No More Paywall for Editor & Publisher Online [E&P]

This week, Editor & Publisher tore down its website paywall, allowing
visitors to view more of the magazine's exclusive content. "We have
not been big believers in paywalls," said Duncan McIntosh, president
of Duncan McIntosh Company, Inc. (DMC), which publishes E&P.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Headlines/no-more-paywall-for-ep-online-634...

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Web Focus Helps Revitalize The Atlantic [NYTimes]

How did a 153-year-old magazine — one that first published the “Battle
Hymn of the Republic” and gave voice to the abolitionist and
transcendentalist movements — reinvent itself for the 21st century? By
pretending it was a Silicon Valley start-up that needed to kill itself
to survive.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/business/media/13atlantic.html?_r=1

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Condé Nast Gets Ready to Go Shopping, Adds $500 Million and an Ex-Yahoo [AllThingsD]

Anyone have anything they want to sell to Conde Nast? The publisher is
officially in shopping mode: It has hired an M&A guy, and raised $500
million in cash to get him started.

http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20101213/conde-nast-gets-ready-to-go-shopping...

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Web companies fear Google's reach [WashingtonPost]

As the tech giant spreads its reach, it is making new enemies who fear
that once Google steps onto their turf it will use its almighty search
engine to quash them. Now, these critics are pushing antitrust
officials to block some of Google's mergers or build a blockbuster
case against the search behemoth, reminiscent of the government's
battle with Microsoft.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/12/AR20101212017...

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AOL tries a do-it-yourself reinvention [CrainsNewYork]

Two months after reports first appeared that AOL was looking to merge
with Yahoo in a bold bid to speed up its turnaround, the
Manhattan-based Web veteran has abandoned its quest, according to an
industry insider with knowledge of the situation.

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20101212/FREE/312129976#

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Steve Ballmer’s Breakfast With Twitter [Forbes]

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer had breakfast this week in San
Francisco with Twitter’s Dick Costolo, who recently took over the top
dog spot from co-founder Evan Williams. Could this mean Microsoft is
interested in doing some sort of deal with, or even buying, Twitter?

http://blogs.forbes.com/victoriabarret/2010/12/10/steve-ballmers-breakfast-wi...

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Apple lists top iPad and iPhone apps of the year [USAToday]

Apple released its year-end chart of top apps for the iPhone and iPad
a few weeks shy of the end of 2010 and entertainment, naturally, is
what most of us have gravitated toward.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/12/top-ipad-...

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Facebook's Hughes Says IPO Would Be a `Good Thing' for Networking Website [Bloomberg]

Facebook Inc. co-founder Chris Hughes, a former roommate of Chief
Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, said he would like to see the
social-networking site sell shares to the public. “Having a public
offering to enable a diverse group of shareholders to have a chunk of
the company is a good thing,” Hughes, 27, said in an interview on
Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness With Margaret Brennan.” “I’m sure
an IPO will happen at some point.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-06/facebook-s-hughes-says-ipo-would-be-...

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Foxconn to ship iPad 2 by the end of February 2011 [Digitimes]

Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry's) plants in
Shenzhen, China have recently been notified they will ship Apple's
iPad 2 within the next 100 days with initial shipments to reach
400,000-600,000 units, according to sources from Taiwan-based
component makers. However, Foxconn declined to comment on its products
or clients. The sources pointed out that the iPad 2 will ship as soon
as the end of February in 2011.

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20101206PD224.html

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Internet, Emerging Economies to Drive Worldwide Advertising Growth in 2011 [Bloomberg]

Worldwide advertising spending will continue to recover next year, led
by expanded Internet marketing and outlays in emerging economies,
according to researchers ZenithOptimedia Group Ltd. and Magna Global.
Spending will increase 4.6 percent next year, after “surprisingly
strong” 4.9 percent growth in 2010, said ZenithOptimedia, a media
buying company owned by Publicis Groupe SA. Magna, which tracks ad
sales not spending, projects 5.4 percent growth in 2011, following a
6.9 percent gain this year.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-06/web-emerging-markets-to-lead-global-...

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AOL mulls complex merger with Yahoo [Reuters]

AOL Inc (AOL.N), undergoing a radical transformation into the king of
content on the Internet, is actively exploring a breakup involving a
complicated series of transactions that may lead to a merger with
Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O), sources close to the plans told Reuters.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6B50MV20101206

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Three tablet-based media ventures preparing for take-off [TheCutline]

As the old journalism adage goes: two's a coincidence, three's a
trend, and three marks the number of forthcoming editorial launches
tailored specifically for owners of the iPad and other mobile devices.
At least one, Nomad Editions, a cluster of mini-magazines designed for
tablets and smart phones, is scheduled to go live next week.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thecutline/20101126/bs_yblog_thecutline/three-t...

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Apple iPad widely expected to lead tablet disruption of PCs in 2011 [AppleInsider]

Reports from a variety of analysts predict a huge swell in tablet
computer sales next year ranging from 35 to 100 million units in
total, with Apple's iPad accounting for the largest number sold by
far.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/27/apple_ipad_widely_expected_to_l...

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Twitter lacks ‘clear long term vision’ admits new CEO [Telegraph]

In his first UK interview since becoming Twitter’s chief executive
last month, Costolo, when asked for his long term vision of the
company’s purpose, replied: “I am working on clarity around that at
the moment. I am currently trying to define what Twitter’s purpose is
in the long term. We will be able to be more specific on that answer
in the near future.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/8160672/Twitter-lacks-clear-lon...

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Twitter co-founder hopes to create news network [Reuters]

Biz Stone, the co-founder of popular microblogging site Twitter, is
eager to harness the vast quantities of information that it helps its
users share to create a news network, he told Reuters on Monday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AL57Z20101122

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comScore: Facebook Now Accounts For Nearly 1 In 4 Display Ads In The U.S. [TechCrunch]

According to audience measurement company comScore, the U.S. online
display advertising market is growing like a weed. Data from the
company’s Ad Metrix online ad intelligence service indicated that
nearly 1.3 trillion display ads were delivered to U.S. Internet users
during Q3 2010, marking a 22-percent increase compared to the same
period last year.

http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/08/comscore-facebook-now-accounts-for-nearly-1-...

