by Tom | Oct 15, 2009 | Business, Reading
Lots to digest in McKinsey Quarterly’s discussion piece on content and journalism.Shirky argues that the only successful paywalls are for price-insensitive audiences. I guess this could be true in the mainstream, but is it true for specialist sector...
by Tom | Oct 7, 2009 | Business
Some entertaining financial illustration of the gulf facing news publishers.£155 is what a paid-up reader is worth to a newspaper each year£5 is the annual revenue from a newspaper online (not sure I buy this; is this as an add-on to the print subscription?)£2 is...
by Tom | Oct 7, 2009 | Business, Reading
Not as pretty as POTUS, but an enlightening discussion on decision making and responsibility in the US DOD. Not a job anyone would take lightly. No wonder Bob Ainsworth is having a difficult time.Separately, is it just me or do the 12 shocking ideas all seem pretty...
by Tom | Oct 4, 2009 | Business
One-canvas zooming presentations are all the rage: Prezi does them well.
by Tom | Oct 2, 2009 | Business
Lots of studies are showing that working less is good for the soul and the employer.
by Tom | Sep 23, 2009 | Business, Reading
I like the finale of this article: we shouldn’t think about micropayments for news as being fractional payment for stories. Given that, what should they be?
