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Aggregators, Like Skateboarders, Are Unwanted By Pedestrians

We aggregate content from traditional media sources, although it is a practice that is fading as our relationships with news makers and PR pros develop. Which is probably a good thing, because the big boys don't like blogs nibbling their content without some form of monetary compensation. According to Nieman Journalism Lab, 29 major news organizations have signed on as investors in NewsRight, a newly launched …

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Shifting Sands Form New Media and Marcom Layers

David Carr of The New York Times offers some food for thought in a year-end piece on changes in the media business. Here are three of his more cogent points: 1) Every cable channel with two nickels and more than a few digital enterprises is financing the kind of narrative television that used to be available only at a certain time on a certain network. 2) Our media identity is becoming ubiquitous, and …

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Battle of The Behemoth Bloggers

Michael Arrington created a major media brand with TechCrunch, built it into a profitable business, sold it and now is witnessing its demise at the hands of its new owners. All this in a few short years. Naturally, he has something to say about it. Other than dial up, TechCrunch is/was the most profitable and fastest growing business unit inside of AOL. That, ultimately, is why everything fell apart. …

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Fans Will Gladly Pay $5 Directly To The Artist For A DRM-free Download

"Remember all that stuff people were saying 15 years ago about the Internet's capacity for disintermediation? It's all coming true now," argues Fortune contributor Dan Mitchell. Case in point, comedian Louis C.K. is selling his latest standup special directly to the public at $5 a pop. In the first three days on the market, C.K. brought in $500,000 in revenue. Mitchell believes "the fact that no big …

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Shazam Now For More

Shazam is an awesome app. It listens to songs on the radio and tells you the name of the track and artist. Technology... Apparently, Shazam will also listen to TV ads. General Mills' Pillsbury Crescents brand is using Shazam for TV to reach busy millennial moms. When viewers see the TV spot, they can open Shazam on their smartphone and access more content from Pillsbury. According to Online Media Daily, …

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Who On Your Team Speaks Fluent Google?

Molly Wood, Video host at CNET, speaks to iMediaConnection about how advertisers can go about working with Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple. Wood has some nice zingers in this reel. For instance, about Apple's closed systems she says, "Apple is in charge and you will definitely feel it." She also says, "dealing with Facebook as an advertiser, is sort of like dealing with a toddler. So it's going to be a …

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Buffett Buys What He Believes In And Well Understands

"I'm not comfortable without an honest-to-God newspaper in my hand.” -The Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett got his start in business as a paperboy. And a paperboy he remains. According to The Omaha World-Herald, Buffett will pay $200 million to buy the state's largest newspaper, a price that is well within his comfort zone. “It is a reasonable investment. There is no question it is affected by the fact that I …

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Bargain Hunters Like To Find n Save

A consortium of newspapers are offering bargain-hunting shoppers an alternative to Groupon and Living Social. The Find n Save platform is tailored to local audiences, offering digital coupons, daily deals, digital circulars, and other advertising products designed and managed by the local affiliate for maximum impact. Find n Save is available to any local daily newspaper in the United States. By the end …

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