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Three simple rules for journalists in social media

by John Einar Sandvand on November 17, 2009 · 7 comments

Many media houses have spent a lot of time regulating how journalists can behave in Twitter and other social media. I think it is quite simple: Basically you only need three rules!

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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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Three-year-trend: Newspaper sites falling, social media rising

by John Einar Sandvand on October 19, 2009 · 1 comment

The service of Alexa.com frequently is used to get an indication of which sites are most popular in different countries. Here are two top 20 lists for Norway, registered three years apart. Check the differences.

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Kindle racking up prices outside USA

by John Einar Sandvand on October 8, 2009 · 5 comments

Amazon promises “free 3G wireless” when downloading books and newspaper on the new international Kindle. But free it is not – as prices for book and newspapers are significantly higher outside USA.

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How publishers should plan for e-reading

by John Einar Sandvand on October 5, 2009 · 2 comments

Media managers from 18 countries met in Paris to discuss e-readers as a platform for news. Here are some of the conclusions from the 2nd European E-reading conference.

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What’s next for e-readers in 2010?

by John Einar Sandvand on October 2, 2009 · 6 comments

Lauren Picard, cofounder of Bookeen, is one of the veterans in the fast growing e-reader industry.
Here are some of his predictions of the major developments for e-readers in 2010.

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The death of the newspaper … and other links

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

Popular online media topics on Twitter last week include: The death of the newspaper, practical tips for social journalism and how journalists can launch their own sites.

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Why newsrooms should innovate

by John Einar Sandvand on September 8, 2009 · 1 comment

Newsrooms must innovate – and in this video slide series you get a lot of tips about why and how. The videos are made by CoPress to inspire journalists in college papers, but I think many of their points are just as valid for professional newsrooms.

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Why e-readers may be a great platform for newspapers

by John Einar Sandvand on September 5, 2009 · 8 comments

For sure e-readers are great for reading books. But what will it take for the technology to succeed with newspapers and magazines as well?

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Where everybody visits newspaper sites

by John Einar Sandvand on August 10, 2009 · 18 comments

Newspapers own less than 1 per cent of the time spent online in the US. This is in strong contrast to the situation in Scandinavia. In fact, Norway’s largest newspaper site, VG.no, have more page views than any newspaper site in English, despite the fact that only 4,7 million people live in the country.

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