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AOL Hires Advisers, With Eye on Yahoo [WSJ]

AOL Inc. has hired financial advisers to explore various strategic
options for the company, one of which includes a possible tie-up with
bigger rival Yahoo Inc., people familiar with the matter said. In
recent days, AOL's advisers have been presenting different scenarios
to AOL officials that illustrate how the two companies could combine
their operations and whether the complexity of any such transaction
could be surmounted, the people said.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703665904575601202963384976.html

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Google, Dell Likely to Keep Technology Acquisition Spree Alive [Bloomberg]

Google Inc. and Dell Inc. plan to push ahead with more acquisitions,
helping maintain a takeover spree that’s boosted the value of U.S.
technology mergers to more than $60 billion this year. Google is
likely to buy more companies about the size of YouTube and
DoubleClick, its two largest deals, to help offer more online
services, the company’s head of mergers and acquisitions said in an
interview last week.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-05/google-to-acquire-more-companies-as-...

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WSJ’s secret project will focus on foreign coverage [TalkingBizNews]

The special project will be a new platform. Do not expect a
traditional newspaper or media format.

http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews/?p=19312

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Glam Media Set to Overtake AOL: Verticals vs Portals [ReadWriteWeb]

The latest comScore Top 50 Properties (U.S.) statistics make sobering
reading for AOL, the former king of the portals in the 90s and early
part of this century. While AOL is the number 5 ranked U.S. web
property, with 104 million monthly unique visitors, it's now well
adrift of the top 4: Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft and Facebook. Facebook
is just one spot above AOL, but has nearly 44 million more monthly
uniques. Meanwhile a company that is virtually an unknown brand
outside of the Internet industry, Glam Media, has just about caught up
with AOL.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/glam_media_set_to_overtake_aol_verticals...

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LinkedIn launches company review feature [CNN]

LinkedIn announced Monday a new feature that allows users of the
social networking Web site to review products and services offered by
a host of big businesses. The new feature, called Company Pages, is
designed to give companies exposure to LinkedIn's over 80 million
members, while also giving users access to insight from other
professionals in the network, the company said in a press release.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/01/technology/linkedin_company_review/index.htm

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Twitter Begins Publishing Ads in Users' Streams [AdAge]

Starting today, Twitter will drop advertising into individual users'
Twitter streams, also known as timelines, according to people familiar
with the matter. Longstanding Twitter advertisers Virgin, Starbucks
and Red Bull have bought into this new service.

http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=146822

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Cable, technology, media firms form digital registry [Reuters]

Major studios, cable and technology companies on Wednesday announced
the launch of an Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR) to track
movies, TV shows and other assets much the way books are coded.
Likening it to the International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs) system
used to identify books, executives involved in the initiative said the
registry was developed to make it easier for businesses to search,
track and report revenue of an asset, cutting costs and streamlining
operations.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69Q2IA20101027

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In ‘Digital Distraction’ Age, Magazines No Longer Information Providers [Folio]

Living in an age of “digital distraction,” magazine-based media
companies need to come to terms with what they’re becoming, and
whether they’re doing it by default or design, said Roger Fransecky,
CEO of the corporate-consulting firm Apogee Group, and keynote speaker
at last week’s “Reimagining the Future,” conference held at the
Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi.

http://www.foliomag.com/2010/digital-distraction-age-magazines-no-longer-info...

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Behold, the Next Media Titans: Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon [Wired]

Venture capitalist John Doerr is well-known for his hyperbole.
Remember his comments about the internet bubble back in the late
1990s? “The largest legal creation of wealth in the history of the
planet.” Most forgive Doerr for getting swept up in things, though.
His track record for spotting high tech inflection points and betting
on the right companies is unparalleled.

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/10/behold-the-next-media-titans/

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Is Twitter Going Back to the Funding Well for a Giant New Round? [AllThingsD]

Twitter, which has raised $160 million in its four-year history, may
end up more than doubling that total: The messaging service is mulling
yet another funding round that could see it raise more than $200
million.

http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20101022/is-twitter-going-back-to-the-funding...

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Facebook Investor Mail.ru Seeks $876 Million in IPO [Bloomberg]

Mail.ru Group Ltd., a Russian Internet company with stakes in Facebook
Inc. and Zynga Game Network Inc., is seeking as much as $876 million
in an initial public offering in London.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-25/russian-facebook-investor-mail-ru-se...

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AOL to buy Yahoo Inc? [Reuters]

It looks like AOL, which Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) spun off last
December, is setting up a 65-yard field goal. It and private equity
groups are considering taking over Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O), its much bigger
rival, valued at more than $20 billion.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69H42J20101018

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Does Apple want to buy Facebook? [TUAW]

Jobs and Facebook founder/CEO Mark Zuckerberg met for dinner the other
day. Many presumed that they were discussing Facebook Connect and Ping
integration, but what if it were something more, like Apple buying
Facebook?

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/10/19/does-apple-want-to-buy-facebook/

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Is the iPad Really the Savior of the Newspaper Industry? [Mashable]

The iPad’s high-res display, large screen, digital delivery and
interactive capabilities were lauded as the next generation of tools
that print publishers could use to woo their readers back into the
fold. Now, six months after the iPad’s launch, we thought it would be
interesting to take a look at which newspapers have taken advantage of
the digital platform, and the state of the market today.

http://mashable.com/2010/10/19/ipad-newspaper-savior/

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AP to form news group to make money from mobile [Yahoo!/AP]

The Associated Press is overseeing the creation of an organization to
help newspapers and broadcasters make more money as more people get
their news from mobile phones and other wireless devices. The
ambitious project announced Monday signals that the AP, a 164-year-old
news cooperative, hopes to play a leadership role as long-established
media try to reverse several years of decline brought on by their
inability to capitalize on the Internet.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101018/ap_on_hi_te/us_ap_digital_rights_group

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Demand Media unveils blog syndicate center [BizJournals]

California-based Demand Media unveiled the Demand Media Blog
Distribution Network during the 2010 BlogWorld and New Media Expo. The
program gives bloggers the chance to syndicate their bylined postings
with one of its clients' websites, including eHow.com, Livestrong.com
and many others

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/10/11/daily64.html

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iPad lead seen as 'overwhelming'; competitors may "fall flat" [Fortune]

Deutsche Bank's Chris Whitmore has surveyed the tablet computer scene
and concluded that things do not look good for the iPad's competitors.
"We believe Apple's lead in the tablet market will prove difficult to
close by the onslaught of competing products coming over the next
several quarters," he writes in a note to clients issued early Monday.
"Ultimately, we expect the slew of upcoming competition to fall flat
from a user experience standpoint while struggl[ing] to materially
undercut the iPad on price."

