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

Net Essentials

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Yellow Media To Close Canpages Division
BIA/Kelsey, Feb 2, 2012, 8:41 AM EST
Google's 4Q Disappoints As Ad Prices Sink
Associated Press, Jan 20, 2012, 2:53 PM EST
The Internet giant's growth slowed dramatically to only 6% over the same period in 2010, coming off year-over-year increases of more than 25% in the two previous quarters. Full Story | Add comment
10 Elements Of A Perfectly Optimized Page
Search Engine Watch, Jan 19, 2012, 7:24 AM EST
From tags and descriptions to video content and Facebook/Twitter login comments, Gareth Owen, head of SEO at digital marketing agency Steak, runs down 10 elements needed for a perfectly optimized Web page in 2012. Link | Add comment
BIA/Kelsey Local Media Index
Local Media Trailed Stock Market In 2011
NetNewsCheck, Jan 17, 2012, 5:31 PM EST
Stocks of publically traded local media companies performed worse than the overall stock market last year, dropping 18.7% for the year, according to BIA/Kelsey's Local Media Index. Full Story | Add comment
Murdoch: Google Is A 'Piracy Leader'
All Things Digital, Jan 16, 2012, 8:28 AM EST
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch used his new Twitter account to rail against search giant Google, call it a “piracy leader,” and gripe that it had too much influence in Washington, and the White House, in particular. Link | Add comment
Google News Could Move Down A Social Path
Nieman Journalism Lab, Jan 13, 2012, 8:00 AM EST
The introduction of Google's "Search Plus Your World" filters search through the things Google knows you like and information from the people around you, but what might the new feature mean for Google News? Link | Add comment
Microsoft Eclipses Yahoo In Search For First Time
Associated Press, Jan 13, 2012, 7:18 AM EST
The Future of Search
SoLoMo Picks Up Where Local Search Ends
Mashable, Jan 12, 2012, 3:19 PM EST
With rise of smartphones and tablets that integrate geo-location technology such as GPS to help users locate what's around them, hyperlocal search has evolved into what industry experts are calling Social Local Mobile Search (SoLoMo). Link | Add comment
Google Search Gets More Personal, Raises Hackles
Associated Press, Jan 11, 2012, 7:11 AM EST
Yell Group Taps Consultant To Roll Out Digi Strategy
PaidContent, Jan 3, 2012, 3:19 PM EST
Reports: Yahoo Exploring Sale Of Asian Holdings
Associated Press, Dec 23, 2011, 2:36 PM EST
Google News Drops Author Search Command
Search Engine Roundtable, Dec 21, 2011, 8:28 AM EST
Google Launches Location Service Schemer
The Next Web, Dec 9, 2011, 10:38 AM EST
Newsonomics of Google's Retail Push
Google's Retail Goals May Hurt News Orgs
Nieman Journalism Lab, Dec 9, 2011, 9:52 AM EST
Author Ken Doctor: "Is the replacement of newspaper as advertising-oriented middleman inevitable? Probably, but over a longer term. Since the dawn of the web, people have been chasing the perfection of commerce, and it’s been a tough slog with far more losers than winners." Link | Add comment
Directories Shift Revenue To Digital
MediaPost, Dec 6, 2011, 2:30 PM EST
Revenue from print and online directories is expected to decline globally 1.5% to $22 billion by 2015, down from $23.4 billion in 2011, accroding to BIA/Kelsey. Link | Add comment
Commentary
In Digital Age, New Info Gatekeepers Rise
GigaOM, Dec 6, 2011, 6:46 AM EST
Mathew Ingram: "These new information overlords [Google, Facebook, Apple and Twitter] have been in the news recently because of their control (or perceived control) over certain information, and the reaction from users has reinforced the tension between the freedom these companies provide and the hoops through which we have to go in order to achieve it." Link | Add comment
Yahoo Dumps Associated Content Articles
WebProNews, Dec 5, 2011, 7:49 AM EST
Yahoo has cleared out "more than 75,000 pieces inactive and outdated content from Associated Content," likely as a reaction to Google's Panda update. The Web giant has created a new content network called Yahoo Voices. Link | Add comment
Yahoo Extends Deadline For Ad Exchange
MediaPost, Dec 1, 2011, 4:04 PM EST
Yahoo Thursday said it would extend the deadline for requiring advertisers and agencies to obtain seats on its Right Media Exchange to buy remnant display inventory from Dec. 2 to Jan. 11 to meet the demand for seats. Link | Add comment
Yahoo On the Sales Block
Silver Lake, TPG Offer Yahoo Bids Around $17
All Things Digital, Nov 30, 2011, 8:10 AM EST
Judge Orders Sites "De-Indexed" From Google, FB
ARS Technica, Nov 30, 2011, 8:01 AM EST
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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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