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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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8 digital media trends that are shaping 2010

by John Einar Sandvand on July 15, 2010 · 79 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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Norway’s largest newspaper, Aftenposten, just celebrated its 150 year anniversary. Check out this great interactive graphic for a fun way to ask readers to post their opinions and suggest improvements.

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Facebook’s new social plugins offer news sites a great chance to build closer relationship to their readers and become more relevant in presenting the news.

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Tools to create relevant context to content

by John Einar Sandvand on April 13, 2010 · 3 comments

News has become a commodity – with basically the same stories everywhere. How to differentiate yourself? One way is to excel in adding context and relevance around the stories. Here are some tools to help you.

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How The Guardian uses video on its site

by John Einar Sandvand on March 21, 2010 · 0 comments

Video is an essential tool for online journalism today. But rather than make a separate TV section, news sites should integrate videos as part of the relevant content, says Stephen Dunn, head of technology strategy at The Guardian. In this interview from Beet.TV he explains how The Guardian uses video on its site

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How newspapers offer less Unique Value than before

by John Einar Sandvand on March 2, 2010 · 12 comments

Newspapers used to provide strong Unique Value to their readers. No longer is that necessarily the case. Here is why.

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How The New York Times explains its new paywall

by John Einar Sandvand on February 23, 2010 · 0 comments

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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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 · 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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