Category Archives: publishing

Why Outside.in may have the local solution

Posted on July 24, 2007 by

The recent blog frenzy over hyperlocal media inspired me to have a look at Outside.in again. It’s not just the high profile backers and the intense competitive set that make Outside.in worth a second look. There’s something very compelling in … Continue reading →

Posted in 94107, advertising, aggregation, blogging, citizen media, citizenjournalism, collaboration, community, economics, edge, journalism, local, media, network effects, outside.in, participation, peer production, platform, potrero hill, publishing, san francisco, semanticweb, social media, tagging | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Ziff Davis sells its mission statement

Posted on May 3, 2007 by

Paul Conley rants on Ziff Davis for their latest breach of journalistic ethics. They’ve gone so far as to sell the very text of their editorial mission statement to advertisers. Check out this screenshot: “If you want to see the … Continue reading →

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Gatekeepers need to stop calling themselves gatekeepers

Posted on April 11, 2007 by

Time business columnist Justin Fox questioned the success of the new media methods in a recent post “The reign of the enthusiasts“. He suggests the algorithms that proudly surface the deep dark corners of the Internet are actually just self-referential … Continue reading →

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Media As A Service

Posted on April 2, 2007 by

Much like print and tv are becoming marketing vehicles to drive people online, the domain name for an online media service is becoming sort of an abstract utility or maybe just a brand address for media services rather than the … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising, attention, feedburner, history, ideas, innovation, journalism, management, marketing, media, models, peer production, process, publishing, rightmedia, rss, strategy, trends, webservices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

InfoWorld to close magazine business

Posted on March 24, 2007 by

Rex Hammock and Valleywag tip us off to Sam Whitmore’s MediaSurvey piece on the closure of InfoWorld’s magazine operation. Though still rumor at this point, the news doesn’t surprise me one bit. The “enterprise fleet”, as former IDG President Pat … Continue reading →

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Are big product launches necessary?

Posted on March 13, 2007 by

A commenter in Mark Glaser’s recent post on MediaShift about the USA Today redesign sheds light on a problem that Internet companies seem to struggle with a lot. “I think there may be a lesson to be learned in how … Continue reading →

Posted in agile, collaboration, community, creativity, development, innovation, mainstream media, management, marketing, media, msm, peer production, process, publishing, research, socialmedia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Do you want my clicks or my attention?

Posted on February 1, 2007 by

I’ve been a believer for a long time that the magazine business is best-suited amongst the “old” media markets to embrace and extend the online media world successfully. They understand communities. They understand niche content. And they get targeted advertising. … Continue reading →

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A community site without a community

Posted on January 3, 2007 by

Taking a little time at home last week gave me a chance to play around with one of my experiments that was nearly at its end. FlipBait is a simple Pligg/MediaWiki site that pokes fun at the dotcom golddiggers out … Continue reading →

Posted in aggregation, collaboration, community, delicious, digg, flipbait, how to, mediawiki, participation, pligg, publishing, socialmedia, tagging, wiki | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Valleywag is becoming essential

Posted on December 14, 2006 by

I have to echo Fred Wilson’s view that Valleywag has suddenly become a must-read for me. Despite the incessant Yahoo! bashing recently, Nick Denton has finally created an insightful Silicon Valley gossip rag that’s worth the time put into it. … Continue reading →

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A human-powered relevance engine for Internet startup news

Posted on November 20, 2006 by

Here’s a fun experiment in crowdsourcing. I’ve been getting overwhelmed by all the startup news coming out of the many sources tracking the interesting ideas and new companies hunting for Internet gold. Many of these companies are really smart. Many … Continue reading →

Posted in aggregation, collaboration, digg, flipbait, innovation, news, open source, participation, peer production, pligg, publishing, recommendations, social media, startup | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment