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Publishers, news orgs, and design mavens are paying close attention to the launch of Quartz, the new business news site, or as they call...

Posted by boakes on Jan 16, 2012 in Business, Digital Publishing, Newspapers | Comments Off on Generational News Publishing

Ok, a bit of a “harumph” here, but this piece reminds me of the “Filter Bubble,” argument so well described by Eli Pariser. Clicking on...

Posted by boakes on Nov 6, 2011 in Business, Digital Publishing, Newspapers, Social Media | Comments Off on Editors, Algorithms, and the New Media

I had a very enjoyable and informative breakfast with a good friend the other day. He’s the editor of a large suburban newspaper in...

Posted by boakes on May 26, 2011 in Business, Digital Publishing, Newspapers | Comments Off on Media Geeks v. Tech Geeks

A great (though late for me) read is this week’s Monday’s Note, edited by Frédéric Filloux. The focus of the story is how...

Posted by boakes on May 21, 2011 in Business, Digital Publishing, Newspapers, Social Media | Comments Off on AOL Bets Politics, and Their Ads, Are Local

Not long ago AOL talked about using their network of Patch sites to cover the upcoming 2012 elections in a very local way. With the...