online publishing

It's not easy to run an online content business in an age where everyone is a publisher. Everyone is doing it and there's never been competition in the content business like this before. If we cut through the hyperbole and the evangelism, we're left with the simple fact that online ...

There was a time not so long ago when I could dictate to businesses exactly what they needed, when they needed it, and at what cost, without even bothering to mention what else was available on the market. Not so anymore. Suddenly I find myself needing to defend my online ...

On May 24 1844 Samuel Morse sent his message over a copper wire from Baltimore to Washington. The telegraph was the starting point of what could be called the first media revolution. Newspapers were afraid they'd lose subscribers to the new messenger. Why would you read a newspaper when a ...

Been meaning to write about this for a while now. The ZA Tech show, journalists "indulging in beer and opinion", is fast turning out to be one of the country's top podcasts. This week's podcast, with Simon Dingle, Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard, Jon Tullett and Duncan McLeod, is particularly good. ...

Some media companies have embraced the online era and are now reaping the rewards. Others have been slow to wake up to the promise of online publishing. Here are four media companies, where we may see greater things:Avusa (formerly Johncom): It’s probably wrong to call this media company a sleeping ...

Did this interview Gareth Richards from Mags Magazine on online media...1 Can you give me your views on how important your online presence is to the newspaper? Has it grown more quickly/slowly than the paper version?At the Mail & Guardian we are in the fortunate position where both our newspaper ...

This popped into my inbox this afternoon. I know Jovan Regasek well and have big respect for the man, ITWeb and the other publications his company puts out. For those of you wondering, ITWeb survived full on through the dot.bomb crash and was one of the few online publications that ...

Francois Nel from the For the Media blog pointed me towards his blog recently (pretty good, I must say). This post in particular caught my eye. He broadly examines why online newspapers in South Africa are not cracking it, compared to their world counterparts.For Francois -- it's down to leadership:It ...

From NetsavvyWebsites that report on financial news and information were always going to crack it online. The web is the perfect medium for delivering up-to-the-minute financial news and data. Moreover, the LSM of the average business news reader matches that of the online reader: Both are high.The five biggest consumer-focused ...

What is your opinion on the general attitude of the newspaper industry towards the merging of online and print?I think there are sceptics and believers. There will be a measure of merging, but I believe that online and print will also continue to co-exist as distinct products, offering similar or ...