Posted in innovation on Aug 29th, 2008
This week’s New Yorker magazine has a profile on architect Santiago Calatrava. He discussed some amazing concepts about PURPOSE, which I found fascinating, especially when you consider its relation to publishing, both in print and on the web.
I would sum up his philosophy as follows:
It’s about the experience, not the artifact.
While his designs are sometimes […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 22nd, 2008
I made a mistake this week. Since my wife and I will soon be purchasing a house, we decided to forgo a big vacation this year, and just take a week off to catch up on some projects. For me, there was a lot of reading and organization to get done.
But midweek, I realized I […]
Posted in innovation on Aug 20th, 2008
Last week I made a silly purchase. I bought a 60 year old vacuum tube. But really, what I bought, was a story. A story of how to think about technology – how it is changing our lives – and how we should focus our online efforts to ensure we get:
All the BENEFITS and none […]
Posted in innovation on Aug 15th, 2008
Why do we watch the Olympics? What can someone in media and publishing learn from this event to help them succeed in their goals – in particular, transitioning an editorial and business model from print to web? My theory:…
We watch the Olympics to experience GREATNESS.
The Olympics challenge us. It inspires us. These athletes look past […]
Posted in magazines, innovation, web on Aug 8th, 2008
Me in 1994, laying out an issue of my zine.
I love magazines. When I was in college, my schoolwork took a backseat to my obsession:
Publishing My Own Magazine.
Of course, it was called a zine back then, which meant it was an underground, do-it-yourself product, created without commercial success in mind, driven by the passion of […]
Posted in marketing, magazines, news, journalism on Aug 6th, 2008
While the web is quickly changing the landscape for journalists, magazines, and newspapers, it is also a powerful tool to extend event coverage. The web offers incredible opportunities to do the following:
Extend your coverage
Further engage your industry
Maximize your resources
What can coverage look like? Feasibly:
Multiple articles a day
Multiple blog entries a day
Multiple videos a day
Multiple photos […]
Posted in innovation on Aug 2nd, 2008
On Monday, I took my brother to see Bruce Springsteen as a way to celebrate his birthday. But truth be told, I had an ulterior motive:
I wanted to experience GREATNESS.
I am not a huge Bruce fan, I generally like his music as much as the next person, and being from Jersey, take a certain amount […]
