Starting with most recent on September 24, 2009
@comradity @agniszkasshoes BW article speaks to some of the issues @DigiBookWorld will address in January: http://www.digitalbookworld.com/
@glecharles @agniszkasshoes Anything new or interesting here? RT @BW http://bit.ly/SWY7I
#FutureofNews is B2C http://bit.ly/h7eEi b'cus ad$ are down. via @MartinLangeveld RT @NiemanLabs: http://bit.ly/daKQ7
"US print ad$ -45% since '05. if ads. won't pay the bills, who will?" @earljwilkinson http://bit.ly/uysmD (pdf) via @lavrusik, @hvelarde
#opp'ty Nielsen has foot in the door of Facebook data goldmine RT @wsjtech http://bit.ly/Gush
#futureofmedia @hypebot http://bit.ly/7N5kb "(music ind.) grew dependent on a b'ness scheme that was never intended to serve..fans.."
#futureofmedia is thinking like a B2C business http://bit.ly/h7eEi #futureofnews
“Confidence..better but ..isn’t translating into.. spending more on their brands,†Sorrell via @FT http://bit.ly/RBbCo #futureofmedia
RT @gfulgoni comscore # ppl who click display ads down 50% last 2yrs. 8% now account for 85% of all clicks (via @glecharles)
Innovation is novelty not sustainable value add RT @umairh http://bit.ly/C3zTn "have the costs of innovation exceeded the benefits?"
"Quit whining..Social Interaction is a powerful basic human need..This is your #opp'ty" via @yelvington http://bit.ly/VO3kY
RT@niemanlab "Every good b'ness plan starts..(with).. how it creates value for the customer. " http://bit.ly/7KSBf ME:http://bit.ly/4zv41C
@comradity I think @howardweaver pretty much nailed the illogical thinking. Paid content online is still an non-starter, though.
RT @HowardWeaver questions Paul Graham argument that better quality does not command a premium price http://bit.ly/kD6pa
RT @comradity: Graham may nail the factors driving publishing's problems well, but there are alternative conclusions: http://bit.ly/4zv41C
Graham may nail the factors driving publishing's problems well, but there are alternative conclusions: http://bit.ly/4zv41C
Paul Graham offers his rationalization for "No one will pay for content" http://bit.ly/MenLY Comments are here: http://bit.ly/sJHmB
change the b'ness model, not the medium My response to paulgraham.com & @jmichele http://bit.ly/4zv41C #futureofmedia #futureofnews
"(Amazon) invests in technology and distribution (affiliate & customer service) &.. results are startlingly.." http://bit.ly/uZd2u
Beck&Olbermann ratings "would have gotten a talk-show..canceled in the late1980s" via @time http://bit.ly/3Sb4R8 ME: http://bit.ly/XaKAG
correct link: Beck & Olbermann ratings "would have gotten a talk-show host canceled in the late 1980s" via @time ME:http://bit.ly/XaKAG
Wake up to the realities of the "post-advertising" age http://bit.ly/UR3Al (From @comradity on review of Garfield's "Chaos Scenario")
read @mthomps Antidote for..Overload http://bit.ly/R7xpy - good insights into #opp'ty to raise bar http://bit.ly/13y6tT #futureofnews
Forget Monetizing the content. Make money by raising the bar of social media http://bit.ly/13y6tT #futureofmedia #futureofnews
RT @comradity: Redefining Professionalism in Media #savethemedia #savethenews http://bit.ly/3xngbW
@mediatwit says MSM miss the point of participation http://bit.ly/7elwu Time to Redefine Professionalism http://bit.ly/3xngbW
Redefining Professionalism in Media #savethemedia #savethenews http://bit.ly/3xngbW
RT @radar @jmichele http://bit.ly/SaEyF "Stop Giving The Newspapers Your Advice" #futureofmedia #futureofnews
RT @radar @jmichele http://bit.ly/SaEyF "Stop Giving The Newspapers Your Advice"
Responded to @jayrosen_nyu comment on "Transforming Audience into Members": http://bit.ly/bUBhM #futureofmedia #futureofnews
#futureofmedia #futureofnews Here's good advice from P&G:grow by "improving consumers' lives" http://bit.ly/RK81L
RT @AdAge How Good Newspapers can Survive http://bit.ly/bBvZI ME: Transform Audience into Members http://bit.ly/bUBhM #futureofmedia
#futureofmedia RT Broad.&Cable reports CIMM (ind. alliance seeking new aud. meas.) welcomes Nielsen resp. to RFP http://bit.ly/3P3xZ
#futureofmedia RT FT Alliance formed using Cable's actual viewership data as alt. to Nielsen TV aud. "est." http://bit.ly/xeD12
#futureofmedia RT @JeffJarvis news business models at newsinnovation http://bit.ly/BLBXP
McKinsey Study on how Web2.0 is being used by business http://bit.ly/4FNhlF (free reg req'd)
RT FT "(agencies claim) that ad market had bottomed out, .. (but) survey gave little prospect of.. recovery" http://bit.ly/U8rL2
RT @agnieszkasshoes "when..more personal access to consumers (is possible), it is the facilitators who will struggle." http://bit.ly/UR3Al
Old media not hearing #opp'ty knock http://bit.ly/ba6rX RT @CindyRoyal agree New cos. will emerge as media leaders RT@marcusmessner
RE: In this 4/9/09 NYT interview with Ford CEO Mulally, http://bit.ly/mIfZ8, he talks about 2 factors critical to his s… http://disq.us/cxtz
RT Mediapost http://bit.ly/tPm4j survey brands' media $ next 6 mths via @pkafka @newsfuturist @DigiSociety
RT @DigiSociety says media industry outlook better http://bit.ly/O3fjx ME: Not so sure:http://bit.ly/ER0Ih
Just what I'm working on! RT @NotGodinREPOSTs about the #opp'ty for some1 to figure out who has Clout http://bit.ly/iHs6v
@jeff jarvis @emilybell here's some positive thinking about the #futureofmedia http://bit.ly/ba6rX
I much prefer working in an environ about the upside RT @Joi http://bit.ly/tn7Ah
RT @jtoeman: "..popularity contests don't drive quality content.. " via @Scobleizer ME: exactly.
