Porn for publishers

Magazine and newspaper publishers have fantasized, for more than a decade, about the day when portable digital display technologies render paper, ink, printing, trucks, postage and home delivery obsolete. The flaw, of course, is expecting too much from technology – the next big thing.

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Robots, copyright and the whine at WAN

We couldn’t get to Hyderabad for this year’s group hug of the world’s newspaper publishers, but it sounds like the old boys are getting feisty in their dotage. Forced once to postpone because of bad economics and waning interest, the reconvened World Newspaper Congress, organized by the merged World Association of Newspapers and IFRA, launched […]

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Webcast: The future of video advertising

From our friends at Naked Media, today’s live webcast on the future of video advertising features Interactive Advertising Bureau president and CEO Randall Rothenberg, Magnify.net CEO Steve Rosenbaum and Blip.TV co-founder and COO Dina Kaplan. You can find more program details here, or watch and join the conversation live here. We MediaWe use technology. We […]

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$50,000 for the next big thing

The We Media PitchIt! Challenge is open for entries. Our annual investment challenge begins with a simple goal: We want to find the best communication start-ups and help launch them. We’re looking for brilliant ideas to make the world better through innovative uses of media, communication and technology. Commercial and non-profit ideas welcome. Find all […]

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Mr. Murdoch saves the news

Dear Mr. Murdoch: We’re so fortunate that we can entrust you with the future of the news business in the U.S. Such a shrewd business leader, too. Can you help a confused citizen understand your plan to save the news? 1. You’re going to charge people to read a story online that they won’t read, […]

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BBC live at We Media Miami

World Have Your Say is the most amazing English-language broadcast news program in the world. I could qualify that and leave room for wiggle – but won’t. The show, relying on a hodge-podge of old and new technologies deftly orchestrated by a small team of talented producers and engineers, is the only program I know […]

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We Media Miami Deal: Book by Dec. 15

We know budgets are tight, some more than others. Here’s some help. If you register for We Media Miami ’10 by Dec. 15 you’ll pay as little as $400. That’s about a third of the registration fee for non-members who wait longer. So: Register now to get in as a first mover. Details at: www.wemedia.com/miami/register/ […]

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Join We Media on Facebook

We’ve just taken the plunge and opened a new “home away from home” on Facebook. Please join us there, become a fan and recommend us to your friends. It’s here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/WeMedia/248421350296) Of course … you can also follow on Twitter (@wemedia) or through email updates or feeds found at: www.wemedia.com/fans. Or go old school and […]

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