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/10/04/ipad-lead-seen-as-overwhelming/

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Google CEO says mobile revs small but growing fast [Reuters]

Google Inc expects mobile searches to generate most of its revenue
eventually, but it could take a long time despite growing at a rapid
clip, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Tuesday. Searches made on
Android-based smartphones and other mobile devices are growing quickly
but will remain immaterial to the company's bottom line for some time
to come, he said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68R52V20100928

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Forget TV; Today's Consumers More Attached to Google, Amazon [AdAge]

When you consider popular media properties, the natural tendency is to
think about those venues that usually draw consumers in throngs: a
particular TV show, magazine or even a website. You might be surprised
to find that consumers aren't as old-school as all that.

http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=146094

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Google CEO: Web TV Service to Be Offered Worldwide in 2011 [Bloomberg]

Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt said the company
plans to extend its Web television service from U.S. viewers to global
consumers in 2011. Google has an agreement with Sony Corp. to launch
Web TV in the U.S. this fall, while Samsung Electronics Co., the
world’s largest television manufacturer, said today it may make sets
run by Google’s software to compete with Sony and Apple Inc. in the
market for TVs that access movies, shows and games online.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-07/google-ceo-says-web-tv-service-to-be...

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YouTube Ads Turn Videos Into Revenue [NYTimes]

In the last year, the video site has become a significant contributor
to the family business at a time when Google, which makes more than 90
percent of its revenue from text search ads, is seeking a second act.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/technology/03youtube.html?_r=1

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Facebook now 'worth $33 billion' [Telegraph]

Facebook is now worth as much as $33.7 billion, after investors have
paid up to $76 for a share in the company ahead of its much-hyped
flotation on the stock market, according to a report.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/7963608/Facebook-now-worth-33-...

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Figuring out magazine subscriptions in the iPad age [ArsTechnica]

While consumers seem to like the idea of carrying interactive
magazines around in one compact device (not unlike the appeal e-books
have), they have mostly balked at paying premium prices for each
individual issue. Time Inc. has reached a deal with Apple to allow
regular print subscribers access to issues for free, but the
compromise still leaves room for improvement.

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/08/figuring-out-magazine-subscriptions...

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Confirmed: Google Tests Search Results That Update As You Type [TechCrunch, video]

SEO consultant Rob Ousbey has noticed an interesting thing happening
to his search results, live updates of results as he types in every
letter. Google has confirmed to TechCrunch that the above video is in
fact real. Is this capability imminent? Sources familiar with Google
product developments could not say whether imminent productization in
the cards.

http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/21/live-update-search/

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5 Useful Facebook Trend and Search Services [Mashable]

Despite recent improvements, Facebook’s in-site search doesn’t
necessarily offer the best way to see such data. However, there are
various services that provide a dedicated way to either search
Facebook’s 500 million-strong data stream (at least what’s made
public), or see what’s “trending” on the site in a way that’s similar
to Twitter.

http://mashable.com/2010/08/18/facebook-search-services/

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25 brilliant examples of Facebook brand pages [Econsultancy]

Arguably, Facebook does have a static format that needs changing, but
it’s not that difficult – or expensive – to come up with some great
landing page manipulation through Facebook Markup Language (FBML)...
And some brands are taking advantage of this, to great effect.

http://econsultancy.com/blog/6438-25-brilliant-examples-of-facebook-brand-pages

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Email is too slow and wristwatches are pointless for college freshmen [CNN]

For most college freshmen starting school this fall, email is passe
and wearing a watch on your wrist is, well, unnecessary, according to
the Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2014, most of whom
were born in 1992.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/08/18/college.mindset.list/?hpt=T2#fbid=FW...&wom=false

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The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet [Wired]

Two decades after its birth, the World Wide Web is in decline, as
simpler, sleeker services — think apps — are less about the searching
and more about the getting. Chris Anderson explains how this new
paradigm reflects the inevitable course of capitalism. And Michael
Wolff explains why the new breed of media titan is forsaking the Web
for more promising (and profitable) pastures.

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/08/ff_webrip/

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Times websites get '1.6m users behind paywall' [PressGazette]

The websites of The Times and the Sunday Times newspapers have
retained 1.6m users since parent company News International introduced
a paywall early last month, according to web metrics company Comscore.
The number of users accessing thetimes.co.uk and thesundaytimes.co.uk
almost halved since they launched in May as free-to-access websites,
according to data released today.

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=45868&c=1

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If It’s On The Internet, It Must Be True [TechCrunch]

This past week, formerly unknown actress Elyse Porterfield fooled
millions playing Jenny, the Dry Erase girl, who quit in a clever hoax.
Right now, I guarantee other pranksters are dreaming up new schemes to
fool you again. And journalists, who at one time were tasked with
protecting the public from such lies, no longer have the same power to
block them.

http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/14/internet-must-be-true/

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Advertisers to Spend $1.7 Billion on Social Networks in 2010 [Mashable]

The latest numbers from eMarketer project that advertisers will spend
nearly $1.7 billion in the U.S. on social networking sites in 2010.
Worldwide, spending will hit $3.3 billion according to the report. The
numbers represent a significant bump up from estimates published by
the research firm at the end of last year, when it projected $1.3
billion would be spent on the space in the U.S.

http://mashable.com/2010/08/16/social-networking-ad-spend-2010/

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Why Location-Based Social Media Needs to Get “Passive” Aggressive [Mashable]

Stopping whatever you’re doing to check-in when you arrive at a
location is just lame. If you’re arriving at a happy hour, you might
lose a conversation while you’re busy tapping away. If you visit a
store, you’ll be standing just outside or inside and getting in the
way until you’ve checked-in. The active checkin requirement is one
thing holding back location-based social networks.

http://mashable.com/2010/08/16/geosocial-passive/

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The Future of Public Relations and Social Media [Mashable]

14 PR pros on the future of public relations and how they see social
media changing the industry...their thoughts on how social media will
affect the future of the press release, the evolution of social
platforms, current limitations and solutions for those impediments,
connecting with other PR pros, cost savings, and building
relationships.

http://mashable.com/2010/08/16/pr-social-media-future/

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Facebook's Foursquare competitor is imminent [CNet]

The long-rumored geolocation "check-in" feature at Facebook is slated
to debut within weeks, multiple sources familiar with the matter told
CNET. It's going to take the form of an application programming
interface (API) for third-party companies on the Facebook developer
platform, integrating existing "check-in" start-ups more deeply into
the massive social-networking service and in turn permitting
location-aware data to become a part of existing platform
applications.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20013223-36.html

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Attack of the 'iPad-Killers' — 32 Tablets, Slates, Pads and More [PCWorld]

Starting later this year, the iPad will be confronted by an army of
other touchscreen machines, from potentially worthy opponents to
shameless wannabees. Call ‘em iPadversaries, and read on for a first
stab at accounting for (most of) them.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/203265/attack_of_the_ipadkillers_32_tablets_sl...

