Archive for September, 2006

 
Sep29th2006

Russia Mobile TeleSystems Offers Newspaper Via Mobile


Subscribers can access to Russian business daily Vedomosti on their mobile phones at a cost of about 70 U.S. cents per issue."
 
Sep29th2006

Russia Mobile TeleSystems Offers Newspaper Via Mobile


Subscribers can access to Russian business daily Vedomosti on their mobile phones at a cost of about 70 U.S. cents per issue."
 
Sep29th2006

Some handy Illustrator CS tips


Veerle: "Did you know that you can easily turn objects into guides? And that you can make them objects again?"
 
Sep29th2006

Some handy Illustrator CS tips


Veerle: "Did you know that you can easily turn objects into guides? And that you can make them objects again?"
 
Sep28th2006

A Digital Camera That Accepts Your Treasured Leica Lenses


The Leica M8 is a 10-megapixel digital camera built on Leica’s legendary M system of lenses.
 
Sep28th2006

A Digital Camera That Accepts Your Treasured Leica Lenses


The Leica M8 is a 10-megapixel digital camera built on Leica’s legendary M system of lenses.
 
Sep28th2006

Does advertising even work for 15-24's?


"Of the 3,000 daily marketing messages, which one is the next generation listening to?"
 
Sep28th2006

Does advertising even work for 15-24's?


"Of the 3,000 daily marketing messages, which one is the next generation listening to?"
 
Sep28th2006

Medill has journalism Macs locked up in a closet


Multimedia reporter Kev Sites: "Almost everyone I know who does multimedia journalism uses a Mac," Sites tells a NU reporter. "It worries me a bit when creative communities, including those at universities, surrender tools that work . . ."
 
Sep28th2006

Medill has journalism Macs locked up in a closet


Multimedia reporter Kev Sites: "Almost everyone I know who does multimedia journalism uses a Mac," Sites tells a NU reporter. "It worries me a bit when creative communities, including those at universities, surrender tools that work . . ."
 
Sep28th2006

Newspaper Next


API: "Newspapers can turn themselves around if they quickly develop publications and affiliated websites packed with local information. Papers need to assemble databases about parks, medical facilities and restaurants, information about schools, consumer-
 
Sep28th2006

Newspaper Next


API: "Newspapers can turn themselves around if they quickly develop publications and affiliated websites packed with local information. Papers need to assemble databases about parks, medical facilities and restaurants, information about schools, consumer-
 
Sep27th2006

Functioning Form - Jon Kolko on Design


"I see a very obvious convergence between the Graphic Designer, Industrial Designer, and the aforementioned Interaction Designer. . . . a shift towards Designer as generalist, or one who can provide value regardless of the medium in which they are requir
 
Sep27th2006

Functioning Form - Jon Kolko on Design


"I see a very obvious convergence between the Graphic Designer, Industrial Designer, and the aforementioned Interaction Designer. . . . a shift towards Designer as generalist, or one who can provide value regardless of the medium in which they are requir
 
Sep27th2006

Yahoo! has acquired Jumpcut


The Yahoo! media portfolio expanded again today with the acquisition of online video editing service Jumpcut.
 
Sep27th2006

Yahoo! has acquired Jumpcut


The Yahoo! media portfolio expanded again today with the acquisition of online video editing service Jumpcut.
 
Sep27th2006

TIME.com: Do Newspapers Have a Future?


"Newspapers on paper are on the way out. Whether newspaper companies are on the way out too depends. Some of them are going to find the answers. And some are going to fritter away the years quarreling about staff cuts."
 
Sep27th2006

TIME.com: Do Newspapers Have a Future?


"Newspapers on paper are on the way out. Whether newspaper companies are on the way out too depends. Some of them are going to find the answers. And some are going to fritter away the years quarreling about staff cuts."
 
Sep26th2006

Online Ad Spending Grows 37% Year Over Year


Media powers simply need to provide the tools for the audience to interact with the brand.
 
Sep26th2006

Online Ad Spending Grows 37% Year Over Year


Media powers simply need to provide the tools for the audience to interact with the brand.
 
Sep26th2006

E&P: Where Are The Leaders Who Will Remake Newspapers?


"Doesn't it make sense that the editor who is responsible for a 24/7 news product also oversee the once-daily version of that?" Steve Outing asks: "What if the new media editor was in charge?"
 
Sep26th2006

E&P: Where Are The Leaders Who Will Remake Newspapers?


"Doesn't it make sense that the editor who is responsible for a 24/7 news product also oversee the once-daily version of that?" Steve Outing asks: "What if the new media editor was in charge?"
 
Sep26th2006

Video stories put newspapers on a whole new page


"News is a commodity, and that's where newspapers usually shine, day in and day out," Campbell says. "Content rules, and whatever the platform, there's going to be a demand for it."
 
