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Newspapers, Magazines, and the Apple iPad

The Way of the Web

Figures from conferences I’ve attended , Paidcontent , New York Observer , Venturebeat ) All very impressive…but… 1) Friend and former magazine colleague Dave Cushman makes a point which quite a few other people have also discussed – is this an illusion of a long term future for publishers ? OK, sure, they have outlets etc.

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7 Ways to Take the Media World by Storm

Convince & Convert

Make Mobile Your Top Channel Strategy. Well, today , online auctions are just 10 percent of its total business — its payment and mobile business is half the company. eBay is betting its entire future on mobile, and it’s winning. This means thinking mobile first as part of your channel strategy.

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This Is Canada's QR Codes | Freelance Social Media

Freelance Social Media

QR codes have been used by many other businesses in magazine and newspaper ads but I was looking for something done on a grander scale. Google has used the codes by providing a business with a window decal that has a QR code which will direct the user to the business’ Google Places listing.

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A couple of weeks of catching up…

The Way of the Web

So in the past 2 weeks I’ve been at The Specialist Media Show (hosting a roundtable), The Open Mobile Summit (As a guest of Nokia), and M-Publishing (hosting another round table). Really interesting talks and debates, and a lot of fairly honest and open discussion about what has worked and what might not have succeeded in the mobile space.

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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Then and Now In the good old days, say from the 1850s onwards, marketing was mostly a one way “communication&# : companies advertized their wares via local media like newspapers, magazines, and traveling salespeople. All sites will have to display on mobile devices. Ideas and good products spread faster.

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4 Ways Social Media Has Changed The Fashion Industry | Mindjumpers

Mindjumpers

On runway seats, in the middle of glamorous celebrities and fashion influencers with titles as ‘Creative Director at Elle Magazine’ or ‘Editor-in-Chief of Vogue’ – you find people with the title ‘Blogger’. You don’t have to wait a month for a new magazine to update you on the latest trends and spots from the runways.

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An Interview with Blogger Bob From TSA's Evolution of Security.

Social Media Strategery

The days of reading store-bought magazines and listening to the radio to seek out new music are over. It will be interesting to see how our use of Twitter evolves.&# What other blogs do you enjoy reading and why? “When I’m off the clock, I enjoy reading mostly music related blogs. The Whole. : The Whole. : The Whole.

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