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What is the value of editorial content?

by John Einar Sandvand on October 3, 2010 · 5 comments

How can media companies measure the value of content? Is editorial quality the only aspect? Or should they look at it from a pure commercial viewpoint?

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Ten examples of how media sites try to make users pay for content

by John Einar Sandvand on September 27, 2010 · 12 comments

Media companies can only succeed in charging users for content if they provide unique value. Here are examples of how some sites try to achieve this.

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How Apple could revolutionize the content market

by John Einar Sandvand on September 21, 2010 · 12 comments

What could Apple do if it really wanted to revolutionize the media market? Here is one option.

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Why premium media products should be platform agnostic

by John Einar Sandvand on September 5, 2010 · 13 comments

Media companies face a critical choice as they struggle to introduce user payment for digital content:
Should they introduce separate products for each new platform, such as iPad, or try to sell a cross-platform subscription?

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What creates the greatest value for users? Professional editors’ careful selection of content from one source or sophisticated aggregation services picking relevant sources from numerous sources?

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The Times has put a wall around all its content while The Guardian invites everyone to republish their articles. It is two completely different strategies. Can both be winners?

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The Times behind a paywall: Can Rupert Murdoch win?

by John Einar Sandvand on July 10, 2010 · 1 comment

The digital version of The Times is now behind a paywall. Readership will drop, for sure. But will owner Rupert Murdoch still be the winner?

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In digital media journalism and technology is being strongly connected to each other. Here is a tech survival guide for the digital journalist – with all the tech terms you should know to stay on top.

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The future of publishing

by John Einar Sandvand on June 15, 2010 · 1 comment

Two completely different perspectives on the future of publishing: One is depressive, pointing out everything that is going in the wrong direction. The other perspective only sees opportunities.  Check out this inspiring video from the publishing house DorlingKindersley.

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How to succeed in publishing digital content

by John Einar Sandvand on June 12, 2010 · 7 comments

Content needs to be free to succeed! Not as in gratis, but free to travel everywhere the users are. That’s the essence of a very interesting report from Razorfish. The report offers valuable advice to media companies.

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