Using Chatroulette as a Marketing Channel

Posted June 4, 2010 by themediawatcher
Categories: Uncategorized

Web in ‘Fashion’ for Fall

Posted June 1, 2010 by themediawatcher
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20 Questions in a Quest for Meaning

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/business/media/01adco.html

Web in ‘Fashion’ for Fall

Media Week

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/magazines-newspapers/e3if3584cb6d538b8e1cff467f1b28dbd19

B2B Spending on Social Media to Explodes

eMarketer

http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007725

Social Network Demographics and Usage

eMarketer

http://www.emarketer.com/Reports/All/Emarketer_2000644.aspx

Judiciary Committee Still Has Questions for Facebook

Read Write Web

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/us_dept_of_justice_still_has_questions_for_faceboo.php

Paid iPhone Applications Tend To Top Rankings Longer Than Free Apps

Tech Crunch

http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/01/paid-iphone-applications-tend-to-top-rankings-longer-than-free-apps/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

Apple Probe Grows

The New York Post

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/apple_probe_grows_eC2Xojek2kBNijBO2uP1kJ

Newspapers now have lost half of core sales

Reflections of a Newsosaur

http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2010/05/newspapers-now-have-lost-half-of-core.html

This Week in Review: Facebook’s privacy tweak, old and new media’s links, and the AP’s new challenger

Nieman Journalism Lab

http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/05/this-week-in-review-facebooks-privacy-tweak-old-and-new-medias-links-and-the-aps-new-challenger/

Buoyed by a Digital Wave

The Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703406604575278763523517680.html

Pay-per-click is the new online paradigm

The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/may/31/paywalls-pay-per-click-advertising

Newspaper Traffic surging, and more!

Posted May 26, 2010 by themediawatcher
Categories: Uncategorized

Sorry I’ve been away!

Communications Law to be Reviewed

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/technology/25broadband.html?ref=technology

Georgia’s Biggest Newspapers to Partner on Political Coverage

Editor & Publisher

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Headlines/georgia’s-biggest-newspapers-to-partner-on-political-coverage-61430-.aspx

Newspaper Online Traffic Surging

Editor & Publisher

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Headlines/newspaper-online-traffic-surging-61444-.aspx

Murdoch Finally Puts Money Where Mouth Is — Blocks Google From Indexing London Times Articles!

Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/sorry-google-you-cannot-read-the-uk-times-new-websites-2010-5

Google and Verizon developing iPad rival

new media age

http://www.nma.co.uk/3013423.article?cmpid=NMAE03&cmptype=newsletter

Twitter’s Most Influential Users

Mashable

http://mashable.com/2010/05/24/twitters-influential-users/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29

Building Trust with Empowered Consumers

eMarketer

http://mashable.com/2010/05/24/twitters-influential-users/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29

For Female Social Followers, Brands Rule

eMarketer

http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007710

New Media, Old Media

PewResearchCenter

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1602/new-media-review-differences-from-traditional-press

Times’ Sunday Styles ‘A Night Out With’ Column to Get a Makeover, Name Change

The New York Observer

http://www.observer.com/2010/media/times-sunday-styles-night-out-column-get-makeover-name-change

5 Myths About Your Subject Line

ClickZ

http://www.clickz.com/3640421

Twitter To Prohibit Any Third Party To Advertise In-Stream

Tech Crunch

http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/24/did-twitter-just-kill-tweetup-minutes-after-its-launch/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

Google Opens the Black Box a Bit

All Things Digital

http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100524/google-opens-the-black-box-a-bit/?mod=ATD_rss

IPad Apps We’d Like to See

PCWorld

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/197005/ipad_apps_wed_like_to_see.html

Huge Gap Remains Between Mainstream Media and the Social Web

Mashable

http://mashable.com/2010/05/24/new-versus-old-media/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29

Why is Facebook’s Propaganda in the Washington Post?

