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12 Nov 2010 11:00

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Biz: News Corp. dude complains about mobile “cannibalizing” sales

  • The problem with the apps is that they are much more directly cannibalistic of the print products than the website. People interact with it much more like they do with the traditional product.
  • News Corp. Europe and Asia head (and Rupert’s kid) James Murdoch • Explaining why mobile apps are a danger to his company’s business model. Sorry James, but if you don’t like it, deal with it. The two papers that you’ve put behind paywalls so far have lost most of their readership, so clearly you understand your market. Oh, who are we kidding? You have no clue about the online or mobile spaces. source
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04 Jan 2010 12:47

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Biz: Political pubs HuffPo and Politico are profitable, but not massive

  • $12-16 million The Huffington Post’s estimated profit in 2009, which is peanuts considering its massive size
  • $20
    million     Politico’s estimated 2009 profits, which largely came from its print publication source
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03 Oct 2009 12:00

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Tech: Paperne.ws could change the online news design game

This Knight News Challenge applicant wants to make designing online as easy as designing in print. We’re very exited. source
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15 Sep 2009 10:44

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Politics: Michael Moore: Newspapers sided with the GOP at their own peril (?!)

  • These newspapers slit their own throats by siding with the group of politicians – I mean, it would be like General Motors funding candidates who promised to get rid of Driver Education.
  • Michael Moore • Discussing the fate of the American newspaper. To further emphasize his point, he says that “we live in a nation of 40 million functional illiterates,” and this was caused by cuts in education that Republican leadership led to. While we don’t think that point is particularly sound, we’ll get behind this one regarding capitalism: “Same theory of General Motors that I watched twenty years ago. How can we get rid of half the employees but still put out the same number of cars? We’ll just make everybody work twice as hard and we’ll save money doing that. And that’s what happened to our newspapers.” • source
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13 Aug 2009 09:42

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Biz, Music: Vibe Magazine’s phoenix-like rise from the ashes came quick

  • Now Web-focused, with a quarterly magazine. Yesterday, Uptown Media announced that they had agreed to take on both iconic hip-hop rag Vibe Magazine and its Web site. First on the agenda? Site redesign! By the end of the year, they hope to have another print product on the shelves, this time a quarterly publication with a smaller circulation. Vibe stopped printing after a 40% decline in ads bled them dry earlier this year. source
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30 Jun 2009 22:15

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Biz, Music: Dear Vibe Magazine: We hope they play hip-hop at your funeral

Vibe Magazine
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17 Apr 2009 22:13

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Culture: I can has bestseller: Funny blogs do killer book business

  • 100,000 copies the sales of the book from the creators of the popular “I Can Has Cheezburger?” humor blog
  • 13 weeks amount of time Lolcats took over the New York Times bestseller list; they’re not alone source
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31 Mar 2009 22:14

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Biz, World: The Guardian says screw print – they’re going Twitter-only.

  • Who needs presses when you’re on the forefront of technology? The Guardian, one of the best papers in the U.K. – hell, the world – is going to try a great experiment, starting today. They’re going Twitter-only. Among the new technologies they’re launching include “Gutter,” a collaboration with Twitter that will filter out all notable liberal opinion. We wish them the best. Also, in other news, our rent would be due today if we lived in London. source
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31 Mar 2009 20:48

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Tech: OK, print’s dead, graphic designers. Here’s how to go Web.

  • Take print philosophy online In this era where the Internet is quickly changing how people read and gather content, it’s becoming more and more clear that you have to perk up your web skillz as a graphic designer. But that doesn’t mean you have to give up your print techniques – Brian Hoff of DesignCubicle notes that they might even be an asset. (And cool grids already exist, which should ease the pain. Whoo.)
  • Cool examples of print as web Obviously, The New York Times does a pretty great job approximating the print experience. But other sites, such as Jason Santa Maria’s amazing personal Web site focus on doing something most sites suck at: Providing content-based design rather than forcing content into a rigid CMS. Food for thought, designers looking to switch over. You can do this. source
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30 Mar 2009 10:56

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Biz, U.S.: To the Detroit papers: Fingers crossed today

  • change The papers – The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News – will stop delivering to homes most days of the week and will become a product that focuses mainly on box sales and online content.
  • evolution They’re two of many papers to make a change like this lately, but this one at least seems to be an effort to keep the products alive – the entire editorial staff for both papers is staying put for now. source
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