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Dell Streak review roundup [CSMonitor]

On Friday, Dell is set to release the Streak, a device that falls
somewhere between a tablet and a smartphone. Dell says the Streak,
which ships with a whopping 5-inch touchscreen, "is ideal for
experiencing thousands of Android Market widgets, games and
applications, all without squinting or compromising portability." But
critics have argued that consumers will be turned off by the device's
"tweener" status.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2010/0813/Dell-Streak-review-rou...

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News Corp. plans national newspaper for tablet computers and cellphones [LATimes]

It's the latest bid by a major media company to build readership using
new devices such as the iPad. The new publication would offer short,
snappy stories and operate under the auspices of the New York Post.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-newscorp-20100813,0,3467576.story

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Internet content generator Demand Media files for IPO [MarketWatch]

Demand Media Inc., an Internet content producer backed by Goldman
Sachs & Co. and others, filed Friday for an initial public offering of
its shares. Demand Media, which has drawn interest for its aggressive
churning out of largely-freelance written pieces of news and how-to
stories tailored for advertisers, has been at times considered a
potential acquisition target of large Internet players including Yahoo
Inc.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/internet-content-firm-demand-media-files-for...

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Murdoch: We’re Not Giving Up on MySpace Yet [AllThingsD]

Murdoch reaffirmed his company’s interest in overhauling MySpace, even
though its Google (GOOG) deal is about to expire, and even though the
unit it is still losing money as ad revenue and search dollars
dwindle. “We will see it out for some time yet”, he says.

http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100804/news-corp-revenues-in-line-what-abou...

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Hollywood happy kids willing to pay for content [HollywoodReporter]

There's a spreading sense of optimism in Hollywood regarding young
consumers' willingness to pay for digital content: Although members of
the so-called Napster generation might be lost forever to a collective
addiction to pirated free content, their younger siblings offer
digital distributors hope of a brighter business future.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia9603c78ecd93d36e...

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Barnes & Noble Book Chain Up for Sale [NYTimes]

In what might be the latest sign of trouble for brick-and-mortar
bookstores, the mega-chain Barnes & Noble announced on Tuesday that
its board was putting the company up for sale. The news surprised
analysts and alarmed publishers, who have watched as the book business
has increasingly shifted to online retailers and e-book sales, leaving
both chains and independent sellers struggling.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/business/media/04barnes.html?_r=1

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Facebook Advertisers Boost Spending 10-Fold, [COO] Sandberg Says [Bloomberg]

Facebook Inc.’s biggest advertisers have boosted spending by at least
10-fold in the past year as the social network crossed the half-
billion user mark, becoming more alluring to marketers that want to
reach a broad online audience.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-04/facebook-advertisers-boost-spending-...

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Will Wired Proclaim 'The Web is Dead?' [Gawker]

Word from inside Wired is the magazine is prepping a cover story in
which editor Chris Anderson declares that "the Web is Dead." At a
magazine founded by digital utopians, that would be something close to
sacrilege.

http://gawker.com/5602743/will-wired-proclaim-the-web-is-dead

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7 top publishing execs discuss what's driving businesses forward [Folio]

Tony Uphoff, CEO, UBM TechWeb; John Marcom, president, Future US;
Deborah Fellows, founder, president, MyNorth Media; Lewis Dvorkin,
chief product officer, Forbes Media; Bob Cohn, editorial director,
Atlantic Digital; Brian Ceraolo, EVP, Peerless Media; and David
Remnick, editor, The New Yorker.

http://www.foliomag.com/2010/big-idea-2011

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Google's 2010 shopping spree has cost $1.1B so far [AP]

Google Inc. has spent $1.1 billion during the first half of the year
buying up 22 companies, with more than half of the amount going toward
its recently completed acquisition of mobile ad service AdMob.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_on_hi_te/us_google_acquisitions

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Mixed Ad Message From [US] Newspapers [WSJ]

Online advertising has turned into a good-news story for newspapers.
Will it have legs? Several newspaper publishers have reported solid
growth in digital advertising revenue for the second quarter in recent
days, helping offset continuing declines in print advertising. The New
York Times, for instance, reported 21% growth in digital-ad revenue
against a 6% drop in print advertising, keeping total advertising
"roughly flat" with the year-earlier quarter. Digital now accounts for
26% of its total ad revenue, up from 22%.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703940904575395352749081586.html

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EMarketer: global online ad spending will reach $61.8bn this year [B2BOnline]

Global online ad spending will reach $61.8 billion this year, up 11.9%
over last year, according to a new forecast from eMarketer. Online ad
spending will continue to grow by double digits each year for the next
four years, reaching $96.8 billion in 2014, according to the report.

http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100728/FREE/100729912/1001

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Google is a one-trick pony. But what a trick it is [WSJ]

Google has long been cast by Wall Street analysts and some tech
executives as a “one-trick pony” because it earns nearly all revenue
from one source–online ads. When asked for his response to that,
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said in an interview: “I think that’s probably
true.” He added: “But if you’ve got a one-trick pony, you want the one
we have. We’re in the ad business, and it’s growing rapidly. We picked
the right trick.”

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/07/28/eric-schmidt-on-google’s-next-tricks/

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[US] Newspapers Hit New Low as an Information Source [GigaOm]

The number of Americans who say that newspapers are an important
source of information continues to decline, according to a survey by
the The Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School for
Communication & Journalism. Only 56 percent of Internet users surveyed
agreed with the statement that newspapers were an important or very
important source of information, while 68 percent said that television
was, and 78 percent said that the Internet was.

http://gigaom.com/2010/07/27/newspapers-hit-new-low-as-an-information-source/

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ABC Tightens Digital Edition Circulation, Subscription Rules [MediaWeek]

Digital newspaper editions and magazine publishers who don’t file
circulation figures on time are getting a closer look under new Audit
Bureau of Circulations rules. The ABC sharpened its definition of
digital newspapers after concerns were raised that publishers were
increasing their use of electronic delivery to pad their circ.

