The Media Equation: 2 Platforms, With 2 Sets of Problems

Magazine publishers have a tough choice: an exclusive, pricey deal with the wildly popular Apple conduit, or Google’s open, less expensive and less trafficked vehicle. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

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[ The Guardian | 2013-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These Stories Dominated Digital Media in 2013

Digital media is thriving. Online advertising is growing faster than any other medium. The Web is hot. Except for the fact that the Web has had all sorts of growing pains. And major business challenges. And it changes constantly, sometimes quite radically. It's certainly never boring, and... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestsellers, Social Media and Humor as a Path to God

As Chaplain of The Colbert Report and a bestselling author, Rev. James Martin S.J. is one few religious figures to star on the mass media. Here, the bestselling author discusses his career and beliefs. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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6 Media Tech Predictions for 2014

From big data to responsive design to the next iOS, technology has become inextricably linked to publishing. No one has a perfect model for it yet though. In many cases, content has raced ahead of monetization. In other instances, it's reversed. Neither side is stopping to wait for the other to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian News & Media appoints David Pemsel as deputy chief executive

Ex-ITV marketing director promoted from position as Guardian publisher's chief commercial officerDavid Pemsel, chief commercial officer of Guardian publisher Guardian News & Media, has been promoted to deputy chief executive.Pemsel, the former ITV marketing director, will take over... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HMRC asked to investigate Vice Media over 'unpaid internship' advert

Tax officials have been asked to investigate Vice Media, the multi-platform publishing group, over its apparent attempt to recruit an administrator on an unpaid work experience basis.A report on Graduate Fog, the website that offers careers advice to graduates, points to the headline on the job... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Which science fiction classic should be the next HBO box set?

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[ The Guardian | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riggio Sells 2 Million B&N Shares

Barnes & Noble chairman Len Riggio sold 2 million of his shares in the bookstore chain on Tuesday for $13.81 a share. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Rupert Murdoch cards turn Twitter gems into festive greetings | Media Monkey

Fans of Rupert Murdoch's musings on Twitter can now share his thoughts with their friends this festive season. No, the Times isn't publishing a Christmas supplement compiling its owner's thoughts – New York artist Michelle Vaughan has produced letterpress cards featuring a selection of his... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Medium 1.0, Ev Williams Tackles The Platform's Identity Crisis

Ev Williams talks about designing the newly-launched Medium 1.0, and his vision for the blogging platform's future in online publishing."What is Medium?"Read Full Story     Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Medium brings design and photo improvements to its social publishing platform

Medium is debuting a slew of new look-and-feel tweaks designed to let would-be columnists pretend they're working for a well-designed print publication. The site says that one of its initial goals was to empower writers with "dead simple" tools to ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Does Web Publishing Have a Looming DVR Problem?

Publishers like to think that their content is getting read. But at the expense of advertising dollars? Not so fast. Increasingly popular apps like Pocket, Instapaper and Evernote’s Web Clipper have been billed as a way to help publishers combat fragmentation by letting users read bookmarked... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst's Troy Young Spills: This Is How You Make Money In Digital Media

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[ Fast Company | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obama's tech wizard hones his media weapons to help Miliband get to No 10

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Macmillan relaunches online teen platform

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The Downside of Digital Media’s Scale Fetish

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[ Digiday | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Livefyre Buys Social Analytics Platform Realtidbits

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[ AdWeek | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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