Monday, May 5th, 2008
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The New York Times has a story about that traces how IDG, one of the largest tech news publishers, turned InfoWorld from a failing print magazine into a wildly profitable online-news operation.
There's two things that stand out to me from this piece:
how incredibly "duh" much of what the ...
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
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I've been trolling around the Web looking for a definition of social media. It's become a quest, although I hope it doesn't end with me latching on to a big white whale.
The listserv has given me great insight into the thinking of others, but I'm still uncomfortable.
Then I ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
I don't want to be one of those people who sits back, lobbing grenades simply to see what happens after the explosion. For this to be worthwhile in any manner, it seems like I need to articulate a vision for Newspaper 2.0.
I've been outlining ideas for a sports section, business ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
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Pulitzer Prize winning business writer Steve Pearlstein gave a talk at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference this week. Unbeknownst to me, the solution to the news industry's failings have already been figured out.
You can read the full story here, but check out this excerpt:
“And ...
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
A new research study found that people who watch reality television are more likely to be involved with "promiscuous friending" and online identity creation.
The study, which will be presented in June, found that people who watched these programs -- and participated in these social networks -- were less likely to ...
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008
I'm about to commit heresy. I'm going to be accused of breaking down the Church-State wall that has "existed" in journalism since the dawn of time. I'm going to anger old-school journalists (which is funny, since most people think I'm old school in terms of my reporting -- and attitude).
The ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
comScore released its month advertising numbers, ranking the top ad networks online.
While AOL may be struggling mightily with its traditional media parent company, its online advertising network continues to dominate the landscape, reaching more than 90 percent of all US Internet users. Yahoo and Google followed, reaching 85 and 80 ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
I've been having a conversation with a newly-minted friend from Boston, Amanda Gravel, about addiction and social media. We spend an inordinate amount of time in the blogo- and social media-spheres. There's been quite a bit of talk about Internet addiction in the last week or so, spurred ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
This from my friend Chris, a link to Newsweek's article about the Internet, circa 1995. Disregard all the spelling errors from the fact-checked and copy-edited non-blog. I'm sure this was just an oversight by the traditional media.
The Internet? Bah!
Notable Quotables:
On Media
The truth in no online database will replace your daily ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Four major newspaper chains and 26 newspaper companies have formed a massive, online advertising network.
The move comes as print revenues have flattened out, local advertising had flatlined for the last two years and keyword and search revenues become the engine for online ad growth. More and more, newspaper chains have ...
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