Online media

Nobody killed anybody: the case for radio and video in the internet age

Death is society’s favourite topic. The minute something new comes along, we predict the death of the old because it must be so. No…

What The New York Times tells us about the weaknesses of native advertising

Native advertising is the world’s worst idea and I can’t believe the New York Times management is so gullible and clueless in agreeing to…

Arianna Huffington launches news site for the one percent

Are you a member of the ultra rich elite? Ever wished there was a news website written for people like you, by people like…

Blogging was supposed to topple mass media — so what happened?

Om Malik, publisher of GigaOm, recently posted some thoughts about his 12 years of blogging and he came to the conclusion that blogs today are where…

How the web looked the day Nelson Mandela died: 55+ top sites transformed

The world is in mourning following the death of Nelson Mandela. The former South African president and renowned statesman passed away in his Johannesburg…

Is Business Insider really worth $100m?

It looks like Business Insider, the New York based news site is for sale as co-founder Henry Blodget does an extensive round of media…

What PandoDaily’s NSFW merger tells about the state of tech reporting

Tech news site PandoDaily is merging with NSFW, a magazine based in Las Vegas, in a bid to “double down on investigative reporting.” The…

Drowning out internet noise through human filters

You may have a friend or two who you can always trust to tell you, with impeccable taste, which new films, albums, gadgets or…

10 ways to promote better conversation on your site

Every site wants it but conversation can be costly. “We want to give our audience a platform but have you seen what they are…

Curation: A proxy for ‘social media’?

Curation is a hot topic and it’s a topic that is being enthusiastically adopted by many in social media — so much so that…

It’s time for publishers to engage, the Facebook way

I hear similar sentences from bloggers and publishers all the time – “that was a great story but no-one saw it” or “you’ll a…

Five steps to looking good online

“The first ten Google results on a search of your name are now your resume,” says author and reputation.com CEO, Michael Fertik. If online…

Curation does not mean broken search

Much has been written about how search is broken and this is why curation — in its many forms — is on the rise…

Web and social media come to aid of NZ quake survivors

As the death toll climbs in the wake of the recent earthquake in New Zealand, the web has become a virtual crisis centre. Survivors…

Will Radiohead’s digital strategy save the music industry?

Radiohead made a surprise announcement this week that its new album “The King of Limbs” will be available for digital download on its website…

Canvas – nothing more than adolescent image mashups?

Canvas was touted as being primarily a social network that centered on anonymity. After receiving one of only 4 000 private beta invites, I…

AOL and Huffington Post: Media’s possible decline?

Dan Lyons of US-based news and opinion site, The Daily Beast, nails it in his look at the AOL acquisition of The Huffington Post…

So retailers are now media companies… but is that a good thing?

The retailer is now a publisher. And we see retailers rolling out multi-channel networks filled with original editorial content spanning everything from how-to videos…

iPad magazines: Not all they’re cut out to be

The iPad may not be all it is cut out to be for magazine publishers. According to Engadget, iPad magazine numbers have dropped. It…

CNN launches iPad app

CNN has launched their new iPad app which the broadcaster says is designed to provide users with an “immersive and visual news experience” that…

Pandora’s Tim Westergren on revolutions in radio

Tim Westergren is having the time of his life. Not long ago he was a struggling musician, trying to earn a living traveling from…

Newscorp’s big budget, dedicated iPad newspaper set to launch

After months of top secret development, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. appears poised to take the wraps off a digital newspaper for the iPad called…

Curation: The algorithm of our human essence

There is no doubt in my mind that the topic of curation and the Internet, is an important one and that it will be…

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