Sep26th2006

Video stories put newspapers on a whole new page


"News is a commodity, and that's where newspapers usually shine, day in and day out," Campbell says. "Content rules, and whatever the platform, there's going to be a demand for it."
 
Sep25th2006

Why is interactive media so engaging? New studies provides clues.


"The latest research points to a general conclusion: online digital worlds like YouTube appeal to the whole body, from frontal lobe to the toes. This payoff from multimedia may be unique in communications history. The question is how can journalists put t
 
Sep25th2006

Why is interactive media so engaging? New studies provides clues.


"The latest research points to a general conclusion: online digital worlds like YouTube appeal to the whole body, from frontal lobe to the toes. This payoff from multimedia may be unique in communications history. The question is how can journalists put t
 
Sep25th2006

Interview with the NYT's new 'futurist'


'Technology Is Now an Important Part of Media' - R&D is a pretty standard function in a technology company, it's not so common in the traditional media industry.
 
Sep25th2006

Interview with the NYT's new 'futurist'


'Technology Is Now an Important Part of Media' - R&D is a pretty standard function in a technology company, it's not so common in the traditional media industry.
 
Sep25th2006

Young Internet Producers, Bankrolled, Are Seeking Act II - New York Times


“Diggnation” routinely ranks among the most popular shows in the Apple iTunes podcast directory. It is also distributed on its own Web site and through YouTube and other services
 
Sep25th2006

Young Internet Producers, Bankrolled, Are Seeking Act II - New York Times


“Diggnation” routinely ranks among the most popular shows in the Apple iTunes podcast directory. It is also distributed on its own Web site and through YouTube and other services
 
Sep25th2006

Journalism survey: Take part to help paint a picture of the industry


Our Survey 2006 results will be revealed in November so that editorial staff at all levels can see where they fit into the national picture
 
Sep25th2006

Journalism survey: Take part to help paint a picture of the industry


Our Survey 2006 results will be revealed in November so that editorial staff at all levels can see where they fit into the national picture
 
Sep25th2006

Q&A with Travis Fox, video journalist for washingtonpost.com


Good insights into the new video journalism newspapers are embracing
 
Sep25th2006

Q&A with Travis Fox, video journalist for washingtonpost.com


Good insights into the new video journalism newspapers are embracing
 
Sep25th2006

Targeted freesheets are bringing in a readership the advertisers like


"Right place, right time, right audience" is the mantra for the frees."
 
Sep25th2006

Targeted freesheets are bringing in a readership the advertisers like


"Right place, right time, right audience" is the mantra for the frees."
 
Sep25th2006

Internet's future in 2020 debated - a New Pew Report


The internet will be a thriving, low-cost network of billions of devices by 2020, "Mobile internet will be dominant."
 
Sep25th2006

Internet's future in 2020 debated - a New Pew Report


The internet will be a thriving, low-cost network of billions of devices by 2020, "Mobile internet will be dominant."
 
Sep24th2006

Nytimes.com is looking for a Wordpress Developer


Yep - even the mighty NYT uses wordpress - just like us.
 
Sep24th2006

Nytimes.com is looking for a Wordpress Developer


Yep - even the mighty NYT uses wordpress - just like us.
 
Sep24th2006

Design And Innovation Are Sizzling--Companies Are Hiring Like Crazy.


Companies are moving design upstream--using design to shape the corporate strategic vision and brand vision. Many CEOs are demanding that design have a straight connection to their office.
 
Sep24th2006

Design And Innovation Are Sizzling--Companies Are Hiring Like Crazy.


Companies are moving design upstream--using design to shape the corporate strategic vision and brand vision. Many CEOs are demanding that design have a straight connection to their office.
 
Sep23rd2006

Knight Brothers 21st Century News Challenge


$5 million for projects and leadership initiatives that will improve the flow of information and news in the public interest.
 
Sep23rd2006

Knight Brothers 21st Century News Challenge


$5 million for projects and leadership initiatives that will improve the flow of information and news in the public interest.
 
Sep22nd2006

WaPo Launches Made-for-Mobile Web Sites


The sites are available free of charge for any users that have a Web-enabled handset by logging onto the addresses mobile.washingtonpost.com, mobile.slate.com and mobile.newsweek.com.
 
Sep22nd2006

WaPo Launches Made-for-Mobile Web Sites


The sites are available free of charge for any users that have a Web-enabled handset by logging onto the addresses mobile.washingtonpost.com, mobile.slate.com and mobile.newsweek.com.
 
Sep22nd2006

NYT Appoints First-Ever 'Futurist-in-Residence'


Michael Rogers, a former Washington Post Company executive and Newsweek.com general manager will take the newly-created title - reporting to the R&D unit.
 
Sep22nd2006

NYT Appoints First-Ever 'Futurist-in-Residence'


Michael Rogers, a former Washington Post Company executive and Newsweek.com general manager will take the newly-created title - reporting to the R&D unit.
 
