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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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Five ways to build Unique Value for paid digital content

by John Einar Sandvand on January 17, 2010 · 35 comments

What really makes people willing to pay for digital content? My answer: The product must provide Unique Value by fullfilling at least one of five uniqueness attributes. Here they are.

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How Norwegian news sites covered the Nobel peace prize ceremony

by John Einar Sandvand on December 10, 2009 · 4 comments

Almost all Norwegians followed today’s ceremony in which US president Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel peace prize. Here are snapshots of how 5 of the local news sites covered the live event.

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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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5 ways news sites can use Twitter lists and widgets

by John Einar Sandvand on November 9, 2009 · 2 comments

Twitter’s new list function and widgets offer great possibilities for news sites. Here are 5 ways lists and widgets can be used to add extra value to traditional journalism.

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5 simple ways to engage users on a small news site

by John Einar Sandvand on October 11, 2009 · 7 comments

So you have a small news site, but no technical resources to do all the exciting web 2.0 stuff? Here are five great tools any news site can use to add interactivity to your content. And I promise: No programming required!

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