Gawker

http://gawker.com/5546687/

Peters to cover newspapers, magazines for NYT

Poynter Online

http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=183953

Personalized Ads Appeal More in Print

eMarketer

http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007707

Facebook and Twitter Coming to Kindle–In Glorious Black and White

Digital Daily

http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100524/facebook-and-twitter-coming-to-kindle-in-glorious-black-and-white/?mod=ATD_rss

Facebook Privacy: A Bewildering Tangle of Options

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/12/business/facebook-privacy.html

More Twitter Analysis: Influencers Don’t Retweet, and more

Posted March 24, 2010 by themediawatcher
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The NY Times in all its glory, and more

Posted March 23, 2010 by themediawatcher
Categories: 1

24 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute, and more

Posted March 19, 2010 by themediawatcher
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The Real Victims of the Newspaper Collapse (From the Onion – hilarious!)

All Things Digital

http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100319/the-real-victims-of-the-newspaper-collapse/?mod=ATD_rss

Old and New Media Coexisting Nicely, Thank You

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/business/media/19adco.html?ref=media

Op-Ed: Why the Internet Should Win the Nobel Peace Prize

Wired

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/from-the-fields-internet/

24 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute

Yahoo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100317/tc_afp/usitcompanyinternetyoutubegoogle

Jimmy Wales: Papers Should Ditch Columnists, Google Is Naïve

Paid Content

http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419-cms2010-jimmy-wales-papers-should-ditch-columnists-google-is-naive/#keep_reading

Reuters Offers New Financial Data Service to Newspapers

Media Bistro

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/newspapers/reuters_offers_new_financial_data_service_to_newspapers_155507.asp

AP, Microsoft Demo Fruits of Collaboration

Editor & Publisher

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004076888

The Top 15 Brands on the App Store Might Surprise You

Tech Crunch

http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/03/17/the-top-15-brands-on-the-app-store-might-surprise-you/

Sequoia’s Kvamme: Social Media Marketing Can Replace Advertising

GigaOm

http://gigaom.com/2010/03/17/sequoias-kvamme-social-media-marketing-can-replace-advertising/

Google Will Soon Allow You to Opt Out of Google Analytics Tracking

Read Write Web

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/opt_out_of_google_analytics.php

Don’t Let Your Website Ruin Your Magazine’s Tablet Edition

Advertising Age

http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=142852

Christiane Amanpour Leaves CNN to Host ABC’s ‘This Week’

Media Bistro

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/revolving_door/christiane_amanpour_leaves_cnn_to_host_abcs_this_week_155164.asp

Amazon.com Said to Be in Talks to Alter E-Book Prices

Bloomberg

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a.MXb43U6aXg

Apple Scrambles to Secure iPad Deals

The Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703523204575129862264704190.html

Advertising vs. Editorial: Can This Marriage Be Saved?

ClickZ

http://www.clickz.com/3639838

Twitter and News and Media Websites

Posted March 17, 2010 by themediawatcher
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Talking Back to Your TV, Incessantly

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/business/media/15carr.html?ref=media

C-Span Puts Full Archives on the Web

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/arts/television/16cspan.html?ref=media

Twitter and News and Media Websites

Hit Wise

http://weblogs.hitwise.com/us-heather-hopkins/2010/03/twitter_and_news_and_media_web.html

ABC Tinkers with the Idea of Midday News

NY Observer

http://www.observer.com/2010/media/abc-tinkers-idea-midday-news

Facebook Tops Google As Most Visited Site in the U.S.

WSJ

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/03/15/facebook-tops-google-as-most-visited-site-in-the-us/

“Top Ten Signs You Spend Too Much Time On Twitter”

Dave Letterman – Twitter Top 10

http://www.sling.com/video/show/283212/65/David-Letterman—Twitter-Top-Ten

The Washington Post to launch business weekly

Washington Business Journal

http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/03/15/daily7.html

Visual Journalism

Nieman Reports

http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports.aspx

IBM Thinks There Will Be More “Things” On The Internet Than People Eventually

Silicon Alley Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-thinks-there-will-be-more-things-on-the-internet-than-people-eventually-2010-3

