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Global Intelligence for the Digital Transition
Global Intelligence for the Digital Transition
At a recent MIT-Knight Centre conference, several innovative apps, and future apps, were brought up that ease the work of using data for journalists and bring data journalism and fact-checking directly into the hands of the audience. We…
//July 12 / 2012 //read moreRecent surveys show that people who use mobile devices – in particular tablet-users – consume more news and are more willing to pay for access than those who use computers. News organizations can benefit by building mobile services to…
//July 11 / 2012 //read moreBuilding on our recent articles on developing a product mindset, we look at one established media group that has successfully launched a portfolio of 25 digital products in the last two years. It has found that careful vetting and…
//July 6 / 2012 //read moreRecently, the Russian internet became Europe’s largest online market. Russia was also the fastest growing internet advertising market in Europe in 2011, powering ahead with a 55% increase over 2010. Across Europe, search captured a bigger…
//July 5 / 2012 //read moreWe’re finally moving past the overly simplistic argument of “free” versus “paid” online models that has obsessed news businesses, and not before time. More nuanced paid content models coupled with a more sophisticated mix of revenue models…
//July 4 / 2012 //read moreAs businesses start to realise that social media can give them a new opportunity to create relationships with consumers before they even become customers, news media must begin to look at their relationships with their own audiences. News…
//July 4 / 2012 //read moreOpen-source web browser maker Firefox has launched a mobile operating system to compete with Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. Handsets using the web-based OS will launch smartphones at a fraction of the price of those currently on the…
//July 3 / 2012 //read moreLatin Americans continue to flock to social networking sites, and are now spending a quarter of their online-time using them, especially Facebook. It can be seen as a threat to news organisations in the battle for attention, but there are…
//July 2 / 2012 //read moreLatin American internet users submit more comments and articles to news sites than users in Europe or the Middle East, according to research from Kantar Media-Global TGI Net. This appetite for user-generated content is being driven by…
//June 29 / 2012 //read moreWith the disruption in the news industry in the West, one technology and journalism entrepreneur worries about the future of local news and information. His biggest concern is that local news businesses are still letting digital start-ups…
//June 28 / 2012 //read more