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AP Installing Software to Track “Content Thieves” – This Should Work Out Just Fine

by David | Jul 24, 2009 | Digital Migration, new media, Newspapers

At the risk of having some tort-toting barrister slithering under my office door, here’s a link to a NY Times story about the latest salvo in the growing war between Traditional Media and online news aggregators/commenters. The Associated Press said Thursday...

Moving Pictures: How Blogging Tells a Story in Slices (and Twitter does it in crumbs)

by David | Jun 9, 2009 | new media

First, a h/t to Jeff Jarvis for this one – it really rings a bell for me, particularly in light of my own experiences last fall with the “Obama-Haters Fall for Nigerian Prince Scam” story. Basically, the insight is that traditional media –...

John Battelle – Packaged Goods and $100 CPMs

by David | Apr 15, 2009 | advertising, new media, Online Video, Video

This is part 3 of John’s keynote at OMMA 2009. …and yes, I know, I don’t have the excerpts and such that made the other videos interesting to watch. But I figure if you’ve gotten this far, you’re probably already pretty interested in what...

John Battelle About the Future of Webconomics – OMMA 2009

by David | Apr 13, 2009 | advertising, New Marketing, new media

“We’re about to get another breakthrough, another interface leap.  If I knew what it was, I would start a company there.  But I don’t know what it is yet, but I have some ideas, and that’s what we’re going to talk about today.” – John...

Charging for News Content on the Mobile Platform: Not So Fast…

by David | Apr 2, 2009 | Mobile commerce, new media, Newspapers

Another quick hit, because I’m swamped with assignments right now. Many newspaper/media analysts have eagerly seized upon the micro-commerce capabilities of mobile phones and devices like the Kindle as possible ways to get readers to pony up for their content....

New Online Ad Models/Placements That Will Make Money – Calacanis keynote (part 4)

by David | Mar 26, 2009 | Digital Migration, New Marketing, new media, Online Video

This is the final slice of the Calacanis keynote, where he concludes by showing off some of his ideas for online content sites to start effectively monetizing their audience’s attention. For example, he shows off a movie trailer that could run before users are...
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