It’s The Tools, Stupid

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Everything I've ever learned about technology started with reading Steven Levy. Sometimes, though, I wish I hadn't learned so much because now I expect everyone to get technology the way he did -- and does. I'm oftentimes energized by reading smart people discussing the future of media even when I'm ...

We Built It and Nobody Came. Stupid Nobodies.

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Rick Edmonds has a post at Poynter discussing the decline of print readers and the slow adoption of online readers at newspapers. The contention is that online will not grow enough for some time -- maybe ten years -- to replace the readership that has left. There are some ...

Newspapers Attract More Page Views, Retain Less Attention. Someone Should Tell Them…

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

I'm always tickled when people roll out metrics online as a measure of how well a site is doing. At the end of the day, there's really only one metric that matters: revenues. There are levers that you can adjust: inventory rates and pricing (although if you ask most site producers ...

International News Website Launches

Monday, March 17th, 2008

This sent along from Chris Graves at The Cincinnati Enquirer. There's a new website launching that will cover global news. Of course, it's funny that they don't list the URL -- but I guess that's just an oversight. A group of veteran foreign correspondents, including The Boston Globe's Charles M. Sennott ...