Metaphors of News at “The Guardian”
The Guardian is doing what every news organization — every publishing organization — should do. Are you listening?
O’Reilly Tools of Change, Frankfurt Edition
O’Reilly brings its Tools of Change meeting to Frankfurt, with mixed results. The keynotes were the most inspiring.
“The Chaos Scenario” — Collapse, Disruption, and Improvement
The collapse of media is captured succinctly and brilliantly in this interview with Bob Garfield, an Advertising Age critic, NPR personality as co-host for “On the Media,” and author of “The Chaos Scenario.” This interview with Chris Kinneally nicely sums […]
The Subscription Model Lives and Thrives
The subscription model is all around us, as is the subscription mentality. Why did US publishers back away from it?
An Old-Age Problem Among Reviewers?
Are older reviewers more cursory in their reviews? A study by the editor of the Annals of Emergency Medicine suggests as much.
“Mr. Galileo Was Correct”
A classic science clip from the moon, proving that Mr. Galileo was, indeed, correct.
Is It Print That’s Dying? Or Mass Media?
Perhaps “print” isn’t dying, but mass media is. If that’s the case, is it a mistake to look to newspapers and their ilk for lessons?
Is There a Hole in the Middle of the Information Age?
Newspapers created a choke point for information supply. How do we avoid creating a hole at the center in the age of the demand economy?
The Social Media Guru
A video sums up the strange new world of The Social Media Guru. Also, a follow-up on Chris Anderson’s “Free”.
Been Avoiding Social Media? It Just Kicked In Your Door
With all the buzz around the invitation-only beta release of Google Wave last week, you might be excused for not noticing the much quieter and, in the humble opinion of this writer, far more significant launch of a little tool […]
Game Over, Man — Has the Disruption of Publishing Already Occurred?
We continue to talk about “disruptive innovation” as if it’s a looming threat. But what if it’s already happened? What if it’s too late?
Will Mobile Broadband Close the Connectivity Gap?
Mobile connectivity is trending upward, and may eclipse other forms in the coming years. What will that mean for publishers?