Sep22nd2006

Some Scary Data for Traditional Media


Burst Media just put out some findings from its August 2006 research with 18-24 year olds that now shows they spend more time with the Internet than any other medium:
 
Sep22nd2006

Some Scary Data for Traditional Media


Burst Media just put out some findings from its August 2006 research with 18-24 year olds that now shows they spend more time with the Internet than any other medium:
 
Sep22nd2006

Newspaper Bans Blogs By Staff Members After Political Controversy


Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Sparks Tribune Bans Blogs By Staff Members After Darby Controversy No staffers may blog thanks to ethical and political revelations on a Sparks Tribune reporter's personal web site.
 
Sep22nd2006

Lessons From a Newsroom's Digital Frontline


Lesson learned from Roanoke as it tries to cross digital divide.
 
Sep21st2006

AOL opens video search engine to developers.


AOL's video search engine is an access point for largely third-party video such as clips from news organizations.
 
Sep21st2006

BBC NEWS | Roll-up screens 'moving closer'


"Flexible electronics is a burgeoning area, people are looking into making very thin flexible displays that could be used for electronic newspapers, or other portable electronic media like a roll-up laptop or compact mobile phone."
 
Sep21st2006

The multi-media process through the eyes of a tech-savvy student


Reinventing College Media: "At some point, our students’ voices will become louder than ours."
 
Sep21st2006

What's on TV? Soon, the Internet


Apple, Others Roll out Hardware to Link PCs to Living Rooms - this time it's real
 
Sep21st2006

Some Hot Digital Recorders for Those Cool Podcasts


Flash drive memory and pro-audio specs make these handhelds top notch.
 
Sep21st2006

Thailand coup has been blogged


Global Voices Online » citizens report of a calm city, light traffic
 
Sep21st2006

Singapore, New Zealand, U.S. Top World Business Rankings


Singapore, New Zealand, and the United States are the easiest nations in the world to start and run a business, according to a new report by the World Bank.
 
Sep21st2006

Meet 'The Disruptors'


11 Innovators that will change the way you work, live and drive. (We're told that VizEds was No. 12 - rats!)
 
Sep21st2006

A First-Class Production - how to really fly


"As the global economy continues to bloom, the business traveler flying long-haul international routes is in for a sweet ride."
 
Sep21st2006

The Jobs of Web 2.0 - Now Hiring: 'PHP Ninja'


These and other curious job titles -- all tied to the rise of Web 2.0 -- are taking over many industry job boards.
 
Sep20th2006

ACFJ offers 15 fellowships for outstanding journalists


The fellowships are given to full-time staff members of a news organization in Asia.
 
Sep20th2006

Cooke returning as editor of Sun-Times | Crain's Chicago Business


The Sun-Times’ current editor in chief, John Barron, will become executive editor at Sun-Times News Group, the company's operating unit.
 
Sep20th2006

In the digital age -who will soon be the editor in CHIEF?


At the The Telegraph admit such changes can upend the entire power structure of a newsroom. A newsroom that serves more than print. More specifically, who takes the reins as a company changes direction?
 
Sep19th2006

Microsoft Soapbox is no threat to YouTube, yet


Reviewer finds nothing in the new video sharing service product to propel it past other video sharing sites.
 
Sep19th2006

Pressure builds on Tribune Co. to sell L.A. Times


The Wall Street Journal reports that several prominent Los Angeles billionaires are interested in buying the L.A. Times, the nation's No. 4 paper in terms of circulation.
 
Sep18th2006

Virginian-Pilot to launch "Link," a freesheet youth tab in October.


The big challenge facing Link is distributing the paper across a fairly wide area without benefit of a transit system.
 
Sep18th2006

Belgian newspapers win court action against Google


A Belgian court has ordered Google Inc. to stop reproducing articles from French-speaking newspapers in the news section of one of its Belgian website
 
Sep18th2006

India Express rolls out blogs for reporters and readers


Also arms reporters wih video cameras
 
Sep18th2006

Libération: Sartre’s newspaper fears its time is past


The iconic Paris-based newspaper, is facing a financial crisis that could change it forever.
 
Sep18th2006

Adobe announces Acrobat 8


$159 upgrade is expected to be available in November 2006 in English, French, German, and Japanese versions
 
Sep17th2006

Wikipedia's first editor forks the projectL launches The "Citizendium"


"We believe a fork is necessary, and justified, both to allow regular people a place to work under the direction of experts, and in which personal accountability--including the use of real names--is expected. In short, we want to create a responsible com
 
Sep15th2006

Commercials Find New Life on Web


Further proof that video is not television. Especially when it is digital video.
 
Sep15th2006

L.A. Times Editor Publicly Rejects TribCo Bosses Call for Job Cuts


Newsroom employs 940 journalists and paper reported that its operating profit margin was 20 percent, higher than that of the average Fortune 500 company.
 
Sep15th2006

Tribune selling Boston TV station


The deal still needs approval from Tribune's board of directors and federal regulators.