Advertisers Go Beyond Blogging With Branded Magazines [Clickz]

Last month, The New York Observer ran an interesting article called,
"Journalists Take Refuge in the World of Branded Content." A year ago,
a good many readers wouldn't have fully understood what this title
meant. Branded content was pure digital marketing jargon, as
indecipherable to the masses as attrition rates or black hat SEO. Not
anymore.

http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2254623/advertisers-go-beyond-blogging-wi...

BuzzFeed to Launch Business Section [WSJ]

BuzzFeed, the news and entertainment website known for its mix of
cute-animal lists and political scoops designed to be shared on social
networks, is launching a business section. The move is part of the
company's attempt to expand beyond Facebook and Twitter into
business-focused online communities such as LinkedIn.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323393304578362561283258012.html

Journalism Study Shows Impact of Cutbacks in News [AP]

Nearly one-third of consumers surveyed by the Pew Research Center's
Project for Excellence in Journalism said they have abandoned a news
outlet because it no longer gave them what they had counted on, either
with fewer or less complete stories.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STATE_OF_JOURNALISM?SITE=AP&SECTION...

Google may be readying an Apple Newsstand-like feature called Google Play News, with issues and subscriptions [NextWeb]

Google appears to be preparing to launch a newspaper feature called
Google Play News, to complement the apps, music, books, magazines, and
movies it already offers in its Android store. As first spotted by
Android Police, news content will come in “Issues” and
“Subscriptions,” suggesting the feature will be similar to Apple’s
Newsstand service.

http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/03/15/google-is-readying-an-apple-newsstand...

YouGov study confirms young abandoning newspapers [MediaWeek]

Young adults are the least likely to read newspapers, and almost a
third (29%) claim not to have read one at all in the last 12 months,
according to the findings of a YouGov study published today.

http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/1174605/YouGov-study-confirms-young-abandonin...

New regional newspaper business Local World is steadying the ship, but can it build a digital future? [MediaBriefing]

Is new regional media group Local World set to deliver an improved
model for local newspapers, or is the coming together of Northcliffe
and Iliffe News and Media just another footnote in the long decline of
regional media in the UK?.

http://www.themediabriefing.com/article/2013-03-11/regional-newspaper-busines...

[US] Teens and Technology 2013 [PewInternet]

Smartphone adoption among American teens has increased substantially
and mobile access to the internet is pervasive. One in four teens are
“cell-mostly” internet users, who say they mostly go online using
their phone and not using some other device such as a desktop or
laptop computer.

http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Teens-and-Tech.aspx

Study finds Facebook users' intimate secrets can be inferred from ‘likes’ [TheDrum]

A study conducted into the online habits of Facebook users has found
that many could unwittingly betray highly personal information about
themselves, such as sexuality, political beliefs and drug use, simply
by ‘liking’ groups and activities which tally with their own position.

http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/03/12/study-finds-facebook-users-intimate-se...

Dennis Publishing opens digital production unit [MediaWeek]

Dennis Publishing has launched a standalone digital production agency
called Adnostic that will work with advertisers, media agencies and
third-party publishers.

http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/1171661/Dennis-Publishing-opens-digital-produ...

4 Lessons From The Mail Online; "Web’s Most Ruthlessly Addictive Site" [FastCodeDesign]

With its four-foot-long home pages and hundreds of sidebar images, The
Mail breaks every rule of web design. It's also winng the web (and
design awards).

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671875/4-lessons-from-the-web-s-most-ruthlessly-...

