| On
Media & Convergence |
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| Targeted
Serendipity |
| Weblogs
aren't just glorified pages of links and rambling personal sites; they are
an antidote to mass media. According to the author of "The Weblog Handbook,"
Rebecca Blood,
they are also bringing creative expression to everyday people when they
need it most. |
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| All
the News That's Fit to Blog |
| Say
good-bye to the old-school pundits on the op-ed page of the "New York Times."
It's time to blog. |
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| Blog
This |
| A
column that brings out the interactive nature of the Web - more specifically
the aspect which makes it different from other forms of Media - of the existence
of multiple sources and multiple recipients. Blogs or Weblogs are online
avenues where their owners recount experiences, exchange advice, put up
questions for debate etc. and in the process form a powerful force. |
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| Ad
Leaders Report: Assessing Measurement Systems Online and Off |
| The
results of a study, which aimed to find out the effectiveness of the different
media with respect to advertising. The survey covered Internet, Print, Radio
and TV. The main emphasis of the study however, was to try and discover
the factors that would increase the effectiveness of web advertising. |
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| Apple
vs. Sony: An Entertainment Smackdown |
| A
comparison between the offerings available, and in the pipeline, by Sony
and Apple, geared to digitize your home, and make digital entertainment
ubiquitous. |
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| Game
Theory |
| The
banner ad is dead. Long live the advergame! America's addiction to video
and computer games is leading the way to a new advertising medium with astounding
click-through rates, play times, and peer-to-peer potential. |
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| State
of the Industry report (PDF) |
| The
State of the Industry report by IDSA,
offers an in-depth look at the computer and video game industry through
an overview of current trends, a look back at the industry's history, and
a review of the latest statistics and industry initiatives, giving us an
idea of where computer and video games are today, and what the future of
entertainment will look like tomorrow. |
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| The
Best Way to Keep the Devil at the Door Is to Be Rich |
| The
story of Agora, - a company which started with a small underground newspaper
in Poland, and moved on to become the best run media company in Europe.
One of the main reasons behind it's success was the value system, which
it's leaders Helena Luczywo and Wanda Rapaczynski, created, and refused
to give up on. |
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| EContent
Magazine's Guide to the Content Companies to Watch |
| The
companies are searchable by category, or alphabetically. The categories
include, among others, Digital Rights Management, Contant Management, Content
Syndication, Content Aggregation, etc. |
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| The
Big Ten |
| This
Flash presentation by The
Nation covers the 10 top Media Giants and their holdings. In the articles
which supplements the presentation What's
wrong with this picture, Mark Crispin Miller brings out some of
the dangers of permitting such huge media conglomerates. |
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| Magazines
and the Changing Media Environment (PDF) |
| This
is the transcript of the speech by delivered by Donald Kummerfield, President,
International Federation of the Periodical Press at the Forum des Medias,
Luxemborg. In this, he presents a case for the continual existence of magazines,
media globalisation, and the growing synergy between the different forms
of Media. |
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| Digital
Watermarks From Print to Web (.doc) |
| This
transcript from one of the sessions at the Seybold seminars, talks about
the technologies which aid in a convergence between print and the web. |
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| The
UCLA Internet Report 2001 - Surveying the Digital Future (PDF) |
| This
report by the UCLA Center
for Communication Policy focuses on Internet users vs. non-users, as
well as new users (less than one year of experience) compared to very experienced
users (five or more years of experience). It covers data on more than 100
major issues, most of which are compared with findings from the 2000 report.
The topics covered, are broadly categorized under "Who is online? Who is
not? What are users doing online?", "Media Use and Trust", "Consumer Behaviour",
Communication Patterns" and "Social and Psychological Effects." The report
however covers only the American population. |
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| The
Big Picture |
| This
series of articles, written by Andersen entertainment specialists and timed
to coincide with the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, provides a glimpse into
the industry of the future. |
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| The
New Digital Content Consumer: Large and In Charge |
| This
study reveals that consumers want total control over content—anyplace, anytime,
across any channel and in any context—and can hardly wait for the day when
technology makes them large and in charge. |
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| Convergence:
Are we there yet? |
| The
concept of convergence as the hot new paradigm is informing and shaping
the plans of media and Internet companies all over the map. |
| At
this year's JPMorgan H&Q Technology Conference, AOL Time Warner (AOL) Chairman
of the Board Steve Case said in his closing keynote address, "Every decade
has some word associated with it. In the '80s, it was the PC. In the '90s,
it was the Internet. For the rest of this decade, the key word is going
to be convergence." |
| When
he delivered those words, even John Doerr, a partner at Kleiner Perkins
Caufield & Byers, straightened up from his reclining position to listen
more carefully. |
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| Who
owns What |
| A
compilation of the larger Media Houses of the World, along with a list of
their subsidiary companies. |
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