My jaw is on the ground. Social media scholar, Danah Boyd, spoke at Web2.0 Expo in New York yesterday and now her talk is available in "print" on her site. Here's one bite of that nourishing feast: Consider what it means to be "in flow" in an information landscape defined by networked media and you will see where Web2.0 is taking us. The goal is not to be a passive consumer of information or to simply tune in when …
A Professional Contrarian Invests In Print Quality
New York Daily News just put $150 million into an upgrade of its printing operations. Insanity? No one knows. What we do know is the paper's owner, real estate billionaire Mortimer Zuckerman, can probably afford it. We also know it takes money to make moeny, and that's precisely what Zuckerman intends to see happen. According to The New York Times: The new presses are more cost-efficient and provide an improved …
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A Media Company Built On Insider Information Sticks Its Neck Out
Bloomberg, which just plopped down $5 million in cash for BusinessWeek wants to be the world's most influential news organization, according to The New York Times. It might seem like an odd ambition for a media company that has little exposure outside the financial services industry, but I'm not one to frown on someone's dreams, or plans, as the case may be. Although Bloomberg, which is privately held, draws …
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Talk Fast, Edit Faster
In looking at the ad above, Julian Cole remarks that it's "the first ad that has been specifically made for Youtube. It uses a lot of the editing tricks that many of the top Youtubers employ." I don't know about the first claim, but Cole's second point is dead on. But we can be much more specific. Oral-B's "How The Stench Stole Christmas" owes a great deal to the one and only ze frank. …
For Adweek, Brandweek and Mediaweek Change Has Come Today
According to Sharon Waxman of The Wrap, Nielsen is looking to unload a bundle of titles, including The Hollywood Reporter. Apparently, James Finkelstein is ready to buy them. The historic Hollywood trade paper has been quietly for sale since the middle of last year, along with 41 other trade papers in Nielsen's Business Media division, including Billboard, Backstage, Adweek, Brandweek, Mediaweek and Editor & …
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Rupe Shares His Thoughts On Media Today
Sky News political editor David Speers talks to News Corporation chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch about paywalls, politics, and more. One of the highlights of the interview comes early (around the 2:30 mark) where Rupe talks about his plan to remove News Corp. content from search engines. He argues, "What's the point of having someone come occasionally who likes a headline they see in Google, come to us? Sure we can …
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Funneling Towards A Sale
Kevin Lee, CEO of Didit, and Gian Fulgoni, Chairman and Founder of comScore discuss branding's importance in the marketing mix and how search alone won't close the sale. [via iMediaConnection] …
In Texas, It’s Go Big Or Go Home
Nonprofit news site, Texas Tribune, launched yesterday. The development is being covered by media outlets from coast to coast. But some of the best reporting is coming from inside Austin, as it should. Alt weekly, The Austin Chronicle, for instance, points out that there's a lot of venture capital on the table. Texas Tribune is paying Evan Smith, its new CEO and editor-in-chief $315,000 a year. Managing editor Ross …
