Reuters reports on how the value of traditional media’s brands should help them online: “Traditional media companies are ideally placed to benefit from the explosion of user-generated content and should see it as an opportunity and not a threat even though the potential revenue is limited, a report says. (They) are very well positioned to… Continue reading Traditional Media Well Placed to Reap Benefits of User Generated Media
The “Search” is Over. Or Not.
Read/Write Web looks at “The Race to Beat Google.” “…a huge amount of venture money has been poured into the search space – not necessarily to beat Google, but perhaps to get little slices of the gargantuan advertising market.” They break out competitors by three categories: Better Technology – the results are of better quality/relevancy… Continue reading The “Search” is Over. Or Not.
What is the Value of a “User” and “Community”
The words “user” and “community” sure have been thrown around a lot recently. As companies try to create “communities” online, and embrace “users” and all the media they generate, we should ensure that the meaning of these words are not lost. Rex Hammock explores the reasons Apple doesn’t get the same negative press that Dell… Continue reading What is the Value of a “User” and “Community”
Analyzing Your Reading Habits
Google enveiled an interesting feature to its RSS reader. It allows you to analyze your reading habits, if you use their RSS service. Matt Cutts shows an example of his habits – which feeds he reads most and when. This already seems to be fueling a war for bragging rights: “I’ve read 2000+ blog posts… Continue reading Analyzing Your Reading Habits
Integrating Print and Web: Editors Join the Mix
Reuters reports on how the Washington Post is integrating their web and print operations: “While many newspapers beef up their Internet sites to meet a growing migration of readership to the Web, their print and Web production operations remain mostly separate divisions… Starting in January, print editors will “help us at the Web site and… Continue reading Integrating Print and Web: Editors Join the Mix
Saving Journalism: A Focus on Quality and your Reader
At 6am, I saw that little white dot on my driveway. The newly redesigned Wall Street Journal. At 7am, I picked it up, and it, surprisingly, felt heavy. A half hour later, I was experiencing what I was really looking forward to – turning the pages on the train, without bumping into the person sitting… Continue reading Saving Journalism: A Focus on Quality and your Reader
Does Discourse, Commenting and Community Define a Blog?
Zoli Erdos and Mike Arrington are debating what a real blog is, and whether Google’s official blog is one or not. The focus revolves around commenting: “The Google Blog does not allow commenting… Whatever happened to “conversation”? “ Which leads us, and Mike Arrington to the question of whether a blog is defined by its… Continue reading Does Discourse, Commenting and Community Define a Blog?
As Excitement Grows Around Web Advertising, so do Costs
The New York Times reports: “Ad Costs on the Web Are Rising, but Perhaps a Bit Irrationally.” “Prices for some online advertising are going up, and some retailers and brand marketers say the big question mark hanging over 2007 is whether publishers will be so emboldened by a strong advertising market that they will raise… Continue reading As Excitement Grows Around Web Advertising, so do Costs
Blogging in 2007
The BBC discusses blogging in 2007. It is filled with fun facts, opinions and predictions. A few of my favorites: “200 million people have already stopped writing their blogs.” “Everyone thinks they have something to say, until they’re put on stage and asked to say it.” “Last month… 100,000 new blogs were being created every… Continue reading Blogging in 2007
Newspaper Journalism: From Death Spiral to Rebirth
B2B looks at the “coming collapse and rebirth of newspaper journalism.” While the article paints a very dire picture in the near term, with words like “painful” and phrases like “death spiral,” it also talks about what the web does well, and how it can lead to profitable forms of digital publishing.