#opp'ty Knocking! Media could kick custom pub's a$$. Media's independent #context raises bar via @tamera http://bit.ly/4zCZUx
RT @ClickableTV "Why Not Merge TV And Internet?" from MediaPost http://bit.ly/3JFk1Z via @colinrhinesmith
RT @NotGodinREPOSTs Problem with positive thinking ME: #Opp'ty is Knocking http://bit.ly/ba6rX
RT @37signals: "U want UR success 2 B .. the quality of UR products, not the quality of UR promises." http://bit.ly/X5kYF via @cindyalvarez
Newsweek "Kill the Aggregator" http://bit.ly/MohVD ME: Chest beating distracts from hearing #Opp'ty knock http://bit.ly/ba6rX
http://bit.ly/TcR0x: link to bad news Social Media Today ".. Death of Civility" http://bit.ly/18Ptey link to my #opp'ty post
RT @DigiSociety @ajkeen ~ If digital content doesn't evolve beyond ad-only model, won't get more valuable digital content. via @comradity
RT @DigiSociety @ajkeen ~ If digital content doesn't evolve beyond ad-only model, won't get more valuable digital content. #futureofmedia
link to 37signals "bar is too low" article http://bit.ly/u0Xne #free
link to BrandWeek http://bit.ly/C7tlN Publicis buys Unilever custom digital publishing project http://bit.ly/1TFePi #MOK
nielsen says US ad$ down 15.4% $ 1st 1/2 2009. That's a $10 Billion drop to $56.9 Billion http://bit.ly/4LgdL.
newspaper pay wall in newport, RI HMMM. http://bit.ly/17ifHF
RT @tamera easier to say "ooh look shiny, I want" vs what you *need*. ME:YUP. like Henry Ford ~ask 'm what you need & get "faster horse"
@sethgodin "Formerly Known as Advertisers" aren't waiting for Magic Beans http://bit.ly/RCD3x #fastf #futureofmedia #futureofnews
@NotGodinREPOSTs "even a complete moron could make a lot of $ using TV ads" ME: BS. Lots bought the fairy tale and wasted $.
FT "TV execs reach for reset button" (sub req'd) http://bit.ly/43qgmy (Me: if reset as cable ntwk what do local affiliates do?)
RT @colinrhinesmith RT @OpenNet: Internet turns 40, barriers threaten openness http://bit.ly/tYmgY (via @venered) ME:http://bit.ly/18Ptey
#fastf RT @CodyBrown There is no news crisis, there is just intimidating opportunity. Good Post @jeffjarvis http://bit.ly/sOA6y
#fastf RT @GeorgeDearing HP Labs: ".. the company can't afford to wait for "random acts of discovery." http://ff.im/-7qxCo
@tomaltman #fastf - We can walk on the moon. Can't we figure out how to make media that commands a premium to free?
RT @jeffjarvis Orig Sin of media =not running b'ness http://bit.ly/RJYBS + ME: definition of scalable http://bit.ly/D1bqW
RT @cindyalvarez “.. alternative to understanding complexity..?†Gawande asks. “Denying it. Not a successful strategyâ€*http://bit.ly/NXPfs
@johnrobinson Here's an idea for you inspired by implications for opp'ty in WPP's gloomy 2009 1st half results http://bit.ly/ER0Ih
#BRAVO! way to start a critical discussion RT @ajkeen My take on why artists are poor http://bit.ly/TMynL (corrected)
What does the CB Radio market teach us to anticipate for Web 3.0? http://bit.ly/18Ptey
RT @dgentry Technology Adoption Lifecycle http://bit.ly/crchasm ME: Is soc. media in chasm? Related:http://bit.ly/zHfq0
@steveouting re LAT poll on Rutten column http://is.gd/2vPJs ME: Will LAT report results of poll? Y or N
RT @glecharles "Knowing how to use the latest power tool doesn't mean much if you don't know how to build a house." http://disq.us/24to
@steveouting #focas http://bit.ly/9QFXr Feel more than a bit better! #FutureofMedia: Not So Scary. Exciting! http://bit.ly/4TLi8
Jon Miller, Newscorp meeting with others to push paid news consortium via LA Times http://bit.ly/SktXI
@mzkagan AGREE! Social Media Today = Telephone Party Lines of Yesterday http://bit.ly/11Z6F4
@hitsville A plan to address "The 5 Key Reasons Newspapers (et al) are Failing" http://bit.ly/ssyRy fyi @stevebuttry @sjcobrien
Hurdle for Free in Long Tail: "ad ntwrks & portals gen'd the smallest change . . (or) no diff. for advertisers" http://snurl.com/qjaqw
RT @lavrusik Social media is a means to revenue http://ow.ly/kv9c [me:Scalable can have 2 meanings http://bit.ly/D1bqW]
@ajkeen re: how can orgs take advantage of tech? Trust the "silent" majority and engage them.
