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Posted in aggregation on Feb 23rd, 2008
Aggregation. In some ways, a threat to any media brand; In other ways, a huge opportunitiy. Let’s take a look at what it is, why it is, who it is. Don’t expect any of this to make sense.
For our purposes, this is a simple definition of aggregation on the web:
A system that collects content […]
Posted in newspapers, aggregation, journalism on Nov 3rd, 2007
Scott Karp comments on the new “technology headlines from around the web” content in the New York Times technology section:
“The New York Times joins what I expect will be a rapidly expanding list of media brands that aim to create value for their readers by aggregating the best third-party content from across the web and […]
Posted in aggregation, goodbye journalism on Oct 23rd, 2007
Laurent Haug has a really interesting post that explains how to maintain an effective online existence with very little effort.
What is fascinating is how easy it is to create a site with frequently updated niche-focused content, with a small amount of effort from a few people - none of whose primary focus is the site. […]
Posted in Publishing, aggregation, magazines, web, journalism on Aug 8th, 2007
Two interesting stories on how the ubiquity of information on the web is making it very challenging for traditional publishers to differentiate their content from the competition.
27/7 Wall Street comments on how Portfolio, the new magazine from Conde Nast, is having a hard time offering anything timely or unique on their website:
“Why would so few […]
Posted in journalists, aggregation on Jul 26th, 2007
Nick Bradbury has a short but interesting post on how to deal with the glut of information that is burying us all, especially users of RSS feed readers. For a B2B media company, it is especially interesting:
“In my case, part of my “feed weeding” involves getting rid of a bunch of single-topic feeds, then subscribing […]
Posted in journalists, aggregation on Jul 5th, 2007
Wired profiles Nicole Lapin, host of CNN.com Live Video, the network’s 24-hour online news service. On her role as a journalist:
“As an anchor in this new medium, what I do is a combination of traditional reporting and pointing people to where they can find the story told best.”
“What [citizen journalists] do can be a great […]
Posted in Google, newspapers, aggregation, journalism on Jun 7th, 2007
Scott Karp reports that many traditional media brands are adding aggregated third-party content to their sites, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Time and CNN. Scott’s reasoning:
“Linking to other media companies’ content used to be unthinkable for traditional media brands, but attitudes have changed after Google made $10 billion in advertising by doing […]
Posted in newspapers, aggregation on May 24th, 2007
Scott Karp looks at two sides of a debate between two Web 2.0 gurus, regarding the value of bundling and aggregating content. Their examples focus on the idea of whether an “album” of music is a natural way to bundle songs, and Scott brings that discussion over to newspapers. His conclusion:
“Disaggregation — taking apart media […]
Posted in aggregation, search on May 7th, 2007
So what are we losing in an age of personal media and search? In an age where aggregation and social networks threaten to replace the human editor? An experience last weekend made me ask myself this question:
As search - a targeted way to find exactly what we are looking for - becomes more integrated in […]
Posted in newspapers, aggregation, news on Apr 26th, 2007
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 user […]
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