Media Trends

In order to appeal to lunchtime and evening commuters wanting a print-based update of the day’s events, The Guardian will begin to offer eight to 12-page PDF documents for download. G24 will be a free service featuring news content from the Guardian Unlimited website across five subject areas: general news, international, economics, sport and media. […]

Steve Rubel of Micropersuasion says the web is the Rodney Dangerfield of media. According to a new study by the Online Publisher’s Association 17% of all time spent with media takes place online. Meanwhile online marketing accounts for a scant 8% of ad budgets. The Web, it seems, is the Rodney Dangerfield of media. It […]

Media consumption isn’t just on the rise today, it’s creeping into every available crevice. While it’s my job to make media, I’m not always convinced of the inherent utility in new offerings. For instance, I’m unimpressed by the number of TV screens I see in vehicles today. I know, I know, it’s different when you […]

The mainstream media is having trouble adjusting to the new info-rich economy, or so we’re told. Yet, one notable player seems to be well above the fray. According to New York Times, Privately-owned Hearst Corporation paid for their resplendent new headquarters at Eighth Avenue and 57th Street in Manhattan with $500 million in cash. It […]

Gotta love Al Gore for using the fruits of his own invention to promote his own movie. His invention of course is what we have come to call The Internet and his documentary is “An Inconvenient Truth.” I believe it has something to do with Ewoks. From OnlineMediaDaily: MySpace’s campaign for “An Inconvenient Truth” includes […]

Influx Insights ponders the nature of brand churn today. Is the rapidly increasing pace of information forcing us to cycle through brands and media faster? It’s hard to say exactly, but there are a couple of research studies suggesting this might be the case. First media consumption. Lulu.com has done some great research into the […]