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Posted by boakes on Jan 28, 2017 in Business, Content Strategy, Newspapers, Social Media | Comments Off on News is Dead, Long Live the News

There have never been more ways to get your news than there is today. Each generation has seen its “new media moment” from the newspapers,...

Not long after writing about my respect for Snapchat and their foray into the news publishing world, Deadline Hollywood (yet another news...

Posted by boakes on Jan 24, 2017 in Business, Content Management, Content Strategy, Newspapers | Comments Off on Hating “Content” is now a Thing

Newspapers are still fighting for respect in the digital age of news, but picking nits – regarding the way some people in the news and...

Posted by boakes on Dec 1, 2013 in Business, Strategy | 0 comments

Steve Jobs was quoted many times, saying many interesting and quotable things, including his “Think Different” campaign. These...

Posted by boakes on Nov 12, 2012 in Content Management, Digital Publishing, Social Media, Strategy | Comments Off on We Won’t Get Fooled Again

Hurricane Sandy brought devastation to the east coast, and with it, amazing stories and even more amazing images. The problem was, a lot...