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/magazines-newspapers/e3i269d...

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Time Inc.’s iPad Problem Is Trouble for Every Magazine Publisher [AllThingsD]

Time Inc. likes to show off its iPad apps as a symbol of the company’s
future. But inside the publisher, the digital editions have become a
source of hair-pulling frustration. That’s because the magazine giant
has been unable to get Apple to let it sell and manage subscriptions
for its iPad apps — much to Time Inc.’s surprise.

http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100728/time-inc-s-ipad-problem-is-trouble-f...

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LinkedIn Value Tops $2 Billion After Tiger Global Investment [Bloomberg]

Tiger Global Management LLC, a hedge fund founded by Chase Coleman,
paid $20 million for a stake in LinkedIn Corp., valuing the
professional-networking website at more than $2 billion, said two
people familiar with the matter.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-27/linkedin-valued-at-more-than-2-billi...

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Facebook, Twitter Influence Purchases [InfoWeek]

Social networks like Facebook and Twitter are increasingly emerging as
important shopping tools for both retailers and shoppers, according to
two new reports issued Tuesday.
Citing the importance of social networks in purchasing decisions,
Gartner suggests sellers can tailor their online offerings to
influence purchasers while a survey from Deloitte indicates that
mobile phones and social networking platforms will have an increased
influence, soon, in back-to-school shopping.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/web_services/showArticle.jhtml?a...

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Online Video Use Set to Soar; 193.1 million U.S. Web video viewers by 2014 [AdWeek]

By 2014, the number of U.S. online video viewers will represent 77
percent of Internet users, or 193.1 million people, according to
eMarketer's forecasts. This growth will be driven by an expansion in
content availability, technology advances and an increasing comfort
level with the activity, the firm reports.

http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3i0cbf0f1b5c08147af20f...

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Google Develops a Facebook Rival [WSJ]

Google Inc. is in talks with several makers of popular online games as
it seeks to develop a broader social-networking service that could
compete with Facebook Inc., according to people familiar with the
matter.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703292704575393531040685308.html

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Excerpts: Former MySpace CEO faces the Facebook 'conundrum' [TechFlash]

Chris DeWolfe, one of the founders of MySpace, finds himself in an
interesting and slightly ironic position these days as the head of San
Francisco-based MindJolt -- a gaming platform that derives the
majority of its users and its revenue from its presence on MySpace
nemesis Facebook.

http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/07/excerpts_ex-myspace_ceo_on_social_ga...

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'New York' Magazine Partners With Foursquare

New York is joining the check-in parade with this week's announcement
that it has joined forces with Foursquare, the popular location-based
social-media site. The move will enable the magazine to create
co-branded social-media loyalty programs for readers visiting
participating businesses.

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=132396

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Meet Flipboard: Mike McCue's stealth 'social magazine' [CNet]

One of the coolest new start-ups encountered of late. That would be a
new social magazine concept called Flipboard, which is attempting to
make the social networking universe more accessible, consumable and,
perhaps most importantly, visually arresting via a rich app on the
Apple iPad.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20011161-93.html

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Amazon.com says it's selling 80% more downloaded books than hardcovers [LATimes]

"The Kindle format has now overtaken the hardcover format," says Jeff
Bezos, Amazon's chief executive. A drastic cut in the price of the
Kindle portable reader is probably a major factor.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-amazon-kindle-20100720,0,3669972.story

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BBC rolling out U.S. news site [Reuters]

British state broadcaster BBC [BBC.UL] on Thursday said it is
launching its first U.S. focused news site which will see it go into
more direct competition with local broadcasters and newspapers. BBC
has recruited journalists to bulk up its coverage of general news,
sports, business and entertainment on the site which launches with
advertising partner HP.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1521173920100715

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Facebook Will Announce 500 Million Users Next Week With “Facebook Stories” [AllThingsD]

Facebook confirmed that it expects to announce its 500-millionth user
next week, and will mark the occasion with a new consumer marketing
initiative called “Facebook Stories.”

http://kara.allthingsd.com/20100716/exclusive-facebook-will-announce-500-mill...

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Foursquare 'in talks with Google, Microsoft and Yahoo!' about search partnerships [Telegraph]

Foursquare is in talks with Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! about a
search partnership which could let people look up the most popular bar
or restaurant in their area in real-time.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/7894772/Foursquare-in-talk...

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Suburu Slaps In-Car Wi-Fi into its 2011 Outback [PCMag]

Suburu has announced that purchasers of its 2011 Outback will be able
to pick up an in-car Wi-Fi system as an $499 add-on (plus $35
activation fee) to the car's $23,000 asking price. The 802.11 a/b/g
hotspot runs on 2.5G and 3G cellular networks, powered by Autonet
Mobile, giving drivers and passengers a Wi-Fi bubble throughout a
fairly significant chunk of the United States.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2366628,00.asp

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Rajar says 1 in 5 smartphone owners tune into radio [TechWatch]

It seems that Internet radio’s popularity is on the rise with
smartphone owners, according to Rajar (Radio Joint Audio Research).
The organisation’s latest survey of Internet delivered audio services
indicates that 20% of smartphone owners, or 1.4 million people, have
downloaded a radio app.

http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/07/16/rajar-says-1-in-5-smartphone-owners-tun...

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“Online newspapers represent premium inventory for advertisers” [comScore report]

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital
world, today released a report of the top U.S. online newspaper groups
based on the comScore Media Metrix service. The newspaper category
represents the first site category for which each of the top ten
ranked entities has transitioned to the comScore Media Metrix 360
(Unified Digital Measurement) methodology. The report showed that more
than 123 million Americans visited newspaper sites in May,
representing 57 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience, as the
New York Times Brand led the category with more than 32 million
visitors and 719 million pages viewed during the month.

http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2010/6/The_New_York_Times...

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Surprise! HP Reveals Plans for WebOS Tablet [PCWorld]

HP has officially completed the acquisition of Palm, making it the
proud owner of Palm's coveted intellectual property including WebOS.
It is hardly a surprise that before the ink was even dry on finalizing
the purchase, HP announced its intent to build an array of mobile
devices around the WebOS platform--including the predicted WebOS
tablet.

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/200422/surprise_hp_reveals_plan...

