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Recent Posts Tagged With 'newspapers'
ModernizeNewspapers.com
As we work more and more with local media companies and newspapers, I've decided to break out those posts into a separate blog at http://www.modernizenewspapers.com. This will allow me to focus on our business on that blog while continuing to......
Proposed SXSW Panel - The Future of Big Media
I have submitted a panel for SXSW Interactive to cover how big media is responding to the lightspeed changes in journalism, local news, hyperlocal, etc. Check it out here: The Empire Strikes Back: How Big Media is Responding to Disruption......
My Time at Stratfor & How Journalism Has Changed Since 1999 - Part I
When I graduated high school in 1992, I thought it equally likely that I'd be either an attorney or a journalist. Law seemed to be a natural career progression for me, but I was also very interested in journalism after......
Microsoft & Newspapers/Local Media - more alike than you'd think
A few weeks ago it occurred to me that, at least conceptually, I have seen the problems faced by the newspaper industry before... at Microsoft. Both face classic Innovators' Dilemma challenges. Microsoft is trying to hang on to huge annuity......
Are Newspapers & Big Media Dead? Think Again... My Contrarian Take
This was originally written as a guest post for hyperlocalblogger.com, but I didn't get a response from them after sending it over. So here goes... my contrarian take on what will happen with newspapers and big media over coming years.......
Should Newspapers Republish Local Blog Content?
Just thinking aloud this morning, but I'm wondering how much newspapers could cut from their operations budget if they replaced say 1/3 of their print content with articles from existing bloggers in their community. It could be done in a......
Observations on Newspapers & Possible Solutions
Old media continues to fascinate me... probably because I do a lot of work with book publishers and we are speaking with more and more newspapers about the MinutesNotice local advertising platform. Of all the folks I see rejoicing over......
A Moment of Clarity re: Advertising... for me at least
After a few meetings today & rereading this Techcrunch musing about local advertising and newspapers, I had a moment of clarity regarding the advertising industry... where it's been... and where it's headed. Random thoughts in no particular order: Pe...
Creative Destruction & Newspapers
I read this article on why it's OK for newspapers to die with great interest the other day. For one, I was very, very close to majoring in Journalism in undergrad. But I got involved in a startup and found......
New Advertising Models, Newspapers, and Advertising Deflation
Last week, I had an interesting chat/demo with a colleague who has been in the local advertising business for the better part of 5 years now. I'll spare you many of the mundane details, but he had an observation that......
Comparing Local Newspaper Circulation to Social Media Coverage
Daily Circulation of the Austin American-Statesman -- 173,527Weekend Circulation of the Austin American-Statesman -- 215,984# of Facebook Users in the Austin Metro Area -- 318,000+ Wow....
