Is old media making a comeback? In fact, is it fair to even refer to traditional media outlets like newspapers and magazines as “old” anymore. They have infused their online properties with interactive and multimedia elements and syndicate their content on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. For example, the New York Times and [...]
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Loneliness, Social Networking & Media Distortion
August 24, 2009
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It’s unfortunate to read sentences like this one: “Social-networking sites like Facebook and MySpace may provide people with a false sense of connection that ultimately increases loneliness in people who feel alone.” That’s from a recent Newsweek article called “Lonely Planet: Isolation Increases in the U.S.” The premise of the story is that despite our [...]
Read moreAre Newspapers on the Verge of an Advertising Exodus?
July 21, 2009
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I just finished reviewing a presentation by Morgan Stanley called Tech Trends in 2009. Fascinating report released in the spring on how technology is changing the economy. I was surprised that the report didn’t get more coverage as it was compiled by the smart folks who produced the “Did You Know?” video that was a [...]
Read moreFarewell Rock of Boston
July 15, 2009
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Here’s the scene. Twelve year old boy wearing headphones the size of a football helmet. He’s lying on his back on the avocado-colored, wall-to-wall carpeting in his bedroom. The volume is tuned loud and suddenly a reggae-infused rock number kicks in: “Roxanne, you don’t have to put on the red light Those days are over [...]
Read moreRocky Mountain News to Close
February 26, 2009
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The bad news for the newspaper and magazine industry has become a relentless onslaught. The latest victim is the Rocky Mountain News, according to a report in the New York Times. Corporate owner E.W. Scribbs couldn’t find a buyer (and who would buy a newspaper that lost $16 million last year?) so it will be [...]
Read moreDomino Magazine R.I.P.
January 28, 2009
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Fashion and decorating magazine, Domino, will close after its March issue, Conde Naste announced today. The New York Times reported today that most of the 80 jobs at the magazine will be lost. The three-year-old magazine – targeted at women – saw its advertising revenues tumble more than 26 percent in the last year, the [...]
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