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Future Newspaper: Will it Look Like Harry Potter’s “Daily Prophet”?

by David | Oct 31, 2008 | Digital Migration, E-ink devices, New Marketing, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers

This is getting really, really close to the vision of the future that all the e-Ink dweebs have been yammering about for, oh, the last 40 years or so. The idea of an object that marries the (perceived) strengths of a newspaper with the electronic display have become...

Time, Inc. Reorganizes and (sigh) Lays Off 600

by David | Oct 29, 2008 | advertising, Digital Migration, New Marketing, new media, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers

Not a good week in journalism.  And this cover story was, unfortunately, quite prophetic for a lot of Time, Inc. staffers. Of interest, amidst the “can you braid this into a noose for me please?”-type news, is the announcement by CEO Ann Moore that...

Replacing Newspapers: A Cocktail Approach

by David | Oct 6, 2008 | advertising, Blogs, Design, Digital Migration, journalism, new media, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers, Online Video

I hate like hell to keep doing quick, off-the-cuff bites at such big topics, but maybe I should just resign myself to accepting the web ethos of not trying to do all things at once.  Yeah, yeah, I know – “Eat the elephant one bite at a time.”So...

Yahoo’s Blueprint, PointRoll Dances on the iPhone, and Millennial Media Targets Everyone

by David | Sep 11, 2008 | advertising, Design, Digital Migration, google, new media, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers, Online Video

Packing up for the trip back down to LA, but couldn’t let these little tidbits from the CTIA pass without at least acknowledging them. 1.  Yahoo is trying to drum up some support for its Blueprint mobile platform.  They claim that it’s going to allow...

Quick Hits: Old Media Loses Trust in France, OC Register May Go Tabloid and Google Only Spys On You For Nine Months Now

by David | Sep 10, 2008 | Blogging, Digital Migration, google, journalism, Lemmings, new media, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers

Still up in lovely Point Reyes, decompessing and re-imagining our web presence, so the output here has been seriously cramped.  However, these three little items just beg for notice. 1. We’ve all seen the “MSM sucks, don’t believe what it...

Curmudgeon: It’s What’s For Dinner

by David | Jul 18, 2008 | Digital Migration, journalism, Lemmings, new media, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers

More articles about the noxious effect of curmudgeons on the newspaper industry. This meme has really taken off in the last couple of weeks; I sense a great deal of pent-up frustration on both sides of this ideological debate. If this were an ABC Afterschool Special,...
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