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The secret of creating scarcity when content is abundant

by John Einar Sandvand on February 5, 2010 · 2 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 · 6 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 · 0 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 · 13 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 · 3 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 · 1 comment

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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Video content will be created for mobile first

by John Einar Sandvand on November 28, 2009 · 0 comments

There is a revolution going on, both with regard to video content and the use of smart phones. Soon video content will be created for small screens first and then later adjusted for bigger formats, predits Adobe’s CTO Kevin Lynch.

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Survey: People will pay (pennies) for online news

by John Einar Sandvand on November 16, 2009 · 2 comments

A majority of consumers may be willing to pay for online news, according to a new survey. However, they will not give more than a few dollars per month.

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Google’s view of the future

by John Einar Sandvand on October 28, 2009 · 0 comments

For an in-depth look at how Google look at what is happening in the online world: Here is an excellent interview with Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt.

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