Posted in print, media, content, newspapers, magazines, RSS, books, websites, email, twitter on Jan 9th, 2008
Every day, media is thrust into my life:
Two newspapers on the driveway.
Magazines in the mailbox… more than 10 subscriptions.
RSS feeds in my RSS reader… about 100 subscriptions.
This is before I look at my Blackberry, open Instant Messenger, surf a single website, think about the book on my nightstand, or even fathom the idea of watching […]
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As blogging, twittering, instant messaging, email and social media become more integrated in our lives, we are quickly becoming a culture of constant information consumption and constant information creation.
A recent trip to Panera became a lesson in the sociology of teenagers for Scott Karp, as he observed those at the table next to him:
“What’s also […]
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Posted in content, marketing on Dec 16th, 2007
Robert Scoble explains why content creators should give away was they produce:
“I’ve found that the more I give away my content, the more magical stuff happens to me anyway and if that means my photos or writings or videos get used in some way that I don’t really like, well, that’s a risk I’m willing […]
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Posted in content on Nov 23rd, 2007
Patrick Goldstein of The Los Angeles Times looks at how dramatically the power has shifted from movie studios in the film industry:
“Anyone with an Apple computer can make a movie now — it’s never been a more democratic medium. The studios should be very afraid. Once the independent financiers start going directly to writers, things […]
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Posted in content, customer experience on Nov 12th, 2007
Jakob Nielsen has some mathematical formulas to determine whether long or short articles are better for your website. His conclusions:
If you want many readers, focus on short and scannable content. This is a good strategy for advertising-driven sites or sites that sell impulse buys.
If you want people who really need a solution, focus on comprehensive […]
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Posted in media, content, newspapers, magazines on Nov 5th, 2007
A company called Attributor is building a service that will allow content creators (eg: big media) to track who uses their copyrighted material elsewhere on the web:
“The company has developed software that identifies an electronic “fingerprint” for a particular piece of material — an article, a picture, a video. Then it hunts down any place […]
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Posted in content on Nov 5th, 2007
Marc Andreessen find the entertainment industry’s writers strike to be ill-timed for studios:
“If you’re a mogul, the key question has to be, what would the founders of my industry have done in this situation? Really, what would they have done? Thomas Edison, Darryl Zanuck, Jack Warner, Irving Thalberg, Adolph Zukor, David Selznick, Louis Mayer, David […]
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Posted in advertising, content on Nov 1st, 2007
The Sacremento Bee will no longer charge the $499 subscription fee for political coverage in their “Capitol Alert” site:
“In the past year, Capitol Alert’s in-depth and ongoing political news and information have become a valuable daily resource for many political professionals. During this time, we have received many requests to make Capitol Alert available for […]
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Posted in content on Oct 10th, 2007
Radiohead’s sudden move to offer their new album online, for any price you want to pay, hits at the crux of how content is valued in the modern age.
As “old media” companies evolve, startups push the envelope of how to serve communities and audiences, and lawyers get involved in content sharing online, Radiohead has done […]
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Posted in content, usability on Oct 10th, 2007
RBI CEO Tad Smith comments on his vision for how to move B2B websites forward, in terms of the balance between content vs. functionality & performance:
“To me, a dollar today spent on site engineering is better than one spent on building editorial content. This may seem counterintuitive, but there’s too much focus on content. What […]
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