‘NYT’ and ‘WSJ’ Launch Advertising Campaigns Touting New York Dominance

Editor & Publisher

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004075174

Survey: Readers don’t want to pay for news online

AP News

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100315/D9EER6CG0.html

New York Times’ Exclusive Run at Starbucks Ends

Advertising Age

http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=142804

Pew: Online News Users Don’t Want To Pay—Or Look At Ads

Paid Content

http://paidcontent.org/article/419-pew-online-news-users-dont-want-to-pay-or-look-at-ads/

Mixing Business With Pleasure

Portfolio

http://www.portfolio.com/companies-executives/2010/03/12/media-companies-finding-creative-methods-of-opening-new-channels-for-revenue/index.html

Joy Behar, New York Times Big Winners at GLAAD Awards

Mediaite

http://www.mediaite.com/online/joy-behar-new-york-times-big-winners-at-glaad-awards/

Ben Zimmer New ‘On Language’ Columnist: New York Times Magazine Names William Safire Successor

Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/11/ben-zimmer-new-on-languag_n_495867.html

Instant Ads Set the Pace on the Web

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/business/media/12adco.html?ref=business

New York Times debuts ad campaign

B2B

http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100315/MEDIABUSINESS/100319961/1001

How the New York Times and CNN try to keep up with the tech companies

The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/mar/15/new-york-times-cnn-tech-companies

How to Save the New York Times in Three Steps

BNet

http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10006182/how-to-save-the-new-york-times-in-three-steps/

10 Reasons Why News Organizations Should Use ‘Linked Data’

PBS

http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2010/03/10-reasons-why-news-organizations-should-use-linked-data073.html

Plenty of Ads to Go Around on Oscar Night, and more

Posted March 5, 2010 by themediawatcher
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Plenty of Ads to Go Around on Oscar Night

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/business/media/04adco.html?ref=media

Ads Posted on Facebook Strike Some as Off-Key

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/technology/04facebook.html?ref=media

Google Uses Personal Data to Tailor Up to 20% of Searches

WSJ

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/03/03/google-uses-personal-data-to-tailor-20-of-searches/

The Newsonomics of time-on-site

Nieman Journalism Lab

http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/03/the-newsonomics-of-time-on-site/

Is Content King? Then Distribution Is Crown Prince

Silicon Alley Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/is-content-king-then-distribution-is-crown-prince-2010-3

Huffington Post Blasts Past 40 Million Monthly Unique Visitors

Silicon Alley Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/huffington-post-blasts-past-40-million-monthly-unique-visitors-2010-3

Fortune Redesigns for Changed Economic Climate

Media Week

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/magazines-newspapers/e3ibe85493aa8b413308400b328f91cddb4

Hulu’s future in limbo after Viacom pulls plug

New York Post

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/hulu_future_in_limbo_after_viacom_mfhnRY1RobPqk8EMjBU59M

Survey: Men more likely to Tweet, Facebook

Boston Business Journal

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2010/03/01/daily30.html

NY Times’ Sulzberger Explains Philosophy Behind Charging for Articles

Wired

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/03/ny-times-sulzberger-explains-philosophy-behind-charging-for-articles/

Washington Post’s Sheikholeslami: ‘Year Of Experimentation’ For Paid Mobile App

Paid Content

http://paidcontent.org/article/419-washington-posts-sheikholeslami-year-of-experimentation-for-paid-mobile/

Google Experiments With Searching Using Gestures

Paid Content

http://paidcontent.org/article/419-google-experiments-with-searching-with-gestures/

Can This Rutabaga Get More Fans Than…?

