Whiteboard of Mindmapping: 'New Media'
A quick look into my mind is a scary thing. Continue reading
An Economist Approach to the Newspaper Industry
Sometimes it’s good to get perspective. Approaching the newspaper business from the point of view of an economist is exceedingly interesting. In this post, I present a the thoughts of a college student economist and my summary reactions.
Continue readingrev2oh | Classifieds: Use a tiered selling strategy
RevenueTwoPointZero is a new group of very smart folks who are trying to rethink the business model behind journalism. After their conference last weekend, they’ve published a series of blog posts on their brainstorming sessions. I’ll be responding to many (if not all of them) with the rev2oh slug.The one concern I had when reading the rev2oh plan for classifieds was the approach to selling premium content, which seems to follow a micro-payment model. Rather than nickel and diming the customers to death, I’ve got a better solution.… Read the rest of the post… Continue reading LINKS | Inspiration Only
This has been a really inspiring week for me. Everything from my talks with John Lowe, to activity at CoPress, to a phone conversation with Daniel about the future, to progress at The Daily Orange to this fantastic piece at Nieman Labs. With that in mind, I’m going to limit myself to links that inspire this week. (Also, it’s been two weeks since I did one of these posts due to vacation. There’s a lot of links.)
Continue readingNewspapers should Repurpose Craigslist to save their classifieds
Newspapers need many revenue streams to make money online. Here’s one that utilizes craigslist for your benefit. Continue reading