I was at the National Digital Forum conference in Wellington earlier this week mingling with people involved in digitising and curating New Zealand’s cultural heritage material – people from museums, galleries, archives, libraries. I was struck by a few commonalities between the cultural heritage sector (known as GLAM – Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) and the digital [...]
Monday, November 9, 2009
Got a great idea for an open-source, digital, local news project? Need some money? It’s not too late to apply for this year’s Knight News Challenge in the US. The deadline for entries has been extended until December 15 and Knight does sometimes fund projects outside the US. They are looking for projects that: Use digital open-source media To [...]
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
More than 2 billion apps have been downloaded from Apple’s app store for iPhones and iTouch devices, Apple announced yesterday. There are now more than 85,000 apps available to the more than 50 million iPhone and iPod touch customers worldwide and over 125,000 developers in Apple’s iPhone Developer Program. Today, iPhone and iPod touch customers in 77 [...]
Friday, May 22, 2009
A couple of nice points here from Emily Bell's lecture to University College Falmouth. Emily is director of digital content at Guardian News and Media.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thinking out loud for a presentation I’m working on… News has traditionally come in boxes. The newspaper comes in a box whose dimensions are defined by number of pages, available space for stories once the ads are sold and how much time there is to work on it before the printing deadline. The radio bulletin box is defined [...]
Monday, March 16, 2009
If you want to know who's who in news on Twitter, check out http://wefollow.com/tag/news. It lists the news feeds and news commentators with the most followers on Twitter. They may not be all to your taste but you'll almost certainly find a few news feeds and news voices in there you hadn't come across before.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Steve Rubel describes three ways newspapers are experimenting with delivery: rich, searchable email editions; hyper-vertical navigation (ability to drill down to more and more specific pages of information), and innovative mobile apps. Nice idea to track new developments in this crucial area.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Is it just me, or is every aspect of the news business profoundly affected by the internet and related technology?
Sunday, February 22, 2009
If you're following the threads about business models for news, this post is too much fun to pass up.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
More on business models. This time Henry Blodget of Silicon Alley Insider offers a business model to the New York Times which comprises cutting costs by 40%, raising the price of the print subscription and introducing an online subscription. It’s an interesting read. 3. Explore Charging An Online Subscription Fee Before you scream that we just don’t get [...]
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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