“Farmers’ markets and local bookstores, for example, may be able to survive alongside online shopping in a way that factory outlets, malls, and big box stores can’t.
Wouldn’t bother me.
“The overall reach of Twitter is modest. In the Pew Research Center’s 2012 biennial news consumption survey, just 13% of adults said they ever use Twitter or read Twitter messages; only 3% said they regularly or sometimes tweet or retweet news or news headlines on Twitter.
“..I think people will look back on this time: before, people were able to create content. Now they can create industries.
Good perspective from an AirBnB exec.
“For all the attention given to *rich multi-media experiences* news-readers still enjoy reading the news the way their great-grandparents did: In columns of paragraphs.
Gannett @ ONA12: ONA 2012: The best technology tools for journalists
Back from the Online News Association annual conference, my head is spinning with a few key topics — augmented reality, data visualization, possible resurgence of audio, reporting on the go, data visualization and the role of social media directors. (And did I mention data visualization?)
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Interesting Snippet From Some Spotify Analysis
“The first company that will be able to offer an entertainment flat-rate – including music, books and games – will have a huge chance of success.”
Old Media Needs Some New Media Juice
Sunday’s MondayNote column dissected the way information is published by HuffPo alongside other, more traditional publishers. Big differences. The “who’s right” question is something all organizations are cycling through. There’s a balance in the near-term, something I’m not sure I can describe yet.
“Original stories are getting very little traffic due to the poor marketing tactics of old-fashion publishers. But once they are swallowed by the HuffPo’s clever traffic-generation machine, the same journalistic item will make tens or hundred times better traffic-wise. Who is right?”
“Like it or loathe it, as far as music products are concerned, we are in the post-scarcity age.
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