Will the iPad save the news business?
February 1, 2010
Everyone seems to have an opinion on whether the iPad will transform the news business or do nothing of the sort. Here’s a roundup of some of the thinking.
Why the iPad could be bad for publishers
January 28, 2010
IAB’s Randall Rothenberg argues that the iPad could be bad for publishers because the proliferation of device-based walled gardens risks fragmenting audiences and “a company’s opportunity to create, sell and use advertising effectively and profitably will depend on its ability to deliver it seamlessly across multiple devices.”
The Incredible Potential of Location-Based News
January 26, 2010
ReadWriteWeb’s Marshall Kirkpatrick thinks the potential for location-based news is huge. He points to the deal announced this week by Canadian newspaper chain Metro, which is partnering with location-based social network Foursquare to deliver location-specific editorial content from the paper’s website to users’ phones when they check-in near a spot Metro has written about. Great idea, but the potential is much greater…. Read more »
Has The New York Times built an Apple tablet application?
January 25, 2010
A team from the New York Times has been working in Apple’s headquarters in recent weeks to develop a large-screen version of the newspaper’s iPhone application that incorporates video for the yet-to-be-unveiled device, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Ten ideas for the new decade
January 20, 2010
The Edelman Digital team has published a brand new white paper with 10 ideas for the new decade.
New York Times gets ready to charge online readers
January 17, 2010
The New York Times is close to announcing that the paper will begin charging for access to its website, according to New York Magazine.
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Is social media a fad? Here’s proof why not
January 12, 2010
Is social media a fad or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? This video details out social media facts and figures that are hard to ignore.
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Video: Preview Sport Illustrated tablet
January 12, 2010
Here is a look at the Sports Illustrated tablet computer.
‘More direct relationships’ with advertisers
January 8, 2010
Is this the sign of increasingly closer ties between content and advertisers? “The former NBC entertainment co-chairman Ben Silverman has lined up his first distributor, Yahoo, for his new studio, which he says will specialize in creating shows in concert with advertisers,” nytimes.com reports.
8 News Media Business Trends for 2010
December 24, 2009
Mashable’ Vadim Lavrusik writes: “With the news industry struggling to find new revenue streams that can reshape their broken business model, 2010 will be defined by experiments in news media monetization. This will also include content that is guided more than ever by the audience and ad revenue.”
