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If you are paying for advertising on the web today then your creative has seriously failed you

I have embedded the Volkswagen Super Bowl TVC into this post to prove one thing. In an age of Digital Nests advertisers don’t need to pay for the privilege of attaching their ads to … Continue reading

February 10, 2011 · 2 Comments

Google Journalism and the race to the bottom

The posting of  ”THE AOL WAY” today on Business Insider by Nicholas Carlson provides us with an insight into the highs and lows of online journalism. Here then in the one … Continue reading

February 2, 2011 · 2 Comments

The LOng blusTer of the bLOcKed tALe?

ex Capite – From Memory – I think it was Winston Churchill who said the further back you look the more you can see into the future. At least it … Continue reading

January 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Here’s why the fall in print advertising and the growth in online advertising isn’t a zero sum game

The post on how many web sites can the advertising industry support has proven popular since I wrote it back in November and so I thought I would spend a … Continue reading

January 5, 2011 · 2 Comments

Denis Dutton and the passing of one of the pioneers of the heroic age of the web

Sadly last week Denis Dutton, the founder of Arts & Letters Daily, passed away. Dutton was one of those key personalities to emerge from the heroic age of the web. … Continue reading

January 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Does one page per day really make you a heavy user?

The latest quarterly figures from the NAA reveal that America’s online newspapers still only account for roughly 10% of the industry’s revenue in a sector that continues to see overall … Continue reading

December 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Groupon provides more proof that you don’t need content to fuel your online business model

The speculation surrounding Google’s acquisition of Groupon – the daily deal company - provides further evidence – if any more was needed – that successful online advertising business models no longer need to … Continue reading

December 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Why you don’t need a Pay Wall to improve your Newspaper’s ARPU

While all the interest in News Corp. this month is focused on the Times Paywall and the new iPad Newspaper App Fairfax Media is quietly reporting that it now operates … Continue reading

November 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The new science of journalism

Here’s an interesting follow-up to my posts on the new science of advertising. The Guardian has published a piece reporting that the inventor of the world-wide web now says reporters … Continue reading

November 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Daily Deja Vu?

The reports over the weekend that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. is investing considerable sums on R&D for a new iPad “newspaper” allows me the opportunity to revisit an old favourite.  But before … Continue reading

November 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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