Event ratings soar, and social media takes credit
February 28, 2010
SF Chronicle reports: “After years of dwindling ratings and increasingly fractured audiences, big event pop culture has made a comeback. Though there are particular reasons for each of these successes, one unifying theory is that social media networks are magnifying these audiences.” Read more.
Must-watch video: ‘Miracle’ Olympics hockey pre-game speech
February 28, 2010
Herb Brooks’ pre-game pep talk before the famous 1980 “Miracle” game against the Soviet Union. as performed by 4-year-old “Rizzo”
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Live video coverage of Chile earthquake
February 27, 2010
Moments after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Chile early on Saturday, thousands of people logged on to Ustream to watch live video coverage of the aftermath and chat about it.
How Smartphones, E-Readers And Tablets Are Changing The Game
February 25, 2010
Here is video from the paidContent 2010 panel on “How Smartphones, E-Readers And Tablets Are Changing The Game.” The panel includes Tapulous CEO Bart Decrem, ESPN Digital Media GM John Kosner, Simon & Schuster Chief Digital Officer Elinor Hirschhorn, and ABCNews.com VP and CyberJournalist.net Publisher Jonathan Dube.
1 in 7 used both TV and Web during Super Bowl, Olympics
February 24, 2010
One in seven people who watched the Super Bowl and the Olympics opening ceremony surfed the Web at the same time, according to Nielsen.
Miami Herald ends Tip Jar progam
February 23, 2010
The Miami Herald has stopped asking for readers to donate money through its website to help support its journalism.
Access of Mobile News Rises 500%
February 23, 2010
E&P reports more people are accessing local news through mobile phones — more than 8 million readers, a 500% increase year-over-year, according to new stats from Verve Wireless.
AOL Moves to Build Tech ‘Newsroom of the Future’
February 22, 2010
While many news organizations cut, AOL is expanding its journalism. AOL has hired more than 500 full-time journalists, and uses more than 3,000 freelance contributors.
Wired digital magazine prototype (iPad preview?)
February 22, 2010
Adobe and Condé Nast unveiled a new digital magazine experience based on WIRED magazine at the TED conference .
Full coverage of PaidContent 2010
February 21, 2010
