digital future

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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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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In no other country in the world people read as many newspapers as in Norway. Now readership numbers show a dramatic drop.

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Android phones grab market share at high speed in Norway

by John Einar Sandvand on September 11, 2010 · 1 comment

From almost zero market share in january to 14,6 per cent in September: Android phones are picking up very fast in news consumption in Norway.

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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 I love – and what I hate – with iPad

by John Einar Sandvand on September 2, 2010 · 8 comments

For a few weeks I have used iPad for news consumption, daily tasks and fun. It is wonderful. And terrible. Here is why.

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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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Why I have almost stopped reading books in my own language

by John Einar Sandvand on July 26, 2010 · 7 comments

I love reading books – and when it is time for vacation it becomes a major pleasure. But rarely do I now read books in my own language: Norwegian. The reason is simple: Only a few of them are available for e-readers!

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8 digital media trends that are shaping 2010

by John Einar Sandvand on July 15, 2010 · 11 comments

User payment, the tablet revolution and more clever advertising solutions. Those are some of the digital media trends that are putting their mark on 2010.

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