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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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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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The Times behind a paywall: Can Rupert Murdoch win?

by John Einar Sandvand on July 10, 2010 · 7 comments

The digital version of The Times is now behind a paywall. Readership will drop, for sure. But will owner Rupert Murdoch still be the winner?

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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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How publishers charge for digital content

by John Einar Sandvand on February 20, 2010 · 1 comment

Here is an excellent overview of how 34 publishers charge for content in different ways, presented by content manager Alistair Bruce from MSN UK.

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The new visions of digital magazines

by John Einar Sandvand on February 18, 2010 · 6 comments

Magazines like Wired, Sports Illustrated, Bonnier and VIV Mag are rushing to present their vision of how a magazine might look on iPad or other digital platforms. Here are six of the demos: Is this the future of digital publishing? And which demo do you like the best?

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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 · 26 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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