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11.23.09Microsoft takes the bait, enters discussions with News CorpIt was pretty obvious that Rupert Murdoch's recent announcement that News Corp would prevent its content being indexed by Google was an appeal to other search engines to step up to the plate. I have half expected other publishers to make their own 'anti-Google indexing' announcements but it seems that they are keeping quiet for the time being to see what eventuates. The FT reported today that News Corp and Microsoft are in 'discussions'. Microsoft is determined or desperate to catch up with Google in search, the latter being streets ahead. Microsoft has made it clear that it will invest heavily to achieve ...
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10.23.09Readers should fund online media and that includes journalism and blogsThe business model that underpins print media is under pressure as a result of the competition that is presented by free online media in the form of news sites and blogs. Publishers are grappling with a range of questions: Will digital advertising revenue alone support quality journalism? Will readers pay for quality content? Will micro-payments scheme work on a pay as you go basis? What will happen if I start charging for content but no-one else follows suit? Can we maintain objectivity within an advertising-only funded revenue model? The Internet has caused massive fragmentation of the media landscape, bloggers and news sites have sprung up that ...
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10.19.09Media Directions: Forces at play that will determine the future of mediaIt's the question on everyone's lips: What will media look like in the future? I was riding the 6:02 from North Sydney to Central station on the way home from work this evening. The girl sitting in front of me was reading two forms of media simultaneously. In both hands she held The Metro newspaper, a free city newspaper here in Sydney and in her right hand she also held her mobile handset, which was clasped at eye level. She was switching between the two - old media and new. It was a good metaphor for the forces at play in media. These ...
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02.01.08Murdoch controlling what we read and thinkNo! Not this Murdoch - you crazy fool! This one: Apparently, GodsPlace, I mean MySpace, has deleted the Atheist and Agnostic group from its pages under pressure from religious intolerants. There is no allegation of a violation of terms. The group had 35,000 members, has won awards for not believing stuff and claims to be the largest collection of atheists in the world. Related posts:Recommended Read Simon Schama The American FutureLast night’s media discovery – SeekaeA pragmatic future
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