daily mail
Startling figures [https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/abc-mail-online-on-verge-of-reaching-200-million-monthly-visitors-in-december/s2/a563873/] : > ABC figures for December 2014 show the Daily Mail site reached 199.4 million visitors during the month â up 1.4 per cent on its previous monthly record of 196.7 million visitors in November. It remains well
content strategy
The content we talk about least right now is content that gets a lot of reads, but no social media shares, Likes or retweets. Too many systems are set up to monitor these external marks of quality â from Facebookâs newsfeed algorithm, to Googleâs search algorithm. How do we
business models
Panel * Ben Huh, Cheezburger * Michael J. Wolf, Activate * Frédéric Filloux, Groupe Les Echos * Host: Cedric Ingrand, Podcaster & resident geek at LCI/TF1 The revenue challenge [https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2014/12/Frederic-Filloux.jpg] Frédéric Filloux: This will be the first year in six years
Journalism
What can publisher learn from the memes of I Can Has Cheezburger? More than you think, according to CEO Ban Huh.
david carr
Thereâs a fascinating piece from David Carr on the New York Times website today, looking at the relationship between Facebook and news publishers [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/business/media/facebook-offers-life-raft-but-publishers-are-wary.html?referrer=&_r=1] . But it needs to be read with caution. Some parts of
digital journalism
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2014/09/bing-it.jpg] I am something of an accidental SEO trainer. It all came about because of a phone call from Sarah Marshall [https://twitter.com/SarahMarshall], a little over two years ago â but it has been an unexpected and
blog platforms
The New Yorker website was not looking healthy this morning: [https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2014/07/new-yorker.jpg] However, it wasnât that bad for everyone: > @adders [https://twitter.com/adders] @NewYorker [https://twitter.com/NewYorker] mine looks like this pic.twitter.com/t8YFgsRmJX
IT
Really excellent read on disruption, journalism and company structure [http://www.vox.com/2014/6/17/5817824/disruption-is-a-dumb-buzzword-its-also-an-important-concept] from Timothy Lee at Vox: > The problem with the New York Times isnât with the existence of the âwall,â itâs that the paper erected the wall in the wrong
adaptive design
Henry Taylor [http://www.themediabriefing.com/article/mobile-site-adoption-design-vibrant-media] : > With many publishers reporting that half their audience or more is now coming from mobile devices, itâs surprising, and slightly worrying, that almost half of âthe most popular print media publications in the United Kingdomâ â 45 percent â do not have
business models
News from the north: The Press and Journal is using Piano Mediaâs tech for a metered paywall [https://www.pianomedia.com/102/piano-media-secures-first-uk-client] â the first UK company to do so: > DC Thomsonâs Head of Digital, Kirsten Morrison said, âAfter looking at the various paid content solution providers,
PPA
âŠlook at the line-up for this yearâs âreinventedâ PPA conference [http://www.ppa.co.uk/events/ppaconference2014/]. Play a game: try to spot how many speakers there are from outside the mainstream of traditional publishing. The online video session has some smart people on it, but beyond that? A
Buzzfeed
Interesting interview with Jonah Peretti, the founder of Buzzfeed. Heâs somewhat guarded, as you might expect, but what he does say is interesting⊠[hat-tip: Alex Watson [https://twitter.com/Sifter/status/468121076531466240]]