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September 2010
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BIA / Kelsey
Directional Media Strategies
Dallas, TX,
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20-21
Niche Magazine
Niche Digital
Chicago , IL,
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27
MediaPost
OMMA Awards
New York City, NY,
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27-28
MediaPost
OMMA Global
New York City, NY,
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27-29
Borrell Associates
Local Mobile Advertising
Dallas, TX

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Fri, Sep 3, 2010

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Mobile Marketing Summit
ESPN Mobile Users Do Not Use PC Products
Mobile Marketer, Sep 3, 2010, 3:41 PM EDT
An ESPN executive said that half of the users of the sports network’s SMS alerts, mobile Web site and applications are unique to the mobile medium, during a keynote address at the first-annual Mobile Marketing Summit. Link | Add comment
Q&A: Journalism Online's Grodon Crovitz
Editor & Publisher, Sep 3, 2010, 3:38 PM EDT
Journalism Online partner Gordon Crovitz on how the company might enable newspaper publishers to finally start turning “digital dimes” into hard profits. Link | Add comment
Connected Devices
To Browse or Not to Browse
VideoNuze, Sep 3, 2010, 3:30 PM EDT
If Hamlet were considering what functionality devices connecting the Internet to TVs should have, he might pose the question, "to browse or not to browse?" In other words, should those devices come with a browser or should they present content and services through walled gardens of approved "apps?"  Link | Add comment
Comscore Reports
Live Web Video Watching Up 650 Percent
TechCrunch, Sep 3, 2010, 3:20 PM EDT
The amount of time American audiences spent over the past year watching video on the major live video publishers has grown to more than 1.4 billion minutes. Link | Add comment
IFA
Google TV Joins the Net-Connected Crowd
Fast Company, Sep 3, 2010, 3:09 PM EDT
Google TV makes its debut at IFA, but the net-connected TV arena is becoming increasingly crowded. Link | Add comment
Top 25 News Media on Twitter
Reportr.net, Sep 3, 2010, 3:09 PM EDT
Reportr.net offers a visualization of the 25 most influential news media accounts on Twitter. Link | Add comment
Boomers, Seniors Get Social Network Fever
eMarketer, Sep 3, 2010, 11:03 AM EDT
Social network usage among Web surfers 50 and holder doubled during the past year, according to a Pew Research Center report. The rise in Baby Boomers and seniors is expected to boost ad spending on Facebook to $1.1 billion next year, an almost 27% increase over 2010. Link | Add comment
Wireless
Free Nationwide Broadband Plan Killed
Wired, Sep 3, 2010, 12:30 PM EDT
The FCC has dropped the idea of providing a free coast-to-coast wireless broadband service using AWS-3 spectrum, determining that it "was not the best policy outcome.” Link | Add comment
Developing a Mobile-First Strategy
The Buttry Diary, Sep 3, 2010, 10:39 AM EDT
Steve Buttry outlined the need for news organizations to adopt a strong mobile strategy and help local businesses pursue mobile opportunities.
Developing a Mobile-First Strategy
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LivingSocial Goes Hyperlocal
TechCrunch, Sep 3, 2010, 9:01 AM EDT
LivingSocial will offer deals by neighborhood and city district, starting with Washington, D.C., and New York. Link | Add comment
Google Tries More Ads Atop Search Results
Search Engine Land, Sep 3, 2010, 8:55 AM EDT
Google is experimenting with placing a fourth ad above some of its search engine results. Link | Add comment
In Pictures: Google TV On A Sony Internet TV
TechRadar, Sep 3, 2010, 7:37 AM EDT
Sony's demonstration of its new Internet TV with Google TV at IFA focuses on delivering 'websites on your TV' and bringing new TV content to your screen. Link | Add comment
WSJ: Digital Ops Will Be Larger Than Print
Talking Biz News, Sep 3, 2010, 7:30 AM EDT
Q&A discusses Wall Street Journal's paywall, video and online-only content with executive editor Alan Murray Link | Add comment
YouTube Spins Copyrighted Vids Into Gold
New York Times, Sep 3, 2010, 7:30 AM EDT
More than one-third of the 2 billion views of YouTube videos with ads each week are clips uploaded without the copyright owner's permission, but left up by the owner's choice. Those 2 billion views are just 14 percent of the videos viewed each week on the Google-owned site. But that's enough to turn YouTube profitable this year, analysts say. Link | Add comment
Has Murdoch's Paywall Gamble Paid Off?
The Independent, Sep 3, 2010, 7:24 AM EDT
Advertisers don't like it. Analysts are unconvinced. The paywall at News International may not be winning many fans, but the man behind it is determined to keep it standing. Link | Add comment

