April 26, 2024
In five languages (English, Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian) and two U.S. printing, “Newsonomics: Twelve Trends That Will Shape the News You Get” is the first Ken Doctor book. Sign up here for notice of the new Newsonomics Readers.
On a national scale, look to the new experiment soon to be tested by GlobalPost -- the international news start-up -- and Journalism Online. GlobalPost, a for-profit company, has assembled some 500 members, but CEO Phil Balboni believes pricing and implementation issues have held back growth on ...
Read MoreNew marketing dollars, new marketing dollars, new marketing dollars. Yes, three plusses. I believe that the biggest impact of the tablet, in whatever six- to 11-inch forms stick will be in being a magnet for marketing dollars. I'm not saying advertising dollars. We're seeing a huge shift in ...
Read MoreWhy 2011? That’s a compelling question about the New York Times’ metering announcement, one that I somehow missed in my list of nine (“Nine Questions: New York Times Goes Metered” ). It’s a good one, given that making a mid-January announcement of a 2011 business move is highly unusual ...
Read MoreIt's a big bet. The New York Times, which has been thrashing about every possible kind of business model in the last six months, is making the bet on metering, meaning readers will get some number of free articles per month, then be told to pay up to get more. Nine quick questions as we... ...
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