business models
Zetland: journalism as (profitable) community service Paid Members Public
Another set of liveblogged notes from Digital Media Europe 2017. Typos, inaccuracy and howling crimes against grammar and syntax probable. Lea Korsgaard, Editor-in-Chief, Zetland, Denmark Do you create a community to monetise it? No. You create a community to serve it. If you are to build community, you need to
Compass News: the latest attempt to build a Netflix for news Paid Members Public
There’s a new journalism aggregator in town, called Compass – and it’s attempting to be a Netflix for news [http://www.compassnews.co.uk/]. Isolde Walters spoke to Matilde Giglio about the subscription-based app [https://www.girlwithoutaniche.com/home/2017/3/13/w10i9y1x2vrkxbu17qgziqhg26ord7] : > It’s a bit like
Medium, serialization and the death of Matter Paid Members Public
Talking of Medium, as we were [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2017/02/medium-tech-startup-elte.html] , Matt Locke had a great idea on how Medium could bring a new but familiar business model to the journalism web [https://medium.com/storythings-ltd/the-future-of-medium-should-be-episodic-91a29467a14a#.mrzxsuhzj] : > There is another, intriguing possibility – building a
Medium is struggling to break out of the tech niche Paid Members Public
Interesting analysis of Medium’s audience [https://mondaynote.com/a-new-model-for-medium-3ad7cc638c13#.k4ef5accn] from Frederic Filloux, which I missed last month: > This is both good and bad news. On the plus side, Medium mostly addresses the tech elite. This is a premium audience, attracted by quality, more likely to pay for
Ghost wants to be a publishing partner for 3 journalism startups - and help them find a business model Paid Members Public
Ghost is looking to fund new journalism initiatives.
Medium's direction shift: why we should welcome it Paid Members Public
Yesterday, the news broke that Medium has shifted direction [https://blog.medium.com/renewing-mediums-focus-98f374a960be#.matjqmcr2], and is laying off some people, and bashed out a quick post. With a night’s sleep (but not a good one, thanks to my youngest…) behind me, I have a slightly more nuanced take,
Medium: big job cuts and a direction change Paid Members Public
Ev Williams [https://blog.medium.com/renewing-mediums-focus-98f374a960be#.blb0hupeb]: > I’ll start with the hard part: As of today, we are reducing our team by about one third — eliminating 50 jobs, mostly in sales, support, and other business functions. We are also changing our business model to more directly drive
Euromoney Institutional Investor sells niche hedge fund titles to Pageant Paid Members Public
A press release landed in my in-box this morning: > Pageant Media, the business information specialist, today announces the acquisition of Hedge Fund Intelligence, a series of business information, data and workflow products – including EuroHedge and AsiaHedge – and global events, which provide a 360-degree view of the hedge fund world.
