October 2008
Online adspend outlook still strong - Brand... →
The Key Note report found that more than a quarter of internet users (28%) said that they had clicked on internet ads, and 52% said that they thought rich-media internet ads worked better than those…
Oct 31st
Online adspend outlook still strong - Brand... →
Online adspend will continue to expand at a strong pace in 2008 and grow every year until 2012, according to a new market report by Key Note. Internet advertising remained the fastest-growing…
Oct 31st
Wikipedia boss predicts serious downturn for... →
The founder of not-for-profit reference site Wikipedia has predicted the downfall of “some major household name websites” and a drop in online advertising revenue. Jimmy Wales is predicting…
Oct 31st
Links for 2008-10-30 [ma.gnolia] →
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Oct 31st
is getting the train down to London in a bit. Visiting the Reading office tomorrow (http://www.getreading.co.uk)
Oct 30th
Is it just me, or is Google down…?
Oct 30th
is happy Google is working again now. Panic over.
Oct 30th
Newbury Weekly News’ daily video news bulletins aren’t half bad for a regional paper (http://bit.ly/3qHTwY)
Oct 30th
Archant’s director of business development, Ian... →
Shared by Paul Lomax Shit. That’s weird - when I saw the headline about plane crash in Norwich I thought about Archant as the old MD (Nigel Websper) used to fly to work every day(!). I didn’t know…
Oct 30th
Newsrooms Can Grow Twitter Followers By Using... →
Instead of seeing Twitter as another place to dump their content, newsrooms should see it as a way to create a whole new dimension of value under their editorial brand.
Oct 30th
Oct 30th
The 15 dumbest names for Web 2.0 startups →
realize naming is a difficult thing, and finding the domain name to match the name or description you have in mind is virtually impossible these days. I also realize names don’t necessarily have to…
Oct 30th
It’s Oh So Quiet →
It’s so quiet in this blog, because it is closed. Forever. No more post will ever be published, you can’t send any comment, and you can unsubscribe safely from its RSS feed. More than 8,000 unique…
Oct 30th
Wiki War? round two! →
Shared by Paul Lomax The funny thing is, I never said we were planning to launch a wiki! The War of the (Manchester) Wikis…
Oct 30th
Guardian reveals new cross-platform sport,... →
Guardian News & Media has announced a series of new senior appointments covering its integrated print and online teams. Damian Carrington has been made editor of the Guardian’s environment website,…
Oct 30th
Links for 2008-10-29 [ma.gnolia] →
ScreenToaster - Free Online Screen Recorder Saved By: Paul Lomax | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: None assigned Product Planner - View and Create User Flows, Viral…
Oct 30th
Hmm Russell Brand’s resigned. I’ve never actually seen or listened to him on any show. A bit like all the moaning daily mail readers…
Oct 29th
Google's $125m book settlement could open up... →
Millions of books, including out-of-print titles, could be made available via Google after the search company settled a lawsuit brought by publishers and authors over its book-scanning project.
Oct 29th
Dennis Publishing digital mags reveal debut ABCes →
Dennis Publishing’s newest digital magazines iGizmo and iMotor have each attracted more than 100,000 readers per issue, according to their debut ABCe figures.
Oct 29th
Tory Hunt critical of BBC's £60m local web... →
He said: “Local newspapers are a vital part of the fabric of small communities throughout the country and are currently trying to reinvent their business model, having lost much of the revenue that…
Oct 29th
War of the Wikis →
Shared by Paul Lomax Not quite true…! Like buses or indeed business magazines…
Oct 29th
Great. When you change networks on Facebook, it resets your privacy settings to allow everybody on the network to see your full profile.
Oct 29th
How to lose →
Actual conversation at a local shoe store: “Do you have dress shoes in a size 6?” “No, I’m sorry we don’t.” “We’re from out of town. Do you know any place we can get some?” “I’m sorry I don’t….
