Some news clips from around the web, show an increasing awareness and openness to changes needed in the publishing industry. Forbes reports on the future of news: “So what does the future hold for the news business? To an increasing degree, blogs and user-generated content will be part of the mix.” Editor & Publisher has… Continue reading Newspapers & Magazines Embracing Change
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Stock Photography Under Fire from User Generated Media
Other media businesses are coming under attack due to the proliferation of user generated content online: stock photography. Thomas Hawk has the scoop from an interview inside Getty with Jonathan Klein, Getty Images Co-Founder and CEO: “I asked Klein if he saw room between the $1.85 iStockPhoto image and the high end Getty images and… Continue reading Stock Photography Under Fire from User Generated Media
Niche Publishing Success: Information & Relationships
Marketwatch reports on the progress that magazines have made in their viewpoints on the value of the web: “Publishers now routinely brag to me about how much their sites are being budgeted to contribute to the bottom line — one leading magazine executive was bursting with pride when he told me that his site will… Continue reading Niche Publishing Success: Information & Relationships
Big Media = Big Brother?
The New York Times has an interesting article today titled “For Music’s Sake.” The writer took the stance of being mildly incredulous about the idea of pursing a hobby just for the sake of it, without any earnings potential. I, of course, brought this line of thinking back into the ‘established media’/’citizen media’ debate, and… Continue reading Big Media = Big Brother?
Does Google Short Content Providers?
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on on how Google is shorting media companies and content providers: “The truth is what Google is doing now is transferring the wealth out of the hands of rights holders into Google. So media companies around the world are all threatened by Google. Why? Because basically Google is telling you how… Continue reading Does Google Short Content Providers?
Are Days Numbered for Large News Organizations?
Are Days Numbered for Large News Organizations? Jeff Jarvis reports from a conference on “the future of news.” As he reviews the viewpoints of several speakers, he laments: “I’m sorry that we’re separating “traditional” and “new” news. That, itself, is much of the problem today.” This seems to be a common theme, but Jeff points… Continue reading Are Days Numbered for Large News Organizations?
Media 2.0 Profitability
Scott Karp asks this question: What If Media 2.0 Is Less Profitable Than Media 1.0? In a recent update to his theory, he comes to the conclusion that media companies will see less profit because of a: “…deep structural problem that I’ve previously highlight: the loss of control. Web 2.0 works great as an ideology,… Continue reading Media 2.0 Profitability
Evolution of Trust in Media
A new survey looks at the evolution of trust in the media: “Consumers trust traditional media over blogs, podcasts and other Internet-only publications for information on major news events, like pandemics and natural disasters, according to the results of a recent survey.” This was not surprising to me, because it looks at a very particular… Continue reading Evolution of Trust in Media
Traditional Publishing in Jeopardy
From AdWeek, an article titled “Print is not Enough.” “If you’re a magazine publisher who believes print ads alone will remain a viable business, Robin Steinberg has a message for you: think again… pressure is mounting on magazines to offer advertisers multiplatform packages that tie-in to the Web, mobile and other appropriate digital media.” “Readers… Continue reading Traditional Publishing in Jeopardy
Cashing in on the Long Tail
David Berlind has a great post about a recent talk that AOL’s CEO John Miller recently gave about online growth and user generated media, among other topics. Excerpts from David’s summary of the talk: “…the bottom line is that if people are spending more of their time online, and the number of hours in the… Continue reading Cashing in on the Long Tail