digital future

Redefining which content has value

by John Einar Sandvand on January 17, 2012 · 4 comments

Looking for ways to make users pay for digital content, many editors consistently make a wrong assumption: That stories from the printed newspaper have higher value than the web stories.

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Top Internet trends in 2011

by John Einar Sandvand on October 29, 2011 · 1 comment

Few other analysts give as comprehensive and solid analysis of current Internet trends as Mary Meeker of Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers. Here is her latest presentation of mobile and other digital trends.

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Nude pictures of national hero were censored by Facebook

by John Einar Sandvand on October 15, 2011 · 7 comments

Norway’s largest newspaper Aftenposten published nude pictures of the national hero Fridtjof Nansen. That was too much for Facebook – and references to the photos were removed from Aftenposten’s Facebook page.

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Helping publishers easily produce HTML5 apps

by Guest Blogger on April 27, 2011 · 5 comments

Developers from Poland create an easy Do-It-Yourself tool for publishers to prepare tablet apps on their own.

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The word that should be banned in all media companies

by John Einar Sandvand on April 24, 2011 · 17 comments

It is used in lots of board rooms these days – as an expression of the danger newspaper companies are in. But in fact the executives would be wiser to ban the word. What word? Read on.

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Five trends in digital media – a presentation

by John Einar Sandvand on April 15, 2011 · 2 comments

Here are some of the important trends shaping digital media now – as I presented them at the Media Trendy conference in Warsaw, Poland this week.

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What is most important? Publishers copyright or the best user experience for readers? A fight over the iPad app Zite poses an interesting dilemma.

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So you got stuck, working for the printed newspaper all these years? And now you realize your future is with digital media? Here is your digital makeover plan!

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Top mobile internet trends in 2011

by John Einar Sandvand on February 12, 2011 · 6 comments

Do you need to catch up on the latest mobile internet trends? Check this excellent presentation from the highly respected analyst Mary Meeker.

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Innovative journalism for the future – an example from Norway

by John Einar Sandvand on February 11, 2011 · 13 comments

Can the story of traffic accidents be told in a new way? Journalists and programmers in the Norwegian media house Bergens Tidende joined forces to push local journalism to a new level.

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