From PaidContent:
as the earnings for the NYTCO, Gannett and Tribune have shown, interactive ad dollars are not growing as expected (Dow Jones and the smaller Journal Register Company represent the exceptions). And as WaPO prepares to release its Q1 earnings, the CEO of its online division tells the WSJ that online ad growth is slowing across the board.
I had a conversation yesterday that spurred me to think back to the “old days” of the World Wide Web. You see, I’ve been at this game long enough to remember Yahoo before it was at Yahoo.com. Most of you probably don’t know that it used to live at http://akebono.stanford.edu. In any case, I took…
A clear and present danger exists to the advances brought on in recent years through the development of social media. The coarsening conversation apparent throughout the online media environment threatens to stall or even reverse important recent advances.
Online consumer product reviews have changed the way I shop. Rarely do I make a purchase without checking on the web to see what others have experienced themselves. I take into account the assessments of professionals, but I value the collective judgment of multiple consumers more. The system works when many people take the time…
Scott Karp over at Publishing 2.0 has quit his job and is starting a company, appropriately named Publish2. He aims to “put his money where his mouth is” by betting on the vision of the future of media that he has outlined on his blog. His stated goal is to create the ultimate consumer-facing news site…
I thought now would be a good time to review the web sites of the major PR industry trade publications. Since PR Week recently announced that much of their content would be available online for free, the whole marketplace deserves a closer look. I decided to focus this roundup on what is freely available from…
Mark Cuban is nothing if not innovative and controversial. Today, he addresses the issue of lots of Oscars footage being placed online by consumers. His answer? To capture Youtube viewers, the first step would be to OVERWHELM Youtube with partial clips of full length that tease Youtube users and point them to Oscars.com. For this…