Some shifts in power visible in journalism today [PressThink]

Quick: How many shifts in power can you spot in this one report?

http://pressthink.org/2013/02/some-shifts-in-power-visible-in-journalism-today/

Google to pay 60 million euros into French media fund [Reuters]

Google is to pay 60 million euros ($82 million) into a special fund to
help French media develop their presence on the Internet under a
top-level deal signed on Friday, but will not pay them for posting
links to their content. French publishers had been pushing for Google
to pay them licensing fees for listing headlines and snippets of
articles in its search engine results.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/us-france-google-idUSBRE91011Z20130201

Small Firms Say LinkedIn Works, Twitter Doesn't [WSJ]

Six out of 10 small-business owners say they believe social-media
tools are valuable to their company's growth—but most aren't impressed
by Twitter Inc. Just 3% of 835 business owners surveyed earlier this
month by The Wall Street Journal and Vistage International said
Twitter had the most potential to help their companies.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323926104578273683427129660.html

Zuckerberg: Facebook Is A Mobile Company Now [WebProNews]

“Today there’s no argument,” he said. “Facebook is a mobile company.”
Zuckerberg said Facebook will be able to make more money for each
minute people spend on mobile, which makes the mobile DAU numbers from
today’s report incredibly significant. He said he wants Facebook to
get really good at building mobile-first experiences, and that this
will “be a big theme” for the company this year.

http://www.webpronews.com/facebook-earnings-out-mobile-daus-exceeded-web-daus...

This Year, All Publishers Go Mobile [eMarketer]

This year will be a seminal one, marking the first time 100% of
publishers will format their content for mobile, according to an
Alliance for Audited Media survey of 210 media companies in North
America. The development points to both digital’s essential role in
media companies’ future profits and the importance of mobile to
consumers’ daily media lives.

http://www.emarketer.com/Article/This-Year-All-Publishers-Go-Mobile/1009628

Foursquare launches iPhone, Android app for merchants [CNet]

Foursquare has introduced a mobile way for its more than 1 million
business users to connect with and follow the check-in activities of
the over 30 million people using the location-based social network.
"The Foursquare Business Companion App is another means for merchants
to help manage their Foursquare presence without having to be in front
of a computer," a company representative told CNET.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57566439-93/foursquare-launches-iphone-andro...

Google+ outranks Twitter as no. 2 social network after Facebook [PCWorld]

Google+ is now the world’s second largest social network, outranking
Twitter that comes in at the number four position. But both social
networks are still far behind Facbook, which is used by more than 51
percent of the world’s online population, according to a new survey.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026521/google-outranks-twitter-as-no-2-social...

Inside Forbes: A New Wave of Digital Journalist Is Showing a Profession the Way Forward [Forbes]

You teach me, I teach you — that’s the bridge FORBES is building to
connect the values and standards of traditional media with the
dynamism of the digital age.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/lewisdvorkin/2013/01/25/inside-forbes-a-new-wave-...

Watch Out CNN: New Twitter Search Capabilities Will Rule Breaking News [RWW]

Twitter Tuesday announced new search capabilities that give it the
upper hand as a breaking news destination over basically every other
news organization on the planet, from newspapers to cable networks to
websites and everything in between. When a new search begins to trend
on Twitter, Twitter's new API will send the query to Amazon's
Mechanical Turk service, where humans will categorize it to help make
it more relevant to readers. Then Twitter can populate its Discover
section with live, topical streams of news.

http://readwrite.com/2013/01/08/watch-out-cnn-new-twitter-search-capabilities...

What to expect from a British BuzzFeed (as well as cats) [Independent]

It is the only reliable source of information such as "33 Animals Who
Are Extremely Disappointed In You" or "The 25 Most Awkward Cat
Sleeping Positions". It's also, depending on your world view (and
vulnerability to distraction) the sorry conclusion of a digital
assault on journalism and our brains... or LOL brilliant.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/what-to-expect-...

Why do community news sites, once hailed as the future of journalism, so often flop? [AdWeek]

Local businesses spend anywhere from $100 to $1,200 per month
advertising on community news sites, according to sources, but most
often lay out around $200. That’s not enough revenue to make them
viable. Gordon Borrell, CEO of the research firm Borrell Associates,
gives companies like Fisher props for experimenting in the space but
points to the fact that hyperlocal revenue remains tiny. “I sit on top
of a lot of information, from about 5,900 media companies, and it’s
very clear that these hyperlocal news sites don’t generate that much
money,” he says.