Oct 29th
LinkedIn Applications: Your Resume Just Got More... →
With the launch of the LinkedIn Applications platform, they’re hoping to change that by helping “over 30 million professionals on LinkedIn to communicate, collaborate, and share information even…
Oct 29th
Telegraph experiments with "post... →
Telegraph Media Group is experimenting with “post moderation” of news stories posted on to its website. Telegraph assistant editor Justin Williams revealed the change in editorial policy at a panel…
Oct 29th
NMK: User-generated content ‘is not cheap’, says... →
Publishers using user-generated content (UGC) are not simply going for the cheap option, Neil McIntosh, head of editorial development at Guardian.co.uk, told the audience at last night’s New…
Oct 29th
London TechHub - It might actually be happening →
Back in July I got a little tired of the perennial problem that hampers the development of startup eco-systems in the UK and Europe: The lack of definable geographic clusters where startups…
Oct 29th
Time Inc to lay off 600 in major restructure -... →
Time Warner’s magazine division Time Inc is to put in place a restructuring that will cut its workforce by up to 600 jobs, or 6% of its worldwide staff. The restructuring will make the editorial…
Oct 29th
Northcliffe reduces regional divisions to three -... →
DMGT’s regional division Northcliffe Media is to restructure its six regional departments into three sectors. Northcliffe: reduced regional divisions to three Northcliffe…
Oct 29th
Create User Flows and Demo Tour with Product... →
Product Planner was born out of the need to help people understand and create user flows for their web products. The idea is that by looking at examples of other successful web products,…
Oct 29th
Links for 2008-10-28 [ma.gnolia] →
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Oct 29th
Create User Flows and Demo Tour with Product... →
Product Planner was born out of the need to help people understand and create user flows for their web products. The idea is that by looking at examples of other successful web products,…
Oct 28th
Interview: Time Out on Magento →
Compared with other systems on the market it was found that Magento is better architected and uses state of the art technology as well, while also providing a great set of functionality.
Oct 28th
Newspapers - the good news and the bad news →
Times are tough for newspaper executives. The newspaper industry’s woes were highlighted once again last week when The New York Times Company posted a quarterly loss from continuing…
Oct 28th
Gary Vaynerchuk on video, social media and Twitter →
Gary Vaynerchuk is director of operations at Wine Library, a wine retailer, and is perhaps more widely known in internet marketing circles for his videos, where he primarily delivers insights into…
Oct 28th
We know CPM advertising sucks but what are you... →
I came across an interesting post on Mashable last week, written by Jitendra Gupta, the CEO of internet startup SezWho. In it, he focuses on social media advertising but also addresses the…
Oct 28th
Site review: Webtogs →
Webtogs is an e-commerce startup that launched in 2007 and focuses on outdoor clothing and equipment. I’ve been taking a closer look at its website, as well as talking to Webtogs…
Oct 28th
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Oct 28th
Feed me →
It’s wonderful to see my friends at the Guardian taking the ballsy move to produce full-text RSS feeds. I know this is somewhat nerve-making in media: Why shiould we put all our content out there…
Oct 28th
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Oct 28th
Tubemogul.com News - Online Video Research and... →
On average, videos are time-sensitive. Trends pointed out elsewhere, such as “evergreen” (non-time sensitive) content always fetching views or videos randomly “going viral,” seem more of a rarity…
Oct 28th
Tubemogul.com News - Online Video Research and... →
Online video is one of the best venues to engage an audience - don’t even think about excluding it!  This new medium allows the video creator to communicate a message on multiple levels - via visual…
Oct 28th
Tubemogul.com News - Online Video Research and... →
Of users monetizing their content, two poles emerged: at one extreme, 47.4% of the total, are producers joining revenue-sharing programs on video sharing sites like YouTube and taking a rare…
Oct 28th
Tubemogul.com News - Online Video Research and... →
“Secret Formula” - .50C + .15M + .20T + .15P = Success 50% C = Content and Production - this is storyline, style lightning, production, etc. 15% M = Metadata - the text title, keywords,…
Oct 28th
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Oct 28th
“A cold and frosty morning, there’s not a lot to say about the things caught in my mind”
Oct 28th
Did anybody watch Dead Set last night? It was awesome… See http://bit.ly/zombiedavina
Oct 28th
IPC revamps its gaming site - Media news - Media... →
IPC is overhauling its recently acquired gaming site Mousebreaker.com, introducing new ad formats and a redesigned homepage.
Oct 28th
LinkedIn benefits from job jitters as sign-ups... →
LinkedIn, the social networking website for the business community, has seen a 25% increase in the rate of sign-ups since the economic crisis hit in September as concerned professionals look to keep…
Oct 28th
Links for 2008-10-27 [ma.gnolia] →
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Oct 28th