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  • Special Report: Apps

    The app genie is out of the bottle. Local news organizations have moved past the stage of merely having an app and are moving on to the tricky challenge of monetizing those apps, and to do that, they will have to build on the momentum of local mobile search, unlock the power of geolocation and push for better app metrics. Part one of a two-part series. Tomorrow: Part two of the special report will focus on content. More | Add comment

  • Digital DMA: WVBT Raises Ante In Norfolk Digital Battle

    In a market that spreads across 10 cities and has a heavy military presence, two newspapers rule the digital roost, but the area’s TV stations, which expect to see a 65% rise in online revenue by 2015, are trying out new ways to bring more visitors to their websites. Among them is LIN TV-owned WVBT, which has launched an online-only show about the local entertainment scene. More | Add comment

  • AppCheck: Cocktail Compass Pours A Round Of Revenue

    The Portland Mercury's Cocktail Compass barfinder app is not only helping users find nearby watering holes and drink specials but it's also helping the alt weekly use its extensive trove of bar listings to generate new revenue streams. More | Add comment

  • Site Specific: Classifieds, Video Help Seven Days Thrive

    Burlington, Vt.-based alt weekly Seven Days built a decent online following on the strength of its quirky, personality-driven video series "Stuck in Vermont," and has turned the site into a money maker primarily from display ads and classifieds. More | Add comment

  • Exec. Session: Alt Weeklies Tap Roots To Drive Web Rev

    Alternative newsweeklies may have gotten off to a slow start on the digital front, but according to Tim Keck, publisher of Seattle's The Stranger and Portland, Ore.'s Mercury, such newspapers can draw on their iconoclastic voice, strong local entertainment coverage and close relationships with local businesses, to take the online lead in their communities and build their online revenue. More | Comments (1)

  • Agile Alt Media Adapting to Digital Challenges

    Like all media entities, alternative newsweeklies have taken their hits over the past few years but now they are taking advantage of their flexibility and experimenting with social media, video and blogs in an effort to catch up in the digital world, and in some markets, challenge the local daily for dominance. More | Add comment

  • Online Metrics Take A Step Closer To Standardization

    Plagued by inconsistent measurement systems, the industry is seeking to standardize online audience measurements. The IAB, ANA and 4As are working on the Making Measurement Make Sense initiative that could hellp boost digital and cross-platform ad growth. More | Add comment

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Special Reports

  • Apps: The app genie is out of the bottle. Local news organizations have moved past the stage of merely having an app and are moving on to the tricky challenge of monetizing those apps, and to do that, they will have to build on the momentum of local mobile search, unlock the power of geolocation and push for better app metrics.
  • Daily Deals: Local media companies are turning to white-label platform providers so that they can build their own brand in the marketplace and potentially make more money.

Industry Calendar

February 2012
Mo
We
27-29
SNPA, Inland Press Association, Local Media Association, and Texas Press Association.
Key Executives Mega-Conference
San Antonio, TX
March 2012
Tu
Th
13-15
American Cable Association
ACA’s 19th Annual Summit
Washington, D.C., DC
April 2012
Fr
13
National Association of Broadcasters
NABShow
Las Vegas, NV