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/neighborhood-watch-146293?page=1

Why hyperlocal won’t save newspapers (and what will) [PerSquareMile]

Too many newspapers have placed their bets on intensely local
coverage, or hyperlocal as they call it in the biz. That’s a mistake.
To remain profitable, they need to concentrate on a particular topic
instead of a geographic region.

http://persquaremile.com/2013/01/07/why-hyperlocal-wont-save-newspapers-and-w...

Mail Online editor tops GQ’s list of Most Influential Digital Men in Britain [WallBlog]

Martin Clarke has overseen the Mail Online’s rise to become the
world’s biggest online newspaper with monthly unique browsers in
excess of 112 million at the end of 2012. Daily traffic for the Daily
Mail & General Trust’s website increased nearly 7% in November too,
making it almost double the size of its nearest newspaper rival, and
one time market leader, Guardian.co.uk.

http://wallblog.co.uk/2013/01/07/mail-online-editor-tops-gqs-list-of-most-inf...

Don't Expect Newsweek's Digital Covers to Be Any Less Provocative [AdWeek]

Newsweek spokesman Andrew Kirk told Adweek that online and social
media chatter contributed to most of the buzz surrounding Newsweek's
past cover controversies, something that is unlikely to change in the
title's digital phase.

http://www.adweek.com/news/press/dont-expect-newsweeks-digital-covers-be-any-...

Newsweek Readers Bid Farewell to Print Edition [DailyBeast]

Loyal Newsweek readers and social-media followers say goodbye to the
print version of Newsweek as the brand moves into the digital age. See
the best reactions from Twitter and Facebook.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/27/newsweek-readers-bid-farewel...

Can the media escape the wilderness in 2013? [Fortune]

The news and publishing industries are on no firmer ground than a year
ago as the quest for a sustainable business model continues. What did
we learn from 2012?

http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/12/28/media-industry-business-model-2013/

Report: E-book Reading Jumps; Print Book Reading Declines [Pew]

The population of e-book readers is growing. In the past year, the
number of those who read e-books increased from 16% of all Americans
ages 16 and older to 23%. At the same time, the number of those who
read printed books in the previous 12 months fell from 72% of the
population ages 16 and older to 67%. Overall, the number of book
readers in late 2012 was 75% of the population ages 16 and older, a
small and statistically insignificant decline from 78% in late 2011.

http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/12/27/e-book-reading-jumps-print-book-r...

Social TV chatter grows 800% on Twitter over 2012 [Variety]

Measuring viewing interest and passion for television shows via social
media was a big topic in 2012. Nielsen announced earlier this month a
pact with Twitter to create the "Nielsen Twitter TV Rating," and
Trendrr on Thursday will announce that the year saw a significant
surge in social interactions surrounding TV programs.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118063975/

Predictions for digital journalism in 2013 [Journalism.co.uk]

Seven industry experts – from local, national and international news
outlets – share their predictions for digital journalism.

http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/predictions-for-digital-journalism-in-2013/s...

'We are not the bogeyman,' Google tells MPs [Telegraph]

Conciliatory remarks were not enough to pacify MPs, who described
Google as “public enemy number one”. Jim Sheridan, Labour MP for
Paisley and Renfrewshire North, said the firm’s “arrogance” called to
mind the attitude of News International, Rupert Murdoch’s British
newspaper business, when it faced allegations of phone hacking and
police bribery by its journalists.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/97...

Twitter surpasses 200M active monthly users [CNet]

Twitter has not yet hit the saturation point. The booming social
network and venue for the "pulse of the planet" said today that it now
has more than 200 million active monthly users. Twitter had hit the
100 million mark in September 2011, and as of spring 2012 was boasting
of 140 million. It was at that latter point in time that Twitter
disclosed its not so modest ambition of eventually reaching 2 billion
users. Facebook, by contrast, currently claims on the order of 1
billion monthly active users.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57559774-93/twitter-surpasses-200m-active-mo...