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The new economic reality: business model first, build traffic second

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Farhad Manjoo at Slate offers a timely reminder of one of the underlying realities of online business: “Everyone knows that print newspapers are our generation’s horse-and-buggy; in the most wired cities, they’ve been pummeled by competition from the Web. But … Continue reading →

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The passion of publishing, or why some bloggers are journalists

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

There’s a very simple joke that sums up the difference between a blogger and a professional journalist, and it goes like this. Q: What’s the difference between a blogger and a reporter? A: About £25,000 per year. Employing people as … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Maxim

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

This week Maxim shut, neatly closing a chapter of publishing that I was there to witness at the start. When Maxim first launched, I was at Dennis Publishing on the MacUser team, and I remember the small gathering the company … Continue reading →

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The Jeff Jarvis conundrum

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Ian Betteridge

I have a certain amount of sympathy for Ron Rosenbaum's post about Jeff Jarvis. Like Ron, I used to be an avid reader of Jeff's blog, and liked it a lot. And, like Ron, I've become disillusioned by Jeff and … Continue reading →

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Print is dying, right? Not so fast

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Ian Betteridge

Don’t expect this story to get coverage from those who always seem to be claiming that print media is dying. The Economist, the venerable newspaper (which looks like a magazine) has seen revenues, profits and print circulation all rise: "The … Continue reading →

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