Yahoo! has purchased MyBlogLog, a site that makes social networking even more so. The site: “…enables readers to leave information about themselves, building social networks on blogs and on social networking sites. From a business perspective, Mybloglog also looks at reader behavior inside blogs, like what is being read and where readers go next, delivering… Continue reading Social Networking Continues to Grow
Studying Social Networking
Pew/Internet has released a study on how teens use social networking sites. Even if you are not concerned with this audience, it is insightful to realize how their current online habits will translate to changes in the media world and the workplace in the future. Some stats: More than half (55%) of all online American… Continue reading Studying Social Networking
Social Media is like Traditional Media After All
Scott Karp takes a look at what it takes to be successful in social media, and finds that it is not much different from traditional media. He looks at Digg.com, and analyzes their top users – those who have had stories reach the Digg homepage more than three times. “…being successful on Digg is hard… Continue reading Social Media is like Traditional Media After All
The Evolution of Reporting
Andy Abramson proclaims: “…we have entered an era of “Instant Jouralism” and of “just in time” distribution of news content.” His reflections center on the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) that is happening this week in Las Vegas. “It’s the “new instant journalists,” even those without press passes, who will be wandering the halls at CES… Continue reading The Evolution of Reporting
A Smarter Search Engine
Alex Iskold of Read/Write Web takes a look at the search engine called Clusty. Their differentiator is that they “cluster” search results, meaning they group like items together. For example, I own an Oracle Delphi turntable. You can imagine how careful I have to be when searching on this, with so many other non-related search… Continue reading A Smarter Search Engine
Is the Internet Saving Newspapers?
Jimmy Guterman of PaidContent.org reports on the aftermath of layoffs at the Philadelphia Inquirer. While there has been a lot of reaction on the Inquirer’s own blog, via comments, Mr. Guterman concludes: “…journalists who look at digital media know that online is a growing source of revenue and readership that is saving many newspapers from… Continue reading Is the Internet Saving Newspapers?
TIME Magazine Embraces the Web, Expects Lay-Offs
Richard Stengel, Managing Editor for TIME gives the low down on how the brand is embracing the web, and how changes in readers tastes has affected the magazine. They have shifted the publication date to Fridays, because they are “listening” to readers. “The new publication date reflects the way the Internet is affecting pretty much… Continue reading TIME Magazine Embraces the Web, Expects Lay-Offs
Social News Sites Spreading
Lyndon Antcliff takes a look at how many Digg clones have popped up, how easy they are to create, and how much traffic they are generating. He provides an extensive list of Digg-like and social news sites, and their Alexa rankings. Jason Calacanis talks more about Digg’s demographic, and what they will need in revenue… Continue reading Social News Sites Spreading
The Value of the Long Tail
Chris Anderson takes a look at the revenue of one prominent blogger, and dissects the real value of blogging and the long tail itself. His focus is on Guy Kawasaki, who recently gave an end of year wrap-up on his first year of blogging. Here are some stat’s on Guy’s blog: His blog has been… Continue reading The Value of the Long Tail
As Revenues Decline, Newspapers Look Online
BusinessWeek looks at the changes to the Wall Street Journal, and the outlook for newspapers as a whole: “2007 will be the year that newspapers start revamping their Web sites, filling them with exclusive content and multimedia coverage that can lure both readers and advertisers away from blogs and portals. “2007 will be the year… Continue reading As Revenues Decline, Newspapers Look Online