From ITproPortal.com: “Techcrunch and Huomah are reporting that Google is looking into launching a Do It Yourself Publishing Service for Magazines.”The patent abstract says that Google is investigating “A method includes receiving personalized content from a plurality of content sources. The personalized content is based on user input. The method further includes receiving a personalized advertisement based on user input,
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The Rake Today: Lambert to the Slaughter “Next Monday appears to be the date for former Star Tribune editor and publisher Joel Kramer to reveal his plans for the launch of a professionally edited and reported online newspaper.” to onlinejournalism independentjournalism Newspaper offer readers ‘Riddle’ A British indie feature is rewriting distribution rules by becoming the first to preem as
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Women’s Wear Daily (not my usual breakfast reading matter) has raised the issue of magazine podcasting ethics separating advertising and editorial after Marie Claire’s Unilever-sponsored “The Masthead With Marie Claire” podcast featured repeated mentions of the company’s products. “sponsored by Unilever with occasional chipping in by Diesel as “patron.” … Nearly every one of the eight segments so far has
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Forbes.com has an interview with Mark Whitaker, editor of Newsweek from 1998 to 2006 and now vice president and editor-in-chief of new ventures for Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive. He makes an intelligent point about the challenges of preparing a publication for a Web-only audience (bullet points are not in the original, but I thought it made it easier to read): “For everybody
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Good news for graduates with new media journalism skills. Journalism.co.uk reports on Haymarket’s digital recruitment drive: “Haymarket Media Group is to invest £1.3 million over the next year to recruit and hire additional experts in the field of digital media. “The publisher, which has already invested £7 million this year to expand and strengthen its online portfolio, is seeking skilled online
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Here’s an example of some students trying out an online magazine idea – Such Small Portions is a ‘comedy digest’ that has some compelling content, with the showcase material probably the most interesting. Worth checking out. (Thanks to Richard Burton for the link, who deserves credit for his involvement)
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