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How The New York Times explains its new paywall

by John Einar Sandvand on February 23, 2010 · 1 comment

There has been a lot of discussion about The New York Times’ planned paywall – and whether it will work. Here is how the NYT’s top executives explain the move and why they think it is smart.

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The new visions of digital magazines

by John Einar Sandvand on February 18, 2010 · 22 comments

Wired just joined Sports Illustrated and Bonnier in presenting their vision of how a magazine might look in a digital version. Check the three demos: Is this the future of digital publishing

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For journalists Apple’s iPad is great news. Just imagine how you can tell your stories in new ways. For the business people in media companies, however, life gets even tougher. How to make money on this new device?

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The secret of creating scarcity when content is abundant

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

How to make users pay for online content? Create scarcity, proclaimed experts at an INMA conference in Copenhagen. That is of course easier said than done.

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Why iPad is not automatically a Kindle killer

by John Einar Sandvand on January 28, 2010 · 12 comments

Numerous technology writers have called Apple’s iPad launch a Kindle killer. That may not automatically be so. Here are some reasons why.

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With all the speculation about the coming Apple Tablet: What Apple really is looking for is a new revenue stream from the publishing industry. That is the claim of Ben Kunz in this interesting video.

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The next generation of media is already here

by John Einar Sandvand on January 15, 2010 · 18 comments

I came across this nice and interesting slideshow by Dan Calladine pointing out some of the ongoing trends in media consumption. It is worth flipping through.

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8 digital media trends to watch in 2010

by John Einar Sandvand on January 14, 2010 · 21 comments

User payment, e-reading and more clever advertising solutions. Those are some of the online media trends that will put their mark on 2010.

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Facts you should know about social media in Asia

by John Einar Sandvand on December 15, 2009 · 6 comments

The social media situation in Asia is very different from Europe and USA. Here are some very interesting facts and figures giving a good overview of who are the big players.

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Making magazines digital: Here is the vision of Time Inc

by John Einar Sandvand on December 2, 2009 · 18 comments

Will there be a digital future for magazine? Time Inc thinks so and has developed an exciting demo of how an interactive magazine might work on a full-color touch screen tablet.

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