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Can we be honest about user data? Paid Members Public
You know, the publishing business might not be doing itself any favours with its fervent opposition to the Apple subscription terms [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2011/02/a_little_devils_advocacy_on_ipad_subs.html] . The more posts like this [http://counternotions.com/2011/02/16/stores/] that appear,
Some Afternoon Coffee Links Paid Members Public
A couple of interesting links, that make an excellent *aperitif *to my last post: - [The Newsonomics of Apple/Press+/Google’s pay-for-all](http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/02/the-newsonomics-of-the-applegooglepress-pay-for-all/) – nice breakdown of the key issues around the Apple subs model, publishers’ reaction to it and the relevance of the
A Little Devil's Advocacy on iPad Subs Paid Members Public
The whole discussion about the charging structure for subscriptions that Apple announced earlier in the week has left me rather bamboozled. It feels like rather a lot of people have missed something rather important about this iPad thingamajig. You see, there’s a super-secret way to get all your content
iPhone, Verizon and US-centric blogging Paid Members Public
The current round of hype about the iPhone coming to Verizon in the US tells you everything you need to know about the US-centric nature of most tech reporting right now. The rest of the world, where the iPhone has been on multiple carriers for years, can rightfully yawn and
Jobs is right about newspaper apps Paid Members Public
From an article about Gordon McCloud’s abrupt departure from the Wall Street Journal [https://web.archive.org/web/20101003065111/https://gawker.com/5652305/] : > In a Q&A session with the assembled executives and managers, including Journal editors, Steve Jobs railed against the apps newspapers like the Journal
Apple iNewsstand incoming? Paid Members Public
Interesting [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-17/apple-said-to-negotiate-with-publishers-over-digital-newsstand-for-ipad.html] : > Apple Inc. is developing a digital newsstand for publishers that would let them sell magazines and newspapers to consumers for use on Apple devices, said two people familiar with the matter. The newsstand, designed particularly for the iPad, would be
Ping Isn't a Social Network - and that's just fine Paid Members Public
I’m coming to the conclusion that there’s an awful lot of nonsense being talked about Ping, the new social tool in iTunes. Please note: “social tool in iTunes” not “social network”. That’s the root of the confusion and dismay, I think. People are looking at Ping and
Publishing in a Device Rich Age Paid Members Public
The channels we publish to in the future will only proliferate, and we need to start preparing for that now.