Net Essentials

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Amazon Plans Larger Version Of Kindle
All Things Digital, Feb 21, 2012, 3:10 PM EST
What People Hate About Their iPads, Kindle Fires
ReadWriteWeb, Feb 21, 2012, 3:05 PM EST
BlackBerry Rolls Out OS 2.0 For PlayBook
CNET, Feb 21, 2012, 8:27 AM EST
B&N 8GB Nook Set To Take On Kindle Fire
The Verge, Feb 20, 2012, 3:01 PM EST
Nielsen Study
In Homes With Tablets, Most Kids Use Them
Reuters, Feb 17, 2012, 2:17 PM EST
About 70% of children in households that own tablet computers used these devices, according to the latest study from research firm Nielsen. Link | Add comment
2011 Apple iOS Device Sales Outpace Macs All-Time
Mashable, Feb 17, 2012, 8:32 AM EST
Apple Becomes World's Top Smartphone Vendor
Bloomberg, Feb 15, 2012, 1:13 PM EST
NPD Group Report
Consumer Electronics Was $144B Biz In 2011
CNET, Feb 14, 2012, 8:11 AM EST
Personal computers, with a 19% share, and TVs (at 14%) were the top categories, with tablets and eReaders (11%) doubling 2010 sales to become the No. 3 category in 2011, according to market research company NPD Group. Link | Add comment
Zite Finds Clear Patterns In iPhone, iPad Use
CNET, Feb 14, 2012, 7:49 AM EST
Personalized news reader Zite has found that most people use the app on their iPhone during the day, but settle down for longer reads on their iPad during the evening, a pattern that anyone working on apps for the two devices would be wise to heed. Link | Add comment
ITV Warns Apple Not To Brand New Offer 'iTV'
Telegraph, Feb 13, 2012, 3:06 PM EST
U.K. broadcaster ITV has written to Apple to warn the computer giant not to follow the pattern it has established with the iPod, iPhone and iPad and use "iTV" as the moniker for its upcoming connected television offering. Link | Add comment
Apple Sues Samsung For Copyright Infringement
Bloomberg, Feb 13, 2012, 11:30 AM EST
NBC's Olympics Challenge: Screen-Jumping
Advertising Age, Feb 13, 2012, 11:18 AM EST
In an effort it hopes will help it plan for the future of video, NBCU has enlisted Google and ComScore to reveal how viewers watch the Olympics across screens including the iPad. Link | Add comment
Commentary
Publishers Are Flubbing The iPad
Reflections of a Newsosaur, Feb 10, 2012, 2:54 PM EST
Alan Mutter: "Publishers have to start doing better, because iPad owners, who represent the vast bulk of the tablet computing market, look an awful lot like newspaper readers." Link | Add comment
Google Planning Home Entertainment Device
The New York Times, Feb 10, 2012, 7:50 AM EST
Google is developing a home entertainment device, according to people with knowledge of the company's plans, in a move that would bring it more broadly into consumer electronics. Link | Add comment
Apple To Announce iPad 3 First Week In March
All Things Digital, Feb 9, 2012, 8:35 AM EST
Quarterly Report
Sprint Sells 1.8M iPhones In The Fourth Quarter
PaidContent, Feb 8, 2012, 8:41 AM EST
Rumor: Apple TV Could Use Voice, Gesture Control
The Globe and Mail, Feb 7, 2012, 8:24 AM EST
Amazon In Process Of Launching A Retail Store
Good E-Reader, Feb 7, 2012, 7:44 AM EST
NPD Group Report
Top Three Bestselling Smartphones Are Apples
PaidContent, Feb 7, 2012, 7:35 AM EST
News Int. Abandons iPad Project
The Independent, Feb 6, 2012, 4:01 PM EST
News International has abandoned Project Two22, a secret initiative named after the building in London's Gray's Inn Road where it was based, which was to produce content for the company's brand on the Apple tablet and similar devices. Link | Add comment
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  • For Future Of News, Killer App Is Credibility

    Robert Hernandez, an assistant professor of professional practice in journalism at USC Annenberg: "With technology empowering everyone with the ability to create and to distribute, I predict — and wish — that in 2012 the new dominating factor will be Credibility. Actually, earned Credibility."

  • Layoffs, Cutbacks Lead To News Deserts

    Tom Stites: "Desertification is on the march, claiming more and more communities as newspapers continue to wither and few Web efforts manage to replace more than a fraction of the original reporting that newspapers have abandoned."

  • Moneyball: Fixing Newspaper Web Sales

    Mel Taylor: "Today's Newspaper industry is like that once great, but now struggling baseball team playing on a new, hyper-competitive field called the Internet. The veteran print team is stuck in a rut using the same, tired strategy that did serve them well for years, but no longer. Today, they get trounced by those with more money and muscle."

  • You Should Only Work This Hard If You Own The Business

    Howard Owens, digital media pioneer and author of HowardOwens.com, writes on Patch editors: "But here’s the thing about the work load for Patch editors: They’re not owners. They are expected to do all of the things they would have to do if they owned their own web sites, but merely in service of building wealth for AOL shareholders. Sure, work hard and keep your job is a nice benefit, and as a former corporate employee I think employees have an ethical obligation to help build shareholder value. That’s what they’re paid to do. ... However, if what we’re hearing is true about the Patch workload, I can only ask: Why are you doing it?"

  • The Metric For Missed Expectations

    Matthew Shanahan: "Here’s the problem: [Click-through rates don't] take into account audience engagement, not to mention the fact that other advertisers are competing for the click-through on the same page."

  • Debate Over Naming Commenters Rages On

    Eric Pfanner on real-name commenting policies: "The complications are enormous. Even self-contained Internet services like Facebook have had difficulty enforcing 'real name' systems. To achieve this on the borderless Internet would be impossible."

  • Communities Lose Out When Papers Close

    Author Ken Doctor on MediaNews Group's decision to consolidate its Bay Area newspapers: "It isn’t simply the sad loss of middle-class journalism jobs, as lamentable as that is, just as so many other good jobs that have disappeared in recent years. It’s a community loss, and points to the wider impact of news cuts on the society in which we live. That’s often forgotten as we focus too narrow on industry loss."

  • Why AOL Should Double Down On Patch

    Maxwell Wessel, member of Harvard Business School think tank Forum for Growth, on AOL's Patch: "Patch is AOL's last, best chance to build a growth engine. Investors shouldn't be calling for AOL to back off the business. They should be calling for AOL to double down ... by increasing commitment."

  • News Orgs Should Use Innovation As A Tool

    Frédéric Filloux: "News organizations ... should view innovation as their main weapon against direct competitors and emerging players such as tech startups."

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