Stop Chasing Clicks: Metrics Should Support a Strategy, Not Be a Strategy
On July 5, 1989, a pilot episode of a new sitcom called "The Seinfeld Chronicles" aired on NBC. It received…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, January 20, 2015
1. Why are so many 2016 hopefuls writing e-books? (Ben Schreckinger / Politico) 2. Amazon exec: Here’s why it pays…
Daily Must Reads, January 20, 2015
1. Deloitte says millennials will spend $62 billion on media in 2015 (Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code) 2. 2015 might be…
Charlie Hebdo Attack Unites France on Free Expression, But Will Solidarity Hold?
This opinion piece first appeared on the Committee to Protect Journalists' blog. The attack on the French satirical weekly Charlie…
Daily Must Reads, January 16, 2015
1. Inside the NY Times’ audience development strategy (Lucia Moses / Digiday) 2. Google Glass sales halted but firm says…
Mediatwits #143: Free Speech And Self-Censorship After Charlie Hebdo Attacks
Following the violent attack on Charlie Hebdo, a satirical French weekly that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, media organizations…
Pew Survey on Social Media and Stress Underscores the ‘Cost of Caring’
A new survey on the relationship between social media and stress from the Pew Research Center has found that social media use alone does…
Futures Lab Update #89: Video Apps From Fly Labs and Micropayments via Blendle
This week we look at a pair of mobile video apps with a streamlined interface and a micropayment system for…
DBW E-Book Bestsellers: ‘Unbroken’ Holds No. 1 Spot on E-Book Best-Seller List as Average Price Rises
Not much has changed between this week’s e-book best-seller list and last’s, with few titles making any big leaps or…
Upcoming Events in Digital Media: Jan. 16 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be…