Interesting Headlines
See below a list of interesting articles collated by our team about our industry, the changes in the online/offline publishing environment, the technologies that are making it all possible and all the challenges involved.
(Sep 24th, 2009) -paidcontent.org: Chernin’s Investment Advice: Go East And Go Digital
"For investors wondering if there are still any opportunities in media, former News Corp. COO Peter Chernin has some advice: focus on digital and look to developing countries."
"Building payment platforms is one of key challenges facing news organisations, says Financial Times editor Lionel Barber."
(Jul 14th, 2009) -wired.com: Future of Newspapers: Profitless? Go Wireless
"Information doesn't always want to be free — as Steve Jobs' iPhone app store has proven, brilliantly — and that fact may both save the news business and turn classical newsroom economics on its head."
(Jul 7th, 2009) -pcmag.com: The Search Economy and the Tower of Babel
"There is nothing on the search horizon that can solve the developing problem of page overload."
(May 19th, 2009) -abclocal.go.com: SJ Mercury News to charge for web content
"The free ride soon will be over for people who want to read several Bay Area newspapers online. But some in the industry question whether charging for content is a smart strategy."
(May 14th, 2009) -pcmag.com: Long live the free web
"Digital publishers should focus on building readership and more effective business models, not charging for ubiquitous content."
(Mar 27th, 2009) -marketwatch.com: Newspapers need a new business model now
"The Rocky Mountain News went belly-up. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer converted to an all-digital format. The San Francisco Chronicle made such serious cuts that it had become clear the paper was hanging on by a thread. The smaller Ann Arbor News joined the procession of casualties amid a prolonged advertising slump and a national recession. When those tremors recently shook the newspaper industry, some observers expressed public sympathy but took solace privately that at least the industry's biggest players were still holding the line. Not any more."
(Mar 13th, 2009) -pcmag.com: Are Newspaper Publishers Idiots?
"For too long newspapers have taken on the role of cultural arbiter and distribution channel for popular culture ideas. That is all over and can never return."
(Mar 13th, 2009) -pcmag.com: Saving Money the App-Rental Way
"With belts and budgets tightening, the software as a service (SaaS) model is an increasingly popular way for small businesses to save money."
(Oct 22nd, 2008) - paidcontent.org: Will The NYT Go The Way Of The Dinosaurs? Sulzberger Responds
"The era of the walled garden is over… future success on the internet is about overcoming traditional thinking.” Another example is the NYT’s former pay wall for TimesSelect. While it generated significant revenue for three years, the for-fee-only content that was “hiding” the “least commoditize-able” talent at the paper had to come down in order for the paper’s online presence to grow. ”Had the wall remained we would not be seeing the growth that we see today in our numbers. We’re up 40 percent this year… We knew we could do better by freeing up that content."
(Oct 20th, 2008) - eBrandz.com: Google Revenue Up 31% Despite Weakening Economy
The figures presented the most direct evidence so far to support predictions by Google executives that their form of “pay-per-click” advertising, in which advertisers only pay when internet users click on their ads, would do better in a downturn than other forms of advertising.
(Oct 12th, 2008) - newsosaur.blogspot.com: $7.5B sales plunge forecast for newspapers
Unless the global economy miraculously turns around on a dime, newspaper advertising revenue may plunge some $7.5 billion in 2008, according to a new projection attempting to assess the impact of the meltdown on the industry.