Om Malik reports on the evolution of user-generated content: “YouTube is going to start helping some of its indie video content creators make money, starting tomorrow. The company will launch a program that puts the creators of some of the more popular YouTube channels… on the same playing field as large media partners like CBS…… Continue reading User-Generated Content Takes That Next Huge Step: Payment
Author: Dan Blank
The Uncontrollable Spread of Information
Now that the web gives a voice and control to the average user, the question some larger sites and content owners are having is: can they take it back? It seems that a story was posted to Digg.com that shared the “processing key” for HD-DVD discs. Basically, a long string of letters and numbers that… Continue reading The Uncontrollable Spread of Information
Drinking Microsoft’s Kool-Aid: Silverlight to Kill Flash?
It seems that suddenly everyone is impressed with Microsoft again, as they introduce their rival to Flash called Silverlight. At this point, the news is more for web developers to get excited about, but it seems that this technology may surely affect most users of the web at some point. Robert Scoble describes why: “For… Continue reading Drinking Microsoft’s Kool-Aid: Silverlight to Kill Flash?
Newspapers Try to Find Balance with Website Comments
The Associated Press reports on newspapers’ struggle with allowing comments to articles on their websites: “As newspapers try to be more competitive with interactive media online, editors are struggling to find a balance between unfettered reader participation and longtime standards of decency, fairness and accountability.”
Media Layoffs Up 93%
Money announces that media layoffs nearly doubled in the first quarter of 2007. A recent report indicates: “Media companies announced 4,391 layoffs during the first quarter of this year, up 93 percent from the 2,271 layoffs in the first three months of last year.” Some breakdowns: 12 percent from newspaper publishers. 6 percent from magazine… Continue reading Media Layoffs Up 93%
Former Editor-in-Chief Points to a Digital Future
Former editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine, shared this advice at a journalism school class: “Her advice for graduating J-school students was to head straight for the digital world. Print magazines don’t have a wide open future anymore, now that many readers are moving online.”
Magazines and Newspapers Embrace Blogging
Circulation Management reports on how widespread blogs have become in the magazine and newspapers industries: “Magazine Publishers of America member blogs now stand at 400. Not to be outdone, 75 percent of the nation’s largest newspapers currently blog on business related topics.”
I Have Seen the Future, and It’s Fluffy
It is one thing to look at how adults are using media right now. It is another to look at the younger generation, to understand their lifestyle and expectations, and use this information to think about the future of media consumption. I am talking, of course, about Webkinz. Webkinz are those Beanie-Baby-like stuffed animals, which… Continue reading I Have Seen the Future, and It’s Fluffy
Whose News Is It Anyway?
Michael Arrington looks at the new customizable homepage of NewsvVine.com, with the following prediction: “I wouldn’t be surprised to see the New York Times, USA Today and other sites allow users to create their own version of the newspaper, possibly even allowing outside RSS feeds in, in the next year or so. This builds intense… Continue reading Whose News Is It Anyway?
Sourcing in Newspapers vs. Blogs
David Vaina at the Online Journalism Review compares newspapers and blogs, in the search for answers to these questions: Which media platform uses more sources? Which offers a more diverse range of sources? And which types of sources are more prevalent in each platform? His conclusion: “Much of the current debate in journalism that centers… Continue reading Sourcing in Newspapers vs. Blogs