Via Tim Carmody at Wired With live television, we flip; with video on demand, we binge. This means that shows have to catch and hold our attention in very different ways — not just over the commercial, but from episode … Continue reading →

I just finished leading a team in developing a niche news and information site for brass that we’re calling The Money Side of Life. Money Side of Life starts as a blog written by a team of bloggers, designers and … Continue reading →

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This is a smart move and one I hope sets a precedent that the data collected by news organizations has value beyond the products created by the organization itself. USA Today Opens APIs To Commercial Use – 10,000 Words.

“The one thing that [Walt] never let is forget was it is all about the audience… …It’s tough to hear… but no one cares about us … If we can find ways to deliver news and cultivate communities that engage, …

Agile planning Key points: Ideas from anywhere users are at the center there’s no single solution test and learn marketing is always on data: smart collection and reapplication free your mind By Neil Perkin via Jason Kristufek..

    Readers are smart. They know when they’re seeing sloppy work, and with unlimited choices in the digital world, they’ll take their eyeballs elsewhere. Read It and Weep – Recovering Journalist.

“Management should bite the bullet and admit that it has been stagnant for many years and led the company down a bleak path.” Via Seeking Alpha.

Andy Rutledge takes digital news to task, specifically over the cluttered, distracting design of news sites. Besides the design notes, though, are some key points for conceptualizing news vs. opinion, comments vs. social media, and sections vs. content types: “Featured” …

Journalism provides information people use to organize their lives. A media company mobile strategy puts utility first and should form the core values of the organization. From there, habit and trust allow readers to appreciate the lofty, hard-hitting stuff.

Via ahknight: Netflix WI subscribers passed a certain number specified in the contract with Starz and Sony and so they lost the right to stream that content. After some talks they came back online and now, one week later, Netflix … Co

Mike Rogoway reports this morning on the Portland Incubator Experiment, part of the Wieden+Kennedy advertising firm, backed by Coca-Cola, Nike and Target. They’re taking applications for a three-month program for 8 to 10 startups. They’ll pay a $1,000 stipend for up to three founders, a place to live and mentori

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A primary issue with developing anything out of thin air is the tendency for discussions to quickly move from idea to solution, then include a little strategy on the backend for good measure. This works fine if you find yourself with a pool of oil under your car: Oil’s leaking. Where’s it coming from? The [...]

Last night I had the chance to speak to a group of new media/journalism students at Oregon State University. I always try to be relevant and upbeat about the tools available now to working journalists and the entrepreneurial spirit that defines success now in the field. But I’m always excited about the depth of questi

Doc Searls makes several great observations about where television’s going, especially in light of Al Jazeera’s online streaming (free of goofy cable restrictions) and complete ownership of news coming out of the Middle East for the past month and more. Most compelling are his reference to Terry Heaton’s b

Dave Winer says Apple is ill-experienced at listening to customer wants or needs. I don't think they ever have, and it's starting to show. Possibly related posts:

Dave Winer says Apple is ill-experienced at listening to customer wants or needs. I don't think they ever have, and it's starting to show. Possibly related posts:

Adam Rifkin argues that Google looks at solving every problem with search while Facebook and Twitter are cleaning up the social realm. He's probably right, but today it's easier than ever before to have a toolbox full of all the best stuff and to whip out the right app for what I need right now. Possibly related posts:

Adam Rifkin argues that Google looks at solving every problem with search while Facebook and Twitter are cleaning up the social realm. He's probably right, but today it's easier than ever before to have a toolbox full of all the best stuff for what I need right now. Possibly related posts:

Give 'em what they want. And what they want is solid information. Possibly related posts:An iPad strategy is only as g

Give 'em what they want. And what they want is solid information. Possibly related posts:An iPad strategy is only as g

The notion of information wanting to be free changes depending on how you define "free." Free as in "no cost," or free as in "no boundaries?"

The notion of information wanting to be free changes depending on how you define "free." Free as in "no cost," or free as in "no boundaries?"

Think it's all over for publishing? Not if you look at it in the right perspective. Here's a great video that helps.

Calls for community newspapers to have a strategy for the iPad are misguided -- unless they're really suggesting a whole new way of gathering and presenting information. Possibly related posts:

Calls for community newspapers to have a strategy for the iPad are misguided -- unless they're really suggesting a whole new way of gathering and presenting information. Possibly related posts:

What are readers who ask for full RSS feeds really telling you? John Gruber says it's that they want to pay more attention to you and share you with their friends.

What are readers who ask for full RSS feeds really telling you? John Gruber says it's that they want to pay more attention to you and share you with their friends.