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Huffington Post Pitches Itself as Social-Media Company

Five years ago Huffington Post launched as a left-leaning blog,
featuring commentary from Hollywood heavyweights, political pundits
and its co-founder, Arianna Huffington. Today, it counts more than 20
vertical areas, from religion to tech, 50-odd editors and, by
ComScore's last count, 23.2 million unique visitors.

http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=144747

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Letter From the U.K.: The Death and Rebirth of British Tabloids [Wired]

Perhaps the Mail Online understands this. As Trinity Mirror prepared
to make 200 journalists redundant last week, it emerged that the site
has opened a bureau in Los Angeles.

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/06/letter-from-the-uk-the-death-and-rebir...

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Almost two-thirds of people are happy to pay for quality journalism but not online: YouGov survey [NMA]

The report by YouGov SixthSense found 60% of a sample of more than
2,000 people were willing to pay for a quality newspapaer and 44% said
they preferred to pay for newspapers, but just 2% said they were
prepared to pay for the same content online.

http://www.nma.co.uk/survey-finds-people-do-not-want-to-pay-for-news-online/3...

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New GoogleNews: "A change in stories that Google News users see and share will change the flow of ad revenue." [InfoWeek]

Google's automated news aggregation site Google News is seeking human
guidance. In its first major design change since its 2002 launch,
Google News has been revised to encourage users to take a greater
editorial role. Such tinkering matters to news publishers: Google News
sends 1 billion clicks per month to news sites worldwide. A change in
the stories that Google News users see and share will change the flow
of ad revenue.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/opensource/showArticle.jhtml?arti...

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Former Facebook CTO: ‘Google Me’ Is Real, And It’s Gunning For Facebook [TechCrunch]

Digg CEO Kevin Rose tweeted that he’d heard a “huge rumor” that Google
was planning to launch a Facebook competitor called “Google Me”,
sparking off a wave of speculative reports (Rose has since removed the
tweet). Now Adam D’Angelo, who was Facebook’s CTO for years and is now
founder of hot Q&A service Quora, is weighing in with more details.
And from what he’s hearing, Google Me is indeed very real, and it’s
gunning for Facebook.

http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/29/google-me-facebook/

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How Media Consumption Has Changed Since 2000 [CyberJournalist]

Consumption of news, information and entertainment has radically
changed since 2000. Lee Rainie, the Director of the Pew Research
Center’s Internet & American Life Project, presented the latest data
and trends today at the Newhouse School’s M.O.B. (“Monetizing Online
Business”) Conference. Here is his presentation, packed with
interesting details.

http://www.cyberjournalist.net/how-media-consumption-has-changed-since-2000/

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Guardian traffic rises as Times websites languish [MediaWeek]

The Guardian and Trinity Mirror's websites recorded big increases in
traffic in May, while The Times' new registration-only websites have
been hit by substantial drops, according to new sets of industry data
from ABCe and Experian Hitwise.

http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/1012217/Guardian-traffic-rises-Times-websites...

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Economist reports success of mobile phone mag sales [PressGazette]

The Economist has claimed success with a new mobile-phone-based
magazine sales ploy this week, as it reported its overall operating
profit had climbed three per cent to £57.5m for the 12 months to
April.

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=45633

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WSJ Europe to launch new tech section as part of digital expansion [Journalism.co.uk]

The Wall Street Journal is to launch a new European technology section
as part of its digital expansion. Six new jobs have been advertised by
publisher Dow Jones as it prepares to enlarge its online and mobile
offering and build up commercial opportunities.

http://www.journalism.co.uk/2/articles/539305.php

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Twitter's Biz Stone on Bing, Location, Privacy & World Cup Explosion [CNBC]

Stone explained how 'Twitter Places," a recent launch, matches up your
location with a specific venue, so you can figure out what people are
saying about the restaurant you're eating at or the concert you're
watching. Users can also monitor trends of the city they're in -- what
are people in Austin saying about movies? And the more people that
identify their location, the more valuable it'll be to advertisers who
want to target certain customers or want to offer deals to specific
areas.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/37876545

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Facebook Near to Agreement About Location Service, Founder Zuckerberg Says [Bloomberg]

Facebook Inc., the world’s most popular social-networking site, is
“pretty close” to providing a location-based service, Chief Executive
Officer Mark Zuckerberg said. “We are working on this, knowing where a
person is and being able to personalize what’s around them,” he said
at an advertising industry conference in Cannes, France.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-23/facebook-pretty-close-to-offering-lo...

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64% of Americans say printed newspapers will cease to exist by 2050 [AP]

Americans remain a generally upbeat lot, but all the skepticism, snark
and dismal rhetoric being bandied about may be taking their toll.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100622/ap_on_re_us/us_upbeat_america

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Strong International Growth Forecast For Twitter [WebProNews]

If it hasn't already done so, Twitter may soon need to hire a few
translators. This afternoon, the stats experts at Pingdom took a look
at how the site is doing on an international basis, and it seems that
Twitter's rate of growth has become rather high in about a dozen
different countries.

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2010/06/22/strong-international-growth-fore...

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Apple Says It Sold Three Million IPads in 80 Days [Bloomberg]

Software developers have created more than 11,000 applications for the
iPad since its April 3 debut, Cupertino, California-based Apple also
said today in a statement.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-22/apple-says-it-sold-three-million-ipa...

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Rupert Murdoch "declares love for iPad" [BusinessWeek]

“This is a fantastic invention,” he said. “It combines the ability to
present all forms of media to all people, from three year old children
to 100 year old men. I believe that within five years, you’ll have
many hundreds of millions of iPad or iPad-like devices in the world.
This is a huge new market.”

http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/next/archives/2010/06/rupert_murdoch_ope...

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Big media's losses on social networking sites break through £1bn barrier [Guardian]

The media industry has now lost $1.5bn (£1bn) on investments in the
social networking craze after AOL sold Bebo last week for a fraction
of the price it paid for the business two years ago.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jun/20/social-networking-sites-losses

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PCUK/Harris Poll: Quarter Of Times Readers Likely To Pay Online [PaidContent]

In an exclusive new poll for paidContent:UK, Harris Interactive found
a combined 23 percent of Times Online users rated themselves
variations of “likely” to pay. Within that, four percent were
extremely likely, two percent very likely, four percent fairly likely
and 13 percent somewhat likely. 76 percent said they were not at all
likely to pay.

http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419-pcukharris-poll-quarter-of-times-readers...

