Community updates

Chronological news digests

2012-02-08

The San Francisco Chronicle has quietly stopped charging for stories on its website looking for new ways to optimize its revenue stream

Tatiana Repkova | www.eastbayexpress.com/eb ... |

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Selling / Monetizing Online / Digital Content - Paywalls / Meters / Membership - Payment Channels - Free Online Content

2012-02-08

Journalism students go local: inside NYU’s East Village hyperlocal site

Tatiana Repkova | streetfightmag.com/2012/0 ... |

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Media / Publications / Programmes / Pages by Children / the Young / Students
Local / Hyperlocal / Community Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media / News / Content

2012-02-08

A new model in California: the friendly takeover of one digital news startup by another - California Watch is merging with Bay Citizen

Tatiana Repkova | www.niemanlab.org/2012/02 ... |

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Strategic / Business Planning - Business Models - Franchising
News Media Markets - Ownership & Investment

2012-02-08

Huffington Post targets Quebec with French site

Tatiana Repkova | www.google.com/hostednews ... |

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Northern North America

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Language Editions / Websites / Broadcasting / Translations / Alphabets / Domains

2012-02-08

In 2012, print organizations are finding new ways to retain and grow audiences and advertising

Tatiana Repkova | www.editorandpublisher.co ... |

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Generating / Growing / Increasing Advertising Revenues / Sales
Generating / Growing / Increasing Circulation / Readership / Audience Revenue / Sales
Ecommerce / Social Commerce / Money Transfer by Media - Readers / Audience Clubs
Generating / Growing New Revenue (other than Advertising / Circulation / Readership Sales)

2012-02-08

Path apologizes, deletes all address book data

Tatiana Repkova | mashable.com/2012/02/08/p ... |

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Civil Laws - Privacy - Personal Data
Mobile Telephony / VOIP (Skype) & Newspaper Editions / News Campaigns / Smart Phones / Applications
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism

2012-02-08

Google captured a majority of U.S. mobile ad revenues in 2011, with the company's share of the $1.45 billion market reaching 51.7%

Tatiana Repkova | www.smartbrief.com/news/i ... |

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Online / Rich Media / Interactive / Digital / Mobile Advertising / Marketing
News Media Markets - Advertising / Marketing Communication

2012-02-08

Mobile social networking app Path under fire for uploading user address books to its servers without explicit consent

Tatiana Repkova | www.fiercemobilecontent.c ... |

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Northern North America

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Civil Laws - Privacy - Personal Data
Mobile Telephony / VOIP (Skype) & Newspaper Editions / News Campaigns / Smart Phones / Applications
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism

2012-02-08

Touting free iPads and MacBooks, Cox Communications lures subscribers on Twitter, Facebook

Tatiana Repkova | www.fiercecable.com/story ... |

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Marketing Campaigns - Event Marketing - Sponsorship
Social Media Marketing / Advertising / Management / Optimization (SMO) - Social Reader
Promotion - Games - Free Gifts to Increase Circulation - Motivational Objects
Subscription / Loyalty - Bundling - Churn / Retention
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism

2012-02-08

A growth of ereader owners in US, but more than 50% adults may never buy one - tablets seem more appealing

Tatiana Repkova | www.emarketer.com/Article ... |

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Mobile Ereader Platforms / Devices / Applications - Tablet / Phablet / HTML5 / Ebook / Esingle / Epub
Online / Digital / Integrated Readership / Traffic / Audience - Marketing Research / Surveys - Internet Users - End-User Behavior / Experience