Publishing
Post about the art and strategies of professional publishing, from business models to platforms, and more.
Was This An Online Election? Paid Members Public
So, how has the online media done on this election? The BBC has reported unprecedented levels of traffic to its site this morning, but Paul Bradshaw has a good post up, suggesting that there’s a degree ofhomogenisation amongst the online news outlets [http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/05/07/uk-general-election-2010-online-journalism-is-ordinary/
The obligatory "iPad for Publishers" post Paid Members Public
OK, folks, I’ve held out long enough. Here it is: the obligatory iPad post. Enjoy it while you can, because I’m going to shut up about the damn things from now until I have one in my hands. [https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/
news:rewired Making Money Dos and Don'ts Paid Members Public
SoGlos.com [http://www.soglos.com] – James Fryer Launched the week of the floods in 2007. Founded by two journalists from the county.**Do:**1. **Be great!** – Niche websites work, they can capture audiences. All of our content is exclusively written by professional journalists – it’s about high-quality content. 2.
Could Local Newspapers Make Money From Snow? Paid Members Public
[![Sofa in the snow](https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/01/4265878930_a465e45807_b-thumb-470x352-1557.jpg?resize=470%2C352)](http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/assets_c/2010/01/4265878930_a465e45807_b-1557.html) Laura has a thoughtful post up on her blog on the sort of[ app she’d
What is PubSubHubbub? Paid Members Public
A video attempting to explain PubSubHubbub [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubSubHubbub], a protocol that takes RSS and Atom feeds and makes them real time: It’s an important technology for the tech guys in publishers to get their heads around.
Time to Kick the Controversy Habit Paid Members Public
At a meeting this morning, I told a prospective newbie blogger that intentional controversy was often a massively over-rated virtue. In the light of this, I couldn’t help but find myself nodding vigorously in agreement with this piece by Umair Haque [http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/12/why_
Our Real Problem: The Death of the News Package Paid Members Public
The problem we have to face up to is that just sticking a paywall around what we used to do will not solve our problems on its own (and by decreasing page views, may harm ad revenue and make things worse…. ) We actually have to re-evaluate what we do from