“What if news organizations confronted the reality that nearly all media will be ‘social media’ a decade hence?…What if news organizations acknowledged this — or even got out in front of it, ahead of the curve this time — and organized themselves as platforms for talent?”
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Articles tagged platforms (14)
April 12, 2013
December 3, 2012
The built-for-iPad “newspaper” is closing on December 15. Here are the ideas some are taking away from News Corp.’s high-profile venture into a platform-specific news organization.
August 15, 2012
The new startup from the creators of Blogger and Twitter says it’s “rethinking publishing and building a new platform from scratch.” It’s also raising some fundamental questions about how content on the web is structured.
July 31, 2012
On the web, audio has long been video’s neglected little brother.
January 17, 2012
Apple’s new rumored ebook-publishing tool could bring ease-of-use to a complicated process. That could have a big impact on the field.
December 20, 2011
If I can trust you to tell me what’s going on, then I don’t care if you work out of a newsroom or out of your garage.
They’re selling lots of them, but still no actual sales numbers from the ebook giant.
May 16, 2011
October 19, 2009
February 24, 2009
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