Having started out this week as iFOCOS’s new part-time communications editor, I sat down with Dale and Andrew to ask some probing questions about the upcoming We Media 2008 conference in Miami. I wanted to know from Dale, in all honesty, “Why should someone attend this conference?” I pointed out there are one-thousand-and-one interesting conferences […]
It’s a widely used open-source blog platform with enormous potential for future growth and evolution – and some think it’s a viable alternative to Facebook-style social networking. (It’s running this site). Analysis: News companies remain painfully focused on their internal woes and remarkably disengaged from investments in innovative new opportunities. The New York Times Co., […]
You could and probably should dive into Jeff Jarvis’s reports from this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, where the theme is Innovation. I found his report on an exchange between Al Gore and Google Foundation head Larry Brilliant extraordinary in revealing the amoral flaw of Google’s famous "do no evil" mantra. Moderator Thomas Friedman […]
Bring your new business or product idea to We Media Miami and pitch it to the leaders and innovators of the connected society. Get your 10 minutes in front of a panel of experts who can help you bring your idea to life. Here’s what you need to know: Application deadline is Noon ET Tuesday, […]
Five years ago we boldly forecast the “Digital Everything,” a future where information, communications, entertainment, business, home life, transportation and the interconnected pieces of personal, daily living are conducted in an always-on mediascape. That future arrived in Las Vegas this week at the Consumer Electronics Show. It comes to your homes, offices, vehicles, and life […]
Google is trying to grab a bigger chunk of local advertising by expanding its network of resellers – third parties that incorporate sales of Google AdWords into their offerings. See: Official Google Blog: AdWords and local markets
If you’re planning on coming to We Media (Feb. 26-28), you should register for the conference now – and book your travel. It’s peak season for Miami. Room block is full We’ve reserved a block of rooms at the nearby Sonesta Bayfront Hotel. Group Code and Special Rate: Use the group code 10C35X for the […]
The U.S. agency that regulates broadcasting, the Federal Communications Commission , has finally decided to allow publishers to own both newspapers and broadcast stations in the biggest U.S. markets. No one is happy. Publishers don’t think the ruling goes far enough. Cable TV companies say it is anti-competitive. Public-interest groups forecast a new round of […]
Tribune Company is a U.S. media conglomerate that owns newspapers and television stations coast to coast, including the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times. Tribune acquired the LA Times in 2000 when it purchased Times Mirror Co. for $8 billion. All of Tribune, including the Times Mirror assets, is now worth $3.8 billion, according […]
MTV, the Associated Press and the Knight Foundation today unveiled “Street Team 08,” a stunning collaboration that could help define newsgathering, distribution and a news-business models into the future. Made possible by a $700,000 grant through Knight’s News Challenge, MTV has recruited and is equipping 51 young, citizen journalists to cover the 2008 elections through […]
Three Israeli journalists who traveled to Lebanon and Syria are under investigation by the Israeli police for travel to "enemy" countries. One of them, Lisa Goldman, has been part of the informal We Media community for some time. She participated in the 2006 We Media Global Forum in London, where she rather bravely challenged Al […]
In: Knowledge@Wharton Dec. 12, 2007 Link: Social Marketing: How Companies Are Generating Value from Customer Input – Knowledge@Wharton "What we ended up building was not just entertainment, but also an area where mothers can dialogue with each other," said Ted Moon, director of digital marketing at Sprint Nextel, at an October summit on new media […]
Another great group of participants is coming together for We Media Miami, Feb. 26-28, 2008. You’ll find registration and other details at: www.wemediamiami.org Here are some of the people we’re expecting to see there: Robert Bole, SVP, Media, One Economy Corporation Thomas Bosco, VP, Video Sales, FOX Interactive Media Jim Brady, Executive Editor, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive […]
Thanks to the generosity of the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, iFOCOS is offering We Media Fellowships for independent, nonprofit or academic participants from any country to attend We Media 08, in Miami, February 26-28, 2008. The fellowships cover the full registration fees for the conference, including conference meals and materials. Stipends for travel […]
We’ve forecast the inevitability of The News Wars as news providers continue to lose audience and revenue to online aggregaters who redistribute content that others produce, frequently at great expense. Owing to parochialism and intransigence, newspaper publishers have been unable to either mount a united front or to develop meaningful innovation to compete against the […]