JPG magazine has an interesting business model that has finally won the approval of Michael Arrington. The concept: “Get users to upload photos to their website, and then have the community vote on and rank photos. The winners are published in a bi-monthly print magazine and get $100 plus a free one-year subscription.” On why… Continue reading User Generated Print Magazine
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Your Virtual Friends
he BBC reports on the increasing power of online communities in people’s lives: “A survey found 43% of online networkers from the US felt “as strongly” about their web community as they did about their real-world friends.”
Journalists Confront News Aggregation
A recent conference brought journalists face to face with the man behind Google News – the aggregation service that has sent chills through the media industry. There are two perspectives on this matter. The first: “For some publishers — watching covetously as Google earns billions from contextual advertising — the search engine’s success rests on… Continue reading Journalists Confront News Aggregation
The Value of the Editor in a Social Media World
Time magazine is making some changes. Time’s publisher, Edward R. McCarrick descibes the moves this way: “We’re doing something really bold and direct, which is throwing down the gauntlet.” Jeff Jarvis is, of course, not enthusiastic about these changes at the magazine. He states: “I think that general-interest magazines may well be fated to fade… Continue reading The Value of the Editor in a Social Media World
Everyone is Your Competition
How does that headline feel? If you work for a media company, it’s sad but true. As information overload invades our culture, and your audience become more time-crunched, competition for their time becomes overwhelming. While it is convenient to view your competitors as only those who work within your industry, it overlooks the full picture… Continue reading Everyone is Your Competition
Condé Nast Moves into Social News, Acquiring Reddit
Michael Arrington reports that Condé Nast has just acquired social news site Reddit.com, and will “…leave Reddit as a standalone site, and also integrate it into Condé Nast web properties.” The biggest surprise to me is that Reddit only has four employees!
Measuring Engagement Online: A New Media Challenge
Robert Scoble looks at the need for better web metrics, focusing on a need to measure “engagement” on a website. He illustrates his point comparing two sites, and what would happen if they added a link to your website on their page. He posits that a site such as The Register would result in few… Continue reading Measuring Engagement Online: A New Media Challenge
Blogging Code of Ethics
Due to some recent new around fake blogs – such as the one setup for Wal*Mart by Edelman PR – some are working on creating a code of ethics for blogging. Michael Arrington discusses the issue: “Mainstream media defines journalistic integrity as a lack of financial interest in the subject matter of their reporting. I… Continue reading Blogging Code of Ethics
Power to the People: the Growth of Citizen Journalism
An interesting story on the power of “networked citizen journalism.” Just a little story of how several people on the web, through blogs, were able to add a deeper level of insight to New York Times article. Here is another story, this time from the Columbia University campus that talks about the differences of reporting… Continue reading Power to the People: the Growth of Citizen Journalism
A Newspaper, MySpace and a Blog Walk into a Bar…
I am having a hard time finding some good news for print and “old media” this Tuesday morning. Marketwatch has this uplifting headline: “More misery for newspaper companies seen.” (link via I Want Media) “Ad sales are lackluster at many newspapers, as advertisers look at dropping circulation numbers and assume that they won’t reach as… Continue reading A Newspaper, MySpace and a Blog Walk into a Bar…