Publishing
Post about the art and strategies of professional publishing, from business models to platforms, and more.
On The Web, Social Media is Just Media Paid Members Public
On one of the training course I teach in sunny Sutton, I make the point that, from its earliest days, the internet was a social medium: usenet [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet], irc [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat], BBSes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_
Proportion of Readers That Will Pay For News: 5% Paid Members Public
Sometimes, a good graphic says all that needs to be said: [https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/09/pcuk-harris-poll-paid-content-reader-intentions-o.png] Loads more data on PaidContent UK [http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419-pcukharris-poll-only-five-percent-of-readers-would-pay-for-online-news/] , plenty of good analysis on PDA [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/
Why Good Bloggers are Good For Print Paid Members Public
Here’s a piece of news [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/business/media/21atlantic.html] that’s all over the journalism blogosphere this afternoon, and which surprises me not at all: > Last week, though, the prominent political blogger Andrew Sullivan used his forum on TheAtlantic.com to
Evolving News Online Paid Members Public
OK. Saturday morning task for those of you really interested in the future of online journalism. Grab a nice, strong mug of coffee (or other suitable beverage) and sit down to read this [http://strange.corante.com/2009/09/09/visualisation-for-news-and-community-discovery] : > By and large, news websites still reflect their
Goodbye to the London Paper Paid Members Public
And so the paper that started the London evening freesheet war is gone: [](http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/assets_c/2009/09/IMG_1275-1442.html) I doubt this will
The Technology Revolution: Autumn 2009 Paid Members Public
I’m such a sucker for these things: They tell a pretty compelling story, though, don’t they?
Google Fast Flip and our Thumbnail Overlords Paid Members Public
[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/assets_c/2009/09/New%20Picture%20%2834%29-1414.html] That’s the thumbnail view you get in Safari, Apple’s web browser, when you open a new tab. The confluence of these two ideas suggest that, as the processing power and bandwidth develops to do
How To Lose a Fortune in Social Media Paid Members Public
Social media: you’re doing it wrong [http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/938043/BusinessWeek-sinks-16m-social-media-project/] : > NEW YORK – As the bid deadline for ailing BusinessWeek magazine approaches the McGraw-Hill title is revealed to have spent $16m on creating its social networking site, which is generating little cash. BusinessWeek launched its social