ClickZ

http://www.clickz.com/3639620

iPad Will Solve Magazines’ Business Problem, and more

Posted March 3, 2010 by themediawatcher
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BBC Proposes Deep Cuts in Web Site

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/business/media/03bbc.html?ref=media

Dan Abrams to Launch Style Site

WWD

http://www.wwd.com/media-news/dan-abrams-to-launch-style-site-2520572

FT plans PayPal option for online news

Financial Times

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6bdae3da-2608-11df-b2fc-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

Yahoo News Brings News Commenting Back

Paid Content

http://paidcontent.org/article/419-yahoo-news-brings-news-commenting-back-/

FT brand will continue to expand

Marketing Week

http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/news/ft-brand-will-continue-to-expand/3010567.article

Facebook’s 2009 Revenue Breakdown

Silicon Alley Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-wont-be-a-multi-billion-dollar-company-for-many-years-2010-3

Anderson: iPad Will Solve Magazines’ Business Problem

Media Week

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/magazines-newspapers/e3ibe85493aa8b41330a14abebc4b33f2f3

Why Baby Boomers Can’t Be Put in One Box – Jerry Shereshewsky

Advertising Age

http://adage.com/columns/article?article_id=142375

Washington Post CEO: No Plans To Charge For Online Edition

The Wall Street Journal

http://www.smartmoney.com/news/ON/?story=ON-20100302-000432

NYT’s Sulzberger, FT’s Ridding On Growing Through Subscription

Paid Content

http://paidcontent.org/article/419-videos-nyts-sulzberger-fts-ridding-on-growing-through-subscription/

Omniture And Facebook Ink Deal To Bring Analytics And Buying Tools To Social Marketing

Media Post

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=123533

Facebook Fanpages Get ‘Professional’ Treatment

Media Post

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=123444

Chatroulette, by the Numbers

The Wall Street Journal

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/03/02/chatroulette-by-the-numbers/

News You Can Use About How You Use News

PC World

http://www.pcworld.com/article/190435/news_you_can_use_about_how_you_use_news.html

Marketers sick of social media buzzwords

Biz Report

http://www.bizreport.com/2010/03/marketers_sick_of_social_media_buzzwords.html

Lowered Expectations: Web Refines Quality, and more

Posted February 22, 2010 by themediawatcher
Categories: 1

Honoring Citizen Journalists

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/business/media/22polk.html?ref=media

Footnoted.org: A solo investment news site gets acquired, but its founder says the web’s no sure bet

Nieman Journalism Lab

http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/02/footnoted-org-a-solo-investment-news-site-gets-acquired-but-its-founder-says-the-webs-no-sure-bet/

The Surreal World of Chatroulette

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/weekinreview/21bilton.html

Lowered Expectations: Web Redefines ‘Quality’

Silicon Alley Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/lowered-expectations-web-redefines-quality-2010-2

AOL Throws More Money At Expensive, Brand Name Journalists

Silicon Alley Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/aol-hires-more-expensive-brand-name-journalists-2010-2

Google Buzz Not a Twitter or Facebook Killer, Says Google Exec

Mashable

http://mashable.com/2010/02/21/google-buzz-twitter-facebook/

Olympic Twitter Tracker Visualizes Tweets

Mashable

http://mashable.com/2010/02/21/olympic-twitter-tracker/

NYT Co. Executives Shed More Light on Meter Model

Editor & Publisher

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004069163

@pc2010: NYT Metered Model Is Designed To Preserve Reach And Grow Ad Revs

Paid Content

http://paidcontent.org/article/419-pc2010-nyt-metered-model-is-designed-to-preserve-reach-and-grow-ad-rev/

Video @ paidContent 2010: New York Times Execs On Metered News And More

Paid Content

http://paidcontent.org/article/419-video-paidcontent-2010-new-york-times-execs-on-metered-news-and-more/

You’re Using Social Media. But Just Who Is Overseeing It All?

Advertising Age

http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=142221

Huffington Post Partners with College Newspapers

Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/21/AR2010022103692_2.html

Ad serving startup Rubicon takes aim at Doubleclick

Venture Beat

http://venturebeat.com/2010/02/19/ad-serving-startup-rubicon-takes-aim-at-doubleclick/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Venturebeat+%28VentureBeat%29

The Newsonomics of online marketing

Nieman Journalism Lab

http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/02/the-newsonomics-of-online-marketing/