April 26, 2024
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Important Details: The Tribune’s annual meeting, held on May 2, at first seemed unexceptional. CEO Dennis FitzSimons acknowledged that the company’s revenues and share price were troublesome, but said he was buoyed by the growth of ...
Important Details: Long-promised, it’s finally arrived: the socialization of news. News junkies have been using the main aggregators of news – Yahoo!, Google, MSN – as starting points to find a broad representation of news on ...
What We’re Seeing: In mid-afternoon, the news broke in Silicon Valley. Mayor Ron Gonzales, long ago damaged by behind-closed-doors activities, was being indicted on bribery and related charges. I saw it on a Google alert as I went about my ...
Important Details: It’s clearly the season of the sequel. Call It “Would-Be-Viral Web Syndication, 2.0.” Voxant and Clip Syndicate are the newest kids on the block, joining earlier entrant Mochila. Both recognize the ascendance ...
Important Details: Think of it as detente of sorts. And cast The Associated Press as the peacemaker. With two recent announcements, AP is showing its willingness to get Web users what they want – more easily – and benefit ...
Important Details: It’s become a staple of American movies and TV shows. Something big happens, usually involving mayhem. We then see the story unfold through the eyes of several characters, each with his or her own viewpoint; each ...
Important Details: Geno’s or Pat’s? Sylvester Stallone or Tom Hanks? Web-centric or Philly-centric? The home of cheesesteak, the Phillies, and Ben Franklin may make American history again. McClatchy announced last week that its ...
Important Details: What We’re Seeing: New York media met Silicon Valley edge thinking at last week’s SIIA West Coast Content Forum, held in San Francisco. One technology panel gave publishers much to think about. As publishers ...
Important Details: A newspaper company put up a different kind of for-sale sign this week. On Monday, Tribune Inc. announced that it is buying ForSaleByOwner.com. The for-sale-by-owner acronym – FSBO – has been a four-letter ...
Important Details: It’s been a busy week in the seek-and-find business. Moves by Yahoo!, Gannett, and legendary entrepreneur Bill Gross all show how hot search models are and remind us that the Web world, seemingly stable day-to-day, is still ...
