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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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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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

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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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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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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

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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

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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

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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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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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