Posted in journalism, community on Dec 31st, 2007
Where does journalism end, and community begin? Let’s take a look at one article, and see what the future could hold.
Last Sunday, The New York Times printed an article in their Parenting column titled: “Limiting Teenage Drinking, or Trying.
The article did two things:
The author illustrated the reasoning behind rules in his household around teenage drinking.
Readers […]
Posted in Google, search, customer experience on Dec 30th, 2007
Who knew how much that little search box on the homepage of Google would change our culture. From new directions in business, to the most basic way that you perceive your friends and colleagues, a simple web query can have sweeping affects.
Jeff Jarvs has uncovered some statistics about Google that illustrate its power and […]
Posted in newspapers, magazines, niche media on Dec 29th, 2007
So many predictions for the publishing and media industry for 2008. See them here:
Magazine Predictions for 2008
A Look at B-to-B and the Economy in 2008
2008: What the Bankers Think
2008: The Year of Micro
What newspaper execs see on the advertising front for ‘08
Some of the more interesting predictions:
“Print advertising will continue to shrink, and I think […]
Posted in media, newspapers, magazines, innovation, journalism on Dec 28th, 2007
There are lots of 2007 media industry recaps online, I will try to recap them all!
Online Journalism Review: “Five Lessons from 2007.”
Breaking news blogs take off, as does distribution of content via widgets. The media are still figuring out how to best leverage user-generated content.
Folio magazine: “2007: The Year in Magazines.”
Some magazines fold, some titles […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 27th, 2007
Time magazine profiles J.K. Rowling, and illustrates another way that the “media middleman” has been removed, allowing the author to connect directly with her fans:
“She doesn’t actually need to talk to Barbara Walters (who named her the most fascinating person of the year), because her fans know where to find her: her website, which includes […]
Posted in innovation on Dec 26th, 2007
Last week, The New Yorker has an article titled: “Twilight of Books: What will life be like if people stop reading?” The article rattles off statistics about how much less we read as a culture, and statements like this:
“More alarming are indications that Americans are losing not just the will to read but even the […]
Posted in innovation, journalism on Dec 25th, 2007
I constantly read about how newspapers, magazines, media companies and journalists are evolving to meet the changing needs of their audience by leveraging new tools on the web. Oftentimes, these changes happen with reduced resources, while learning new skills.
There are more and more success stories that empower individual journalists, and move brands in exciting new […]
Posted in journalists, blogging on Dec 24th, 2007
Robert Scoble profiles Federated Media, a community of 150 “passion driven” blogs. FM’s Founder and Chairman, John Battelle categorizes media in two ways:
Mercenary media
A company identifies a market opportunity, creates content around it, and then sells advertising against it.
Missionary media
Writing for the passion of the topic. A community builds around this because people really […]
Posted in journalists, marketing on Dec 23rd, 2007
This is a story about what is standing between individual journalists who blog and work on the web, and crushing lawsuits from large companies…
Last week, a blogger gave up his right to report on a certain company. The man is Nick Ciarelli, a student who has written the influential Think Secret blog, which speculates on […]
Posted in advertising, customer experience on Dec 23rd, 2007
The New York Times looks at how Facebook’s Beacon system has raised questions not just of how we advertise on the web, but how societal norms are and behaviors are being challenged:
“We used to live in a world where if someone secretly followed you from store to store, recording your purchases, it would be considered […]
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