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Will Magazine Design Flourish or Fizzle on the iPad?

Last week a parody of Dwell magazine made the viral rounds. Unhappy Hipsters consists of photos drawn from the magazine, each showing cool young homeowners looking forlorn in their expensive interiors. Tagline: “It’s lonely in the ...READ»

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Apple Plays “Cat and Mouse” with Competitors

I was in Istanbul working with a group of technology executives from around the Middle-East/ Africa region and we were talking about the habits of breakthrough strategic thinkers. To get the conversation going, I decided to show a ...READ»

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Magazine Industry Not Dead Yet?

As you may know, every Monday on its back business section page, The New York Times posts its media metrics. There you can find which movie killed at the weekend box office (Avatar, obvs), which pop stars are on heavy download ...READ»

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Automated AOL News: Heralding the Future of Online News Writing?

AOL's CEO Tim Armstrong has just launched his company into a world of controversy (nothing new there, then) by promising to "spark a revolution." In what? In online news reporting: He's got plans to automate it, kind of. Try not to ...READ»

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Eli Manning – The Luckiest Player in NFL History

Brady, Peyton, Brees, Rivers, Rodgers, Cutler, Romo, McNabb, Warner, Roethlisberger. These players do not just represent ten players in the league which I would rather have over Eli, but they are just ten QBs. So why has Eli Manning ...READ»

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Brand Obama Thrills Broadcasters with Record Ad Spend, But Cheap Video and Democracy Are the Big Winners

It may be silly season for the Presidential campaigns on television until Election Day, but the Brand Called Obama has been brought to you by the internet.READ»

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The Future of Media is Murky

This decade has spurred on a lengthy requiem for print media, a lament indicated in part by countless blogs covering media news, as well as news items reporting the downsizing of newsrooms. And if Wednesday's hour-long expert panel ...READ»

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Marketing Tuesday: Will Murdoch Dilute the WSJ Brand?

"Readers can rely on this: The same standards of accuracy, fairness and authority will apply to this publication, regardless of ownership. Our reporters and editors feel an especially strong obligation because the Journal, from the ...READ»

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Fast Company... "Is Probably Gone for Good."

So says David Carr in a New York Times column yesterday. My first reaction to Carr's opinion piece was to think of the John Lennon line: "I read the news today, oh boy!" But then Carr is stating his opinion, not fact, and also ...READ»

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B Style for Sale

David Carr writes in the New York Times today that American Express is publishing a no-name magazine that's sent out exclusively to Centurion cardholders. With a sleek, black-on-black cover designed by the creative director of ...READ»

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Running with Fast Company

David Carr writes about "Fast Company's New Life in the Slow Lane" in today's New York Times. He takes a look at where the magazine came from -- and the effect the Net economy boom had on business journalism -- and considers where ...READ»