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Global Intelligence for the Digital Transition

Digital revenues: Looking for the third way

With global digital ad spend about to overtake print, news outlets all over the world are searching with renewed passion for complementary revenue lines. The main focus is now on ‘user generated revenues’, either traditional revenues based…

//April 15 / 2014 //read more

Developing a website? A usability test is the best thing you can do

Lots of tools are available when developing a website – from mining data from user management systems, through analyses and heatmaps, to drowning in numbers from Google Analytics. And there are of course many others. As is usually the case…

//March 11 / 2014 //read more

Time for A/B testing

Out of all the tools available for media websites, only a few are more useful than A/B testing. A/B testing allows for much better decision-making along with fine-tuning the website into perfection. At the same time, it’s one of the…

//February 1 / 2014 //read more

Publishing Software Buying Guide: 7 Things Publishers Should Look For

Buying publishing software is complex and, while features are important, it’s one of many things that should be considered when going software shopping. Here is a checklist of considerations

//January 28 / 2014 //read more

Real-time analytics for publishers

Internet is often described as ‘the most measurable medium ever created’, thus real-time analytics is designed to monitor very precisely the current data on the behavior of visitors in order to help you optimize your website, content and…

//January 10 / 2014 //read more

The Best of Days and the Worst of Days: Journalism in the Digital Age

Nepal’s Center for Investigative Journalism hosts publishers to discuss the threats and opportunities in “Doing Digital”.

//December 30 / 2013 //read more

The questions you have to answer before deciding on paywall

To charge or not to charge for access to online content on your website? A guide to the arguments for and against to help news organisations find the answer that best suits their business.

//October 5 / 2013 //read more

Alex Marin: Benefits of Social Media

Alex Marin discusses the best practices of social media in the news business. He is a social media editor at PolicyMic.com – a growing news & discussion platform that aims to spark thoughtful conversation among young people and give…

//September 27 / 2013 //read more

Choosing and using a mobile ad network

As audiences shift to mobile, advertising is following them, and in some major markets mobile advertising is expected to triple in the next year. Mobile industry expert Terence Eden explains how to use mobile ad networks to start earning…

//July 24 / 2013 //read more

Poor design is costing publishers valuable digital subscribers

While there are a few well-known and oft-cited paid content success stories, performance is decidedly mixed outside of those shining examples, says Earl Wilkinson, the executive director and CEO of the International News Media Association.…

//July 17 / 2013 //read more