More News

Evolve Launches Momtastic Web Portal
MediaWeek, Sep 3, 2010, 3:43 PM EDT
A Beginner’s Guide to Facebook Insights
Mashable, Sep 3, 2010, 3:42 PM EDT
Facebook Places Amuses and Annoys Users
CNN, Sep 3, 2010, 3:32 PM EDT
Yahoo Localizes Search Suggestions
Screenwerk, Sep 3, 2010, 12:00 PM EDT
'The Atlantic' Added to iTunes Newsstand
MediaMemo, Sep 3, 2010, 11:35 AM EDT
CauseWorld Lets Shoppers Support Causes
CNN, Sep 3, 2010, 10:23 AM EDT
ABI: Location-Based Ads to Hit $1.8B by 2015
MediaPost, Sep 3, 2010, 10:19 AM EDT
Minn. Political Ads Go Mobile at State Fair
ClickZ, Sep 3, 2010, 9:07 AM EDT
Newsweek's Gross Heads to Yahoo Finance
Business Insider, Sep 3, 2010, 8:35 AM EDT
Visual Website Optimizer
Another Way To Run A/B Tests On Your Site
TechCrunch, Sep 3, 2010, 8:04 AM EDT
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1 In 5 YouTube Users Uploads Video Monthly
Business Insider, Sep 3, 2010, 8:04 AM EDT

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  • Groupon: Good and Bad for Newspaper Ads

    Rick Edmonds: "The deal-of-the-day boom will drain dollars from newspaper advertising (as well as from direct mail and yellow pages), but the hot new category need not be a dead loss for newspapers." (PoynterOnline)

  • Conquering Tech Fear in J-School

    Jen Lee Reeves is surprised by the number of students entering journalism school who state they "don't know anything about computers." (MediaShift)

  • Twitter's Problem: It's Not Going Mainstrem

    Henry Blodget: "The last few months have begun to confirm a conviction we've long held about Twitter--that, in its current form, it's not likely to become a huge mass-market phenomenon." (Business Insider)

  • Hazards Of Hyperlocal: How Much Demand?

    Barb Palser: "However, as more companies crowd into the hyperlocal space, the question arises: Exactly how much consumer demand exists for neighborhood news?" (American Journalism Review)

  • Will Consumers Really Use Connected TVs?

    James McQuivey of Forrester Research explains why  connected TVs are "going to sell like proverbial hotcakes," why this generation of TVs may not "create the digital home I envision," and why "Google TV is not the only or even the best answer, though it’s a bigger deal than you think." (PaidContent)

  • How To Tell A Journalist From A Blogger

    “It doesn’t really matter what medium you use. You can be a print journalist, a radio journalist, a television journalist, an online journalist … A journalist is not distinguished by the medium of his or her publication.” Here are 10 distinguishing characteristics (Jodie O'Dell)

  • Thoughts On The Future Of Newspapers

    Henry Blodget: “After five disastrous years, newspaper bosses are finally acknowledging that the industry is going through a rough time, but they still aren’t being fully forthright with their employees about the employees’ long-term employment prospects.” (Business Insider)

  • Don't Force Radio Talent To Do Social Media

    Mark Ramsey: “It is important for your station brand to be part of the listener conversation, no doubt. So somebody needs to dive in. Somebody needs to blog. Somebody needs to tweet. Somebody needs to have online dialogues with your fans. … But it doesn’t need to be the talent.” (Hear 2.0)

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