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YouTube Begins Testing News Feed Feature [WebProNews]

YouTube announced today that it is testing a new feature called the
YouTube News Feed, which it is working on with the University of
California at Berkley's Graduate School of Journalism. The feature
would track news as it breaks on YouTube.

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2010/06/14/youtube-begins-testing-news-feed...

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Forget the VJ: MTV is looking for a Twitter Jockey [AP]

Remember the MTV VJ? That's so two decades ago. Now the network is
looking to hire its first TJ, or Twitter Jockey. MTV officials say the
search is on for a new social media maven who will engage with the MTV
audience and serve as a liaison between viewers and network honchos.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100614/ap_on_hi_te/us_mtv_twitter_jockey

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Starbucks Announces Free Wi-Fi, Proprietary Content Network [Wired]

Starting July 1, Starbucks will let anyone connect to its WiFi network
for free. This fall, the company will add a content network called
Starbucks Digital Network, in partnership with Yahoo and other sites,
which will include local content you won’t be able to read anywhere
else. Both offerings will be free.

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/06/starbucks-announces-free-wi-fi-proprie...

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Internet Is Set to Overtake Newspapers in Ad Revenue [WSJ]

The Internet is poised to overtake newspapers as the second-largest
U.S. advertising medium by revenue behind television, according to
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Global Entertainment and Media Outlook for
2010 to 2014.

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/06/15/internet-is-set-to-overtake-newspapers...

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Sly Bailey: We don't see 'City TV' as viable proposition [PressGazette]

Sly Bailey, chief executive of Trinity Mirror, has poured cold water
on proposals outlined yesterday by the Government to explore the
creation of a series of local TV stations across the UK.

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=45559&c=1

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New Yorker's David Remnick: Want expensive reporting? Pay for it [Observer]

Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger says it's a "tragedy" if editors to
charge readers for content. New Yorker editor David Remnick doesn't
agree. "I was going to be damned if I was going to train 18-year-olds,
20-year-olds, 25-year-olds, that this is like water that comes out of
the sink," he said, about The New Yorker.

http://www.observer.com/2010/media/david-‘mr-paywall’-remnick-defends-his-turf

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Steve Jobs: We shouldn’t become a “nation of bloggers” [TheNextWeb]

Jobs: “I don’t want to see us descend into a nation of bloggers. I
think we need editorial now more than ever.” Concerning the iPad: “We
have a lot of goals for it, but one of my beliefs very strongly is
that any democracy depends on a free, healthy press.”

http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/06/02/steve-jobs-we-shouldnt-be-come-a-natio...

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iPad and Facebook will end Google’s dominance [MarketingWeek]

Google’s online dominance could be drawing to an end, warn analsysts,
as the Apple iPad goes on-sale in the UK. Technology and media
analyst, Richard Holway, speaking yesterday at a presentation hosted
by Affiliate Window, says that Google will be superseded by apps for
devices such as the iPhone, iPad and Facebook.

http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/news/ipad-and-facebook-will-end-google’s-domin...

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Digg Wants to Be the Twitter of News [GigaOM]

The new Digg — which has been in the works for at least a year now —
will extend the site’s current social features (which are pretty
minimal) to allow for both friending and following other users and
publishers. Kevin Rose describing Digg’s new value proposition:
“Because we’re only links and news we cut out all the miscellaneous
status updates like you see on other sites.”

http://gigaom.com/2010/05/28/digg-wants-to-be-the-twitter-of-news/

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Amazon Vs. Apple Be Damned: Publishers Pine For A Universal E-Book Format [Wired]

Giants and upstarts of publishing gathered at the annual BookExpo
America here last week agreed e-books will transform the business but
believe the big change will come when there is a standard format
across which all e-books can be published and shared. The industry has
been going through a tumultuous period as Apple and Amazon duke it out
for dominance in the nascent market for electronic books.

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/05/universal-e-books-format

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Apple Hits 2 Million iPad Sales Within 60 Days [PCMag]

Well, that didn't take long. Apple has announced that the company has
sold its two-millionth iPad, bolstered in part by the launch of the
handheld device in Asia and Europe this past Friday. And the Apple
train isn't slowing down in that regard: The company plans to launch
the iPad in nine more countries come July, with even more countries
scheduled out as the year rolls on.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2364363,00.asp

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First 4G Android Phone Feels Like the Future [Wired]

The giant 4.3-inch display makes the iPhone and Nexus One feel dinky
in comparison...the camera shoots 720p video...a kickstand in the back
lets you stand it up like a television, while an HDMI port lets you
connect it to a TV...the navigation system is on par with or better
than most standalone GPS units. Moreover, the phone feels designed for
the internet from the get-go.

http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/pr_htc_4g

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Thinner Kindle -- Coming Soon? [PCWorld]

For those of you who think that the Kindle's 1/3 of an inch thick
architecture is just too thick, you may be able to check out a new
slimmer Kindle come August this year. According to a Bloomberg.com
article, Amazon.com plans to introduce the next version of the Kindle
electronic-book reader.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/197560/thinner_kindle_coming_soon.html

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Surprise! Young Users Protect Their Privacy Online [PCWorld]

The Pew survey of 2,253 Americans found that people aged 18 to 29 are
more likely than older adults to take steps to limit others from
accessing their personal information online. The study results,
released Wednesday, noted that 44% of younger adults try to protect
their information, compared to 33% of users between 30 and 49, and 25%
of those between 50 and 64.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/197441/surprise_young_users_protect_their_priv...

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Evan Williams is chirpy over Twitter glitter [Telegraph]

Twitter is not for sale and never will be, according to its
super-bright chief executive and co-founder, Evan Williams. “I don’t
anticipate it being for sale – ever. We are just getting started and
have a lot more to achieve,” he says, sitting in @plover, one of the
many meeting rooms at Twitter HQ named after a bird in a tweet-esque
style.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/7725710/Evan-Williams-is-chirpy...

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Google buys Norwegian audio-video tech provider [Reuters]

Google is buying Oslo-listed Global IP Solutions for $68 million to
build its real-time audio and video Internet capabilities, the two
companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64H1O820100518

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Google to debut Internet TV software [LATimes]

The Web search giant, through an effort with Sony, Intel and Logitech,
is expected to showcase technology enabling users to flip seamlessly
among shows, YouTube videos and home videos on their sets.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/homeentertainment/la-fi-ct-googletv...

