financial times
The FT is offering single-use links for its subscribers [http://aboutus.ft.com/2013/11/18/ft-introduces-gift-article-for-subscribers/#axzz2l0XstSHx] to share content. Itās almost a Snapchat for newsā¦ š Interesting move, in that it potentially turns existing subscribers into advocates for the service ā and adds value to their subscription, by making
Andrew Sullivan
Have I written about Andrew Sullivanās attempt to make his long-running blog The Dish a sustainable media enterprise? Ah, only in passing [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2013/01/nostalgia_for_the_pajamas_insult.html] . Time to correct that. The Dish [http://dish.andrewsullivan.com] has been on my
business models
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/08/groundhog-day-phil-connors.jpg] Todayās the day that all the old arguments about whatās gone wrong with journalism and publishing come out to play: David Higgerson has discovered that the āoriginal sinā argument that giving away our content free
bundling
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/07/Screen-Shot-2013-07-31-at-12.38.25.png] (This post will be updated as I find other interesting stuff to add.) Sarah Marshall has made her notes from the Sun+ briefing [https://docs.google.com/document/d/159Gqhwrv0r3vqydPSImZvLf5RDALrlM-xk3AyDDUnBs/mobilebasic?pli=1] public. Of
monetisation
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/07/delays-everywhere.jpg] Right about now, I should have been emerging into a rainy London from News UKās headquarters after a āblogger briefingā on the new Sun paywall. Instead, Iām sat in a lovely cafe in my home
Blogs
Are you familiar with the expression ātl;drā? Classic āinternet speakā for ātoo long; didnāt readā. Itās often used in a mocking, trolling sense. Well, now thereās a new variation on it: bp;dr [http://bigthink.com/neurobonkers/a-human-right-to-science-bpdr] ābehind paywall; didnāt readā In the context
managed decline
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/05/cows.jpg] Bit of a farmyard metaphor at work in the journalism blogs this morning: Roy Greenslade [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2013/may/29/newsquest-downturn]: > You have to hand it to Newsquest/Gannett. They certainly
content strategy
John Allison, who has a long history of excellent web comics [http://www.scarygoround.com] behind him, on the role of Tumblr for content creators [http://sgrblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/post-webcomics.html]: > I would never decry any service as worthless. There are people who have caught mass
My, my. Itās been an interesting few days for web publishers, hasnāt it? Interfloraās Search Death First of all, Google wiped Interflora [http://martinmacdonald.net/interflora-seo-penalty/] from the search rankings: > Searching for the terms [Flowers], [florist], [flower delivery], [flowers online] and hundreds of other related search
2003
PandoDailyās David Holmes [http://pandodaily.com/2013/01/02/andrew-sullivans-blog-is-adding-a-pay-meter-does-that-mean-you-should-too/] on Andrew Sullivanās new paywall [http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2013/01/a-declaration-of-independence.html] : > Andrew Sullivan isnāt some pajama-clad mouth-breather toiling away in his motherās basement. Heās an industry veteran who edited The New Republic
Blogging
An open letter to Superman [http://www.bigfashionista.co.uk/2012/10/an-open-letter-to-superman.html]: > Firstly, letās talk money. I assume you are being paid at The Daily Planet? You are? Well being a blogger is slightly different. As a blogger, you are expected to eat your āraised profileā
APIs
IFTTT CEO Linden Tibbets: > In recent weeks, Twitter announced policy changes* that will affect how applications and users like yourself can interact with Twitterās data. As a result of these changes, on September 27th we will be removing all Twitter Triggers, disabling your ability to push tweets to
