Tag Archives: newspapers
Niche apps: A future for newspapers?
The Seattle Times has a couple of niche sports apps on the market right now and both are doing very well. Is this a future here for newspapers? There’s certainly money to be made. Continue reading
In the ‘Post-Digital World,’ Newspapers are Actually Hip
After new media turned the old-media world upside down, a couple of digital hipsters tilted their heads and gave analog a second look. Ben Terrett and Russell Davies, of the European design firm Really Interesting Group (RIG), spoke this month … Continue reading
Checking in and Cashing out on Location-Based Social Networks
Social media has made today’s marketing less about controlling the message and more about asking questions. While Twitter and Facebook want to know what’s happening, Foursquare and other location-based social networks wonder, “Where are you?” For those unfamiliar with Foursquare, … Continue reading
Subscriptions Only 3% of Newspaper Income
The money quote from Hal Varian’s presentation to the Federal Trade Commission, according to TechCrunch, was this: “newspapers have never made much money from news.” But for me, the kicker is this data point from slide #3: Subscriptions account for … Continue reading
The Case For Digital Subscriptions
I’ve been thinking about business models for online content (text and images), given Apple’s introduction of the iPad and Amazon’s infamous battle with Macmillan. I’ve argued that digital subscriptions should be less than their analog counterparts, basing my argument in … Continue reading
The New York Times may charge for content
Update: The New York Times announced on January 20 that they will indeed begin to meter content, starting in 2011. Read the Times’ statement here. Bloggers’ reactions? Mashable predicts that the number of sites linking to the Times will decrease, … Continue reading
Follow-Up: “No More Free Content”
After reading my “No More Free Content” post, a colleague observed (in an email) that information consumers “pay” for content with both attention (”monetized and sold to advertisers”) and “direct payment to content producers.” [Note: there is no direct payment … Continue reading
Two words for Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute appeared on The Daily Show Monday, February 9th, to discuss his recent cover article in Time Magazine about ways to save the dying newspaper industry. During his interview with Jon Stewart, he talks about … Continue reading