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Online ad sales rose 7 percent to $5.9B in 1Q [AP]

Internet ad sales are on the mend as first-quarter revenue rose 7
percent, marking the second straight quarter of increase, according to
the Interactive Advertising Bureau. The revenue of $5.9 billion marks
the highest for a first quarter, which is typically a slower period
following high ad spending over the holidays.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100513/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_online_advertising

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Media execs embrace the iPad [THR]

When asked about digital technology last month on a stage in Beverly
Hills, Chase Carey went off on the wonders of Apple's new iPad.
"Digital," said former Warner Bros. and Yahoo honcho Terry Semel. "Is
it the next great revenue stream for content owners, or is it a value
destruction force?"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i12fe2557a9382597b...

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Huffington Post Gets Down to Business [MediaWeek]

The Huffington Post has enjoyed meteoric traffic growth since
launching five years ago, and buzz to match. Now it’s time for the
site’s business side to catch up. Industry veteran Greg Coleman, who
became the site’s chief revenue officer last September, said the goal
is to double HuffPo’s revenue this year and next—a goal he expects to
exceed in 2010 (publisher reports put the site’s 2009 revenue at $15
million).

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/digital-downloads/broadband/...

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A Peek at Vanity Fair’s iPad App [NYTimes]

“Magazines are actually pretty brilliant concepts the way they are,”
said Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter on Tuesday as he previewed his
magazine’s new iPad app. “At the same time, we have a few bells and
whistles that a magazine cannot provide.”

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/a-peek-at-vanity-fairs-ipad-...

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Alwaleed Plans Rotana Share Sale Within Two Years to Fund Expansion Plans [Bloomberg]

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal plans to sell a stake in media company
Rotana Holding to the public within two years as the billionaire
prince expands his entertainment, music and news business in the
Middle East.

http://preview.bloomberg.com/news/2010-04-26/saudi-prince-alwaleed-plans-rota...

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News Corp. chief: Google to stop getting free news [MarketWatch]

News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said Tuesday he
expects online content aggregators such as Google Inc. will soon halt
the practice of posting content produced by others without paying to
do so.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/news-corp-chief-google-to-stop-getting-free-...

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Twitter Unveils Plans to Draw Money From Ads [NYTimes]

Twitter will unveil on Tuesday a much-anticipated plan for making
money from advertising, finally answering the question of how the
company expects to turn its exponential growth into revenue.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/technology/internet/13twitter.html

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Twitter snags over 100 million users, focus on revenue [Reuters]

Microblogging sensation Twitter has signed up more than 100 million
users and hopes to snag hundreds of millions more in coming years by
making the service easier and more accessible on mobile devices like
cell phones.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63D46P20100414

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News editors see new tools but little cash on Web [AP]

The people in charge of putting out the news are thrilled that
technology is giving them new tools for their craft. But they are
still searching for ways to slow the erosion of revenue that threatens
many media companies.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100414/ap_on_bi_ge/us_asne_conference

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FT Online Chief Sees Drawbacks From Google News [Bloomberg]

The Financial Times’s online chief said users are seven times less
likely to subscribe to the Web edition when they arrive via Google
News pages, compared with Google’s regular search page.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aztz.p2ozszg

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ProPublica's nonprofit's news gathering pays off for partners [WashPost]

This is a glimpse of an unexpected future: a battered newspaper
business, an idealistic start-up with a deep-pocketed liberal backer,
and dogged reporters who otherwise might be out of work.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/18/AR20100418031...

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Apple Poised To Unveil 'iAd,' New Mobile Ad Platform Is Jobs' 'Next Big Thing' [MediaPost]

Even as the buzz builds toward the April 3rd ship date of the iPad,
Apple is preparing to announce its "next big thing" -- a new
personalized, mobile advertising system that could well be called the
"iAd" -- Online Media Daily has learned.

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=125076...

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Smoking guns, dark secrets aplenty in YouTube-Viacom filings [ArsTechnica]

Court documents in the $1 billion lawsuit between Viacom and YouTube
were unsealed today, finally shedding some light on key questions: did
Viacom have "smoking gun" evidence that YouTube was deliberately
profiting from 62,637 Viacom clips that were watched more than 507
million times on the site?

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/03/smoking-guns-dark-secrets-spi...

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48% of social media users update Facebook/Twitter in bed [SFGate]

How addicted are we to social media and text messaging? According to a
new survey, 48 percent of social media users check or update Facebook
and/or Twitter after they go to bed and 56 percent feel compelled to
check Facebook at least once a day.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/18/BURK1CHVVA.DTL

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'The Times' reveals paywall plans to staff [Channel4]

Staff at The Times and The Sunday Times have been informed of plans to
introduce a paywall to the newspapers’ websites, and given access to a
preview of the new paid-for service.

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/business_money/aposthe+timesapos+reveal...

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Don't Let Your Website Ruin Your Magazine's Tablet Edition [AdAge]

A couple of weeks before people start receiving their iPad orders from
Apple but months into publishers' period of great expectations for the
new platforms, the magazine industry met this morning to talk about
electronic readers and tablets.

http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=142852

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Apple Scrambles to Secure iPad Deals [WSJ]

Apple Inc. is still trying to secure media content for the iPad with
just weeks to go before the tablet computer's release, said people
familiar with the matter, as the company tempers some of its initial
ambitions for the much-hyped device.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703523204575129862264704190.html

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AOL dedicates up to $10 million for 'local' ventures [MarketWatch]

AOL Inc., which is attempting a dramatic revamp after being spun out
of Time Warner Inc. late last year, said Wednesday it will dedicate up
to $10 million for an internal venture-capital fund aimed at "local
content" services.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/aol-dedicates-10-million-for-local-deals-201...

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Advertising emerges from a year full of pain [Crain's]

The numbers are finally in for last year's total advertising
expenditures, and—no surprise—they show that newspapers, magazines,
radio and local television took the biggest hits, the Internet
continued to grow and cable television held its own.

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20100317/FREE/100319899

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Google and Partners Seek TV Foothold [NYTimes]

Google and Intel have teamed with Sony to develop a platform called
Google TV to bring the Web into the living room through a new
generation of televisions and set-top boxes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/technology/18webtv.html

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24 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute [AFP]

YouTube said Wednesday that 24 hours worth of video are being uploaded
to the video-sharing site every minute. "What?s next? 30 hours? 36
hours?" YouTube director of product management Hunter Walk said in a
blog post.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100317/tc_afp/usitcompanyinternetyoutubegoogle

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