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Category Archives: Publishing
Sometimes, “think like a startup” isn’t the best option
In an interesting piece on the problems at MySpace under Murdoch, Om Malik mentions this: Kevin also mentioned that Murdoch, and every large media company, need to think like startups. Good advice – but only to a point. The fact … Continue reading
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Tagged Avatar, Business, MySpace, New media, News Corporation, Om Malik, Publishing, Rupert Murdoch
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Guardian CEO says charging for specialist content an option
The Guardian may still be considering a paywall, at least for specialist content: [Chief Executive of Guardian Media Group Carolyn] McCall added that the Guardian, like the New York Times, had looked at six different pay models including a complete … Continue reading
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Tagged Carolyn McCall, GMG, Guardian Media Group, Paywalls, Publishing, The Guardian
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Amazon caves in to Macmillan, pouts and sulks
Macmillan E-books – kindle Discussion Forum: We want you to know that ultimately, however, we will have to capitulate and accept Macmillan’s terms because Macmillan has a monopoly over their own titles, and we will want to offer them to … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, Publishing
Tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Books, Kindle, Macmillan, Publishing
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Good to see Grey London continue the fine tradition of originality in ads
Update: In what I’d describe as “a result”, Grey London’s MD has been in touch with Meg – see her blog for details! Advertising. It’s all about creativity, originality, possibly bean bags, yeah? So let’s compare this image, taken by my … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, advertising, Creativity, Flickr, Grey London, Horlicks, Meg Pickard
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The future of journalism? It’s astronomy
There’s nothing more that journalists like than the opportunity to talk about themselves, thinly disguised as a treatise on the future of journalism This is probably why the “debate” (which it isn’t – not enough listening) on “citizen journalism” (which … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, Citizen journalism, journalism, Journalism.co.uk, Martin Belam, Media
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Google finds out retailing is harder than it looks
It looks like Google is finding out that being a retailer selling hardware is a bit harder than it looks: “Google is being inundated with complaints about its Nexus One phone. The touchscreen smartphone was launched on 5 January and … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Publishing
Tagged Add new tag, Customer service, Google, HTC Corporation, Nexus One, Smartphone, T-Mobile
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2009: The year tech blogging died
Most years are full of idiocy. But I think I can make a decent case for this year being the worst on record, at least from the perspective of writing about technology. This was the year when tech writing plumbed … Continue reading
Posted in Google, iPad, iPhone, Macs, Microsoft, Publishing
Tagged Add new tag, Apple, Google, Google Docs, iPhone, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia
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TechCrunch hypes the Google Phone, contradicts itself repeatedly
TechCrunch‘s coverage of the so-called “Google Phone” really is turning into something of a joke. Today, it’s probably reached a new low. First up, Erick Schonfeld claims that current “reports” confirm their own original excitable post, quoting this bit: “There … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile, Publishing
Tagged Google, Google Phone, HTC Corporation, iPhone, TechCrunch
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If people don’t want journalism, we have no right to make them have it
I’ve been partially watching, partially taking part in a debate on Twitter over the future of news (what else?). It began with a tweet from John Robinson: “Tired of the media obsession with Tiger? Me too. Yet people are fascinated … Continue reading
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Tagged education, John Pilger, journalism, Mathew Ingram, Media, Storytelling, Twitter
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Finally, someone gets it
Murdoch to Google: Search This: “No, what Murdoch has realized is that a newspaper is not just valuable for the individual stories or tidbits that can be culled, piecemeal, from a generic list. A newspaper provides context. It tells a … Continue reading
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