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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:14:11 -0800

Steve Yelvington: Lookie Lou isn't really a customer
"Website users are not fungible. Some of them are very valuable. Some of them are worse than worthless, consuming resources or otherwise making a nuisance of themselves beyond reason. If there is a magic to operating a successful website, it's...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:14:11 -0800

Steve Yelvington: Lookie Lou isn’t really a customer
"Website users are not fungible. Some of them are very valuable. Some of them are worse than worthless, consuming resources...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:05:18 -0800

New Media Age: Interview with William Lewis, editor-in-chief and MD of digital at Telegraph Media Group
Will Lewis: “I’ll take a handful of people with me from Victoria, but in essence want to source new talent, such as engineers, user experience professionals, product people and entrepreneurs who want to do business to create new products and...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:35:17 -0800

Roy Greenslade: Mystery of Will Lewis's new digital 'promotion'
I suspect Greenslade commenter ZigZoomer is closest to the truth: "Lewis went to Harvard Business School. One of the standard B-school formulas for changing and revitalising an organisation is to set up a 'skunkworks' away from the main...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:35:17 -0800

Roy Greenslade: Mystery of Will Lewis’s new digital ‘promotion’
I suspect Greenslade commenter ZigZoomer is closest to the truth: "Lewis went to Harvard Business School. One of the...
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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:31:08 -0800

Media Guardian: Telegraph Media Group promotes Will Lewis and Tony Gallagher
"[Will] Lewis will set up and run the new digital division, an 'entrepreneurial unit' which will have a staff of 50 and be based in Euston, away from the company's main office in Victoria. As managing director, digital, he will also...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:47:48 -0800

SearchEngineLand: Thoughts On A “Killer” Bing-News Corp Deal & The Myth Of An “OPEC For News”
Danny Sullivan: "So what happens if the WSJ is out of Google? Nothing. Seriously, nothing. Remember, for years the WSJ was NOT in Google, and yet Google grew just fine. Also, the WSJ seems to have been fine. Neither is crucial to each other."
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:44:01 -0800

New York Times: Group of Publishers Is Said to Be Building a Newsstand Online
"The formation of a new company to run the online newsstand — sometimes characterized as an 'iTunes for magazines' — may be announced in early December. Time, Condé Nast, Hearst and Meredith all intend to be equity partners in the new...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:44:01 -0800

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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:39:02 -0800

HarvardBusiness.org: Why Big Media's Anti-Google Counter-Revolution Will Fail
Umair Haque: "The simplest flaw in the MicroFox's strategic logic? MicroFox is trying to create artificial scarcity instead of value ... Artificial scarcity is usually a one-way ticket to oblivion, as people simply defect to better...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:39:02 -0800

HarvardBusiness.org: Why Big Media’s Anti-Google Counter-Revolution Will Fail
Umair Haque: "The simplest flaw in the MicroFox's strategic logic? MicroFox is trying to create artificial scarcity...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:13:00 -0800

Daggle: If Newspapers Were Stores, Would Visitors Be “Worthless” Then?
Essential reading from Danny Sullivan: "As the war of words ramps up between Google and some news publishers, the latest...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:30:35 -0800

HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk: Regional newspaper publisher to introduce online paywalls
"The initiative being launched next week will restrict users of selected [Johnston Press] sites from viewing content beyond the homepage without payment of a £5 three-month subscription - the equivalent of 40p per week."
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:30:35 -0800

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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:27:27 -0800

Press Gazette: The Wire: Johnston Press to introduce paywalls next week
Commenter on Presss Gazette neatly sums up the case against paywalls for general news: "I'll save everybody time and angst. This model was tried before by many newspapers. Here's what happened. Pay wall goes up; traffic drops like a rock....
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:59:08 -0800

Up Your Ego: Independent printing payments
"The Independent Newspaper has an interesting way of making a bit of extra cash from their website – they’re restricting printing. ... You get the choice of a ‘free print’ where you can make up to five copies using your home or office...
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:59:08 -0800

Up Your Ego: Independent printing payments
"The Independent Newspaper has an interesting way of making a bit of extra cash from their website – they’re...
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:56:19 -0800

The Daily Beast: The Unlikeliest Freedom Fighters
Douglas Rushkoff: "we can't confuse our actual right to make and distribute content freely with Google’s perceived right to freely exploit the content everyone makes. Google is not in this for the fun of it; they make money off their...
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:56:19 -0800

The Daily Beast: The Unlikeliest Freedom Fighters
Douglas Rushkoff: "we can't confuse our actual right to make and distribute content freely with Google’s perceived...
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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:31:03 -0800

Editor & Publisher: Think Before You Re-Tweet: 'L.A. Times' Updates Social Media Rules for Journos
"Updated guidelines for Los Angeles Times newsroom employees using social media emphasize that just about anything posted online will be viewed as reflecting on the newspaper's credibility and reputation."
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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:31:03 -0800

Editor & Publisher: Think Before You Re-Tweet: ‘L.A. Times’ Updates Social Media Rules for Journos
"Updated guidelines for Los Angeles Times newsroom employees using social media emphasize that just about anything posted...
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