Tell Al Neuharth (USA Today founder) what is "news that's fit to buy" here: http://twurl.nl/ppckup
Neuharth, USA Today founder says the new black is "news that's fit to buy" http://twurl.nl/kpd506
RT @glecharles No such thing as "mainstream" just big and small niches. Profits come from knowing where your niche is.[ME: #BINGO]
RT @jowyang community platform market is centralizing here http://bit.ly/cw2Yr [comradity comment here:http://twurl.nl/0tr4wx]
RT @pricing Lack of confidence in competitive advantages, often leads to lack of confidence in pricing. [' ' here:http://twurl.nl/m65t2e]
RT @Mark_Cuban & Michael Wolff slinging mud over Murdoch http://bit.ly/qShUX We watch for free! http://twurl.nl/m65t2e
RT @jowyang http://bit.ly/cw2Yr [me:Comm'ty may transform Media Brand b'ness model with technology & "comradity"]
@ajkeen re: the heart of the matter IMHO is a culture/market/economy that values creativity = better quality of life - u get what u pay for.
RT @JTEMPLERMN Media emulate Comcast to generate new revenue . . . http://bit.ly/11DPI5 [me:#bingo http://twurl.nl/wzwqfg]
RT @glecharles: Saying "readers will never pay for news" is like not bathing cause you just get dirty again. It's reductive & short-sighted.
RT @pricing Dilute your value = dilute your overall market potential. If they truly value it they will pay . . . [me:#bingo]
Emerging trend: "Private-label Media" http://twurl.nl/eommzy [has media really lost so much credibility that brands would rather DIY?]
@RachelSterne is livestream of Aspen Institute "save American journalism" really free?
RT @fredwilson http://bit.ly/rLgZh [me: the Free debate is so yesterday but Attention economy is linked to FREE/ad supported market]
RE: @hymanroth I too wonder if the attention economy is inherently connected to the FREE/ad supported business model an… http://disq.us/1r7w
Newscorp COO Chase Carey leads the TV paid model discussion in Broadcasting and CAble http://twurl.nl/hrc631 [MySpace Learning is advantage]
@egoboss re:VSS report TIMESPENT w/ paid surpasses FREE/ad media- ironically, VSS reported that in 2004 REV$ of paid media surpassed FREE/ad
#bingo - below-the-line mktng $ growth? value of "a live one" http://twurl.nl/0nvbfb [me:value of LIVE communication http://twurl.nl/iclri7]
@fredwilson re: Murdoch & paid media. Could this be the beginning of real innovation? http://twurl.nl/jjxsia
these folks value books: RT @chq CLSC book club graduation photos http://twitpic.com/cur0j
@glecharles today the 2009 class of the CLSC, oldest book club in US, @chq pics to follow
RT @glecharles @WoodenHorsePub RE: VSS reports more time spent w/ paid media in 2008 [me: cons. $ surpassed ad$ in tot revs. in 2004]
RE: @wmougayar Bingo (again). Wouldn't you pay to manage with whom you converse? @shanac would you still want to be a… http://disq.us/1cud
RT @NotGodinREPOSTs Welcome to island marketing http://ff.im/-5Bni2 [me: antidote to looking-at-customers- as-numbers disease]
RE: Agreed. Easy and Big is a Losing strategy. Winning strategy is Work Hard to be Better and Profitable when Small. http://disq.us/160f
RE: @kirilnyc Your comment to @fredwilson "the internet is alive and well" is absolutely right. See my response to WSJ… http://disq.us/15zp
RE: @jasonspalace Re: comment tohttp://twurl.nl/8sby75 Are "too many proving . . . certain models don't work" or still … http://disq.us/15z6
@glecharles both Ruder Fin and the Cluetrain "Why go online" answers are great idea catalysts for ways to add value to customers. THX!
RE: @mashable How refreshing talking about the possibilities to create value other than price! http://disq.us/138s
@glecharles thanks for comment. My reply: http://twurl.nl/inwujg. Anyone else think Anderson shouldn't give up on Long Tail?
RT @chr1sa Could FREE Debate be about business model and competitive style? http://twurl.nl/zzi104
Could FREE Debate be about business model and competitive style? http://twurl.nl/zzi104
@chr1sa Why not? Politico.com has succeeded by providing deeper and better written analysis like the Economist TIME needs to find its focus