A couple of things caught my eye in Hitwise‘s latest New Zealand newsletter. The first is that nzherald.co.nz made it to number 10 on the list of online department stores: Top 10 Shopping and Classifieds – Department Stores based on Visits for December 2009 1. Amazon.com [...]
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Paul Bradshaw posted a primer a while back on how the web has changed the economics of news. It’s a good read if you’re new to thinking about new media business models but also well worth reading as a refresher. From the post: 1. Atomisation of news consumption In the physical world news came as [...]
Saturday, May 16, 2009
A wrap of some of the news companies talking about charging for online content now or in the future.
Monday, May 4, 2009
A couple of interesting comments from Telegraph Media Group digital leader Edward Roussel about where their focus is for website growth.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
For those who haven't caught up yet with Jeff Jarvis's uninvited testimony to Senator John Kerry's hearings on the state of newspapers in the US, here's a taste.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
PaidContent has an early follow-up on how the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is doing since it ditched print and went web-only. The writer suggests it could be struggling to find enough content after cutting its staff by 80 per cent.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
A provocative line from Silicon Alley Insider suggesting that since newspapers are not proving very adept at publishing and selling advertising online, maybe they should just pare their business down and stick to print.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Steve Yelvington poses eight points for newspaper owners to consider when thinking about erecting a paywall (thanks to @shanerichmond for the link).
Thursday, March 19, 2009
From Clay Shirky a demolition of the notion that some form of micropayments can save publishers: The essential thing to understand about small payments is that users don’t like being nickel-and-dimed. We have the phrase ‘nickel-and-dimed’ because this dislike is both general and strong. The result is that small payment systems don’t survive contact with online markets, because we express our hatred of small payments by switching to alternatives, whether supported by subscription or subsidy.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
A few notes from the introduction of Pew's annual State of the News Media report. I've yet to delve into the report, but judging by the intro there's plenty to look at.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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