue reading Journalists Trapped Behind the PayWall
Blogs “the Most Profitable Media Business Today”
The Economist looks at how blog publishers are faring online. They first look at personal journals online, and then at: “The second main kind of blogs are, in effect, niche magazines that choose to publish in a blog format.” Jason Calacanis, who runs Weblogs Inc, calls the best of these blogs: “…the most profitable media… Continue reading Blogs “the Most Profitable Media Business Today”