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- Serious journalism’s broccoli complex
What do people actually want from news? I’m wondering if it’s a question we should be asking a little more often.
Let me explain. I’m at a super-smart gathering of media academics and practitioners in sunny LA, at USC’s Annenberg school for communication. The conference is called Re:Public, is organised by Harvard’s Berkman Centre, and has [...]
- HoopsHype acquired
… barely 24 hours after I noted this about HoopsHype, the site was bought by a fantasy sports “conglomerate”. So it might now be part of big media, but don’t confuse this with old media: this is sports information now being provided, not just for interest, but for use… in games about games. Parse that.
- Lessons from HoopsHype, the influential NBA site run from… Spain
There are interesting lessons (or reminders) falling out this WSJ.com story about HoopsHype, a basketball website that appears to have great influence in one of the US’s major sports.
– It’s unashamedly hardcore; there appears to be no attempt to explain basketball or soften the editorial for a broad audience. It’s content for a narrow niche. [...]
- The Last Post:* Lacy, Zuckerberg and how being slightly rubbish is more dangerous than ever
A few thoughts on the Lacy/Zuckerberg episode at SXSW, powered by back pain and cold-filtered through a haze of painkillers
- Valleywag finds its voice
All hail the new star on the block. It makes CNET and Wired look woolly and staid (if you even read them any more) and frankly there’s not much like it on this side of the pond. Nick Denton’s Silicon Valley blog, Valleywag, is flying at the moment, finding its voice and building a reputation [...]
- More perspectives on Yahoo + Microsoft
I think the proposed merger is a bad idea simply on business terms - these things rarely work out. But there are some interesting, broader persepectives floating around.
TechCrunch is saying it’s all going to be fine, arguing the deal will both create more competition (good for consumers) and… er… reduce competition (good for smaller players). [...]
- Good grief, Yahoo
I do hope Yahoo’s beleaguered top brass didn’t spend all weekend thinking up this defense strategy.
“Yahoo Inc would consider a business alliance with Google Inc as one way to rebuff a $44.6 billion takeover proposal by Microsoft, a source familiar with Yahoo’s strategy said on Sunday.”
You’re supposed to be in competition with them, no? Indeed, [...]
- Yahoo + Microsoft: it can’t be about innovation, either
I blogged about the Yahoo/Microsoft deal on Friday at Comment is free, so won’t go back over what I said there, except to say there are lots of reasons why this is a bad idea.
Charles Arthur, on Newsnight that day, also made good points* about (i) Microsoft using up all its cash pile - and [...]
- Facebook’s a nuisance, isn’t it?
We always knew that Facebook had the capacity to turn into a right pain in the arse. All those emails to tell you there were emails waiting for you, and the friend requests and the spammy events invites and the poker invites and the quiz likeness challenges… you couldn’t deny that Facebook overcame the old [...]
- Ready for a seismic, and lasting, shift in TV viewing
I’ve had a post in draft for weeks. It was going to wonder aloud about whether or not US TV ratings would recover from the ongoing writers’ strike. The strike has seen hit shows grind to a halt, the Golden Globes reduced to a press conference and - most scandalous of all - a US [...]
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