Is Apple about to re-jig the newspaper business and announce a subscription service for its iDevices? A hot new rumor suggests as much, and we almost believe it.READ»
A shark man! Cash cannons! Mexican stereotypes! A dance-off! The New York Times and Wall Street Journal could both learn a few things from Next Action Media about sexing up a dull story.READ»
This past October, Newsday, the Long Island daily newspaper, was purchased for $650 million, and its Web site, newsday.com, was put behind a pay wall. For just $5 a week, users could gain access to the site, but after three months on the market, how many had subscribed? Thirty-five people.READ»
The debate over old-media news versus new Net-generation news usually rumbles on with all the fiery theatrics of a party sparkler. But not today: Google's injecting some volcanic ire. It's not new to talk about how Net technology is ...READ»
Some thinking about online advertising spend in 2010 suggests that this year it's going to see serious growth, which is fabulous news for new media. But it's potentially bad news for traditional publishing. The analysis is coming from ...READ»
The hot news doctrine, created a century ago to prevent telegraphy from spoiling the prospects of East Coast newspapers, is having a resurgence in the digital era. It's just been used to squash publications by financial news ...READ»
The newspaper industry is almost, but not quite, running like a headless chicken in the last throes of life thanks to the digital revolution. Can it be supported by extra taxes? Should it be?READ»
"We're in final discussions with a number of publishers, device makers, and technology companies. We will soon develop an innovative subscription model to deliver digital content to consumers wherever and whenever they want it," Murdoch said. Whatever it is, it will live or die by its payment method.READ»
Peduru Richard from Ambalangoda created history few weeks back. He was born on the 18th of February 1924 and two weeks before he reached 87 years of age, he sat for the final examination of Dhamma School. When contacted by media he ...READ»
For newspapers, the Audit Bureau of Circulation's figures count a lot, as their stats can determine a publication's advertising rate--for better or worse. Its interactive unit, the ABCi just announced, via a partnership with Verve ...READ»
When reading about developments in the ailing printed news industry, we tend to hear arguments presented from the old media side of the fence. Now Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, has stepped up, and he thinks the industry will survive, ...READ»
Giovanni Calabro has an uncanny knack for hitting upon hot issues in the interactive design world. But what he brings to the site is more than his innate sense of media, tech and design: Giovanni is the ultimate user advocate.READ»
Rupert Murdoch's banging his "Google is a thief!" drum again in an interview at a National Press Club event. Then he praised the iPad. Then things got really freaky. Murdoch, News King, would like the physical newspaper to die.The ...READ»
Following on from this morning's news that two of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers are to start charging, James Harding, editor of The Times, braved the Intertubes for a Q&A with his readers. Although there were no googlies ...READ»
The long awaited sea-change in online newsprint has begun in earnest in the U.K., as two of its most popular and well-regarded broadsheets have announced paywalls. The Times and Sunday Times online will cost you from June. They're ...READ»
Tonight sees the grand winner of the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010 announced (it's one of the most prestigious in the industry). And for all the usual hi-tech trickery--foldable plugs and the like--there was one cute little ...READ»
We've all heard that newspapers are struggling in the United States. Some, like the Christian Science Monitor, have even stopped printing and have moved all of their operations online. So, we wanted to visit Silicon Valley's ...READ»
The Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project conducted a survey to find out how Americans get their news, and the results are actually a bit surprising at times--especially the fact that both local and national TV ...READ»
As nonprofits brace for the aftershock of state and federal funding cuts (not to mention a shortfall in private donations) there are those who are quietly taking another path out of the rubble. They are the pioneers of a new type of ...READ»
Reason #1 why your marketing doesn’t work – You are using Big Business marketing rules. If you’re playing by their rules, you’re going to lose just about every time.READ»
Only three years ago, The New York Times scrapped its paid digital content service TimesSelect, after it failed to bring in significant revenue. With rumors swirling since last summer about a similar move happening again, the...READ»
