A goldmine of interesting quotes from NY Times Sr. Vice President of Digital Operations Martin Nisenholtz, regarding The New York Times’ foray into online video. A sampling: “We started to create original video for the web – and grew a desk from a handful to 25 people completely integrated into the newsroom.” “Once reluctant print… Continue reading NY Times: Taking Online Video Seriously, Despite Lack of Monetization
Author: Dan Blank
One Search to Rule Them All
Google has announced new search features and a redesigned homepage in a move towards ‘universal search.’ What this ties together is the many different search features that they offer. Google’s Marissa Mayer explains the reasons for this move as: “help[ing] you find the very best answer, even if you don’t know where to look.” Read/Write… Continue reading One Search to Rule Them All
The Secrets to Web Stardom
The Wall Street Journal looks at how to become an internet star. “…Internet stars exploit the power of the Web. They employ all the social-networking tools available on new-media sites like Google Inc.’s YouTube, inviting fans to comment on their work, link to it and even copy it. And they draw on email, subscriptions and… Continue reading The Secrets to Web Stardom
Are Social Networks Untapped by Niche Media?
Scott Karp talks about Facebook’s addition of classified ads to their website. The two key components of this are: Social networks like Facebook offer a trusted network within their communities. Users can check out each others’ profiles, in order to strengthen trust and connection. Scott’s message to newspapers: “It also seems inevitable now that social… Continue reading Are Social Networks Untapped by Niche Media?
The Ease of Building Community (and Profit) Online
The New York Times has an amazing story of how one man quit his job, and is using social networking to not only sustain himself, but create a thriving community around his music. The entire article is a revelation, and highly recommendated, but here are a few key take-aways: Social networks can be powerful tools… Continue reading The Ease of Building Community (and Profit) Online
How Artists and Seniors are Taking Over the Web
It is always eye-opening the see traditionally non-technology-loving people embrace the web. Today we will look at how two groups are making the web their own: Artists & crafters. Senior citizens. First up, let’s talk about Etsy. Etsy is a site that allows two things: Artists and crafters to sell their wares online. Everyone else… Continue reading How Artists and Seniors are Taking Over the Web
Reasons to Love Widgets, Reasons to Hate Widgets
Read/Write Web provides a superb overview of what widgets are, and how they are used. Their conclusion: “…widgets add a lot of functionality to your site. Functionality that you can pick and choose as you wish. They also add potential revenue streams for you…” Fred Wilson reviews the difficulty in attaining reliable metrics on widgets.
Google Analytics Relaunches
Google just relaunched their analytics tool with a bevvy of new features. While I dont’ use Google Analytics, I think it is really interesting how powerful tools such as this are becoming increasingly available – for free – to the average web user.
The Monetization Dilemma for Online Video Creators
BusinessWeek looks at the ways online video sites such as YouTube are beginning to compensate those who create content, and the issues that arise from this. For content creators, there may be a trade off on how well they can monetize their creations: “[Online video creator Christine] Gambito is coming to terms with the mixed… Continue reading The Monetization Dilemma for Online Video Creators
User-Generated Content Causing Strife for NY Times
The NY Post has an interesting account of user-generated content causing grief for the New York Times. The problem arises from a broadway production quoting a reader’s review from the NY Times website, and attributing it to “The New York Times Online.” It is a fascinating account of traditional media’s struggle with social media. (Thanks… Continue reading User-Generated Content Causing Strife for NY Times