As if the ad-based model wasn’t already under enough pressure for traditional media organizations… I spent part of Wednesday at a FutureM session on “Retail Media”, which encompasses retail companies’ efforts to create media and media partnerships to leverage their own site traffic for further reach and profits. Among the concepts, for companies like CVS [...]
[Continue reading…]Bostonglobe.com: A lot to like, but not perfect yet
September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Start with the basics. I am a Boston Globe Sunday subscriber, and as it did with me for the New York Times, the soon-to-be subscription-only online edition of the paper will keep me a subscriber. The new Globe site doesn’t blow my doors off, but it’s enough to give me something easy to digest during [...]
[Continue reading…]How Virgin America lost a suitcase – and gained a fan
September 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Somehow, even though I really don’t travel that often, air travel has been a frequent topic of my blogging. Usually, I’m bitching about something. This time – I’d like to sing the praises of the airline that lost my bag and gained my trust.
[Continue reading…]Be consistent.
September 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
People need to keep me off planes – they tend to generate blog posts. Today a reminder of the importance of being consistent.
[Continue reading…]The power of a good edit: Jesus wept
September 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
The comment on my post about Ann Murray Paige’s remarkable story from Ann herself reminded me of one of the things I was sad to give up in my move to digital media. Ann said: What can I say? I still see you telling me my script wasn’t good enough while at the same time [...]
[Continue reading…]Why Political Coverage is Broken » Pressthink
August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
via pressthink.org Jay Rosen has produced an interesting and involved post about “Why Political Coverage is Broken”. It was presented in Australia, but raises some interesting points about coverage that apply well in the U.S., too. I especially like his new axis of coverage, seen above, which places most coverage in one of four quadrants. [...]
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