People are using social networking sites to connect with others in a number of ways, but I thought this was WAY over the top. MyDeathSpace.com is an archival site, containing news articles, online obituaries, and other publicly available information. MyDeathSpace.com is a map-based site that connects you to the MySpace profiles of the deceased. It includes the story about each person and the circumstances of their death. My take: just because you read more...
Newspapers Will Include Web Circulation to Lure Advertisers
In a move that proves that media will adapt rather than die out, The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), which is considered the gold standard for advertisers, announced yesterday that they will provide online audience figures in publisher's statements. They will measure unique visitors from Nielsen/Netratings, comScore Media Metrix and analytics tools that will be installed on the server. These numbers will be reported to advertisers. The initiative is slated to start on November 5, read more...
Newspapers Adapt: Video from the Newsroom Goes Viral
If you haven't been sleeping under a rock, you will know that the Apple iPhone goes onto the market this Friday. I haven't written about it because it is perhaps the most overblown product launch in the history of mankind. However, it has brought out an interesting phenomenon. Last week, theNew York Times announced (via Beet TV) that it would share embed of its video clips with the public via YouTube by the fall. Also last week the Washington Post announced that it would read more...
Day of Radio Silence – Webcasters protest royalty rate hikes
If you listen to live streaming Internet radio, you might not be able to do it today. In protest to a new ruling that will raise royalty rates for webcasters on July 15, retroactive to Jan 1, 2006, some Internet radio stations are participating in a Day of Silence. Some of the more noteable are Shoutcast, Yahoo Music and Live365.com. The rates will shift from a percent-of-revenue model to a flat fee read more...
Shifting With Our Stakeholders: Cell Phones Are “the” Go-to Gadget
According to a Forrester research report cited in a New York Times article television is losing its luster, while cellphones and computers are gaining. However, nothing says that television delivered on a cell phone will be any more compelling. Maybe it is just me, but that seems even less appealing than sitting in front of the tube all night. Then again, I am in Generation X, and as you can see by read more...
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