Bezos, Pecker, and the American Magazine Business
Last week’s bombshell post from Jeff Bezos, in which the billionaire Amazon founder and The Washington Post owner revealed AMI’s “offer he couldn’t refuse,” relates directly to consumer magazine publishers [...]
Publishers Ditch Swanky Offices for Savings and Subsidies
Performance Marketing
It’s the end of an era for publishers—at least as far as their iconic New York headquarters are concerned. Time Inc. and Condé Nast, stalwarts of the midtown media scene, [...]
6 Hyperlocal Failures That Foreshadowed AOL Patch’s Woes
Performance Marketing
The digital hyperlocal news model took yet another hit today with AOL Patch laying off some 500 employees, nearly half of the business unit'
Old Media, New Tricks
Performance Marketing
"You’ll notice we’ve got lots of electronics around—most of which we’ve taken apart,” says New York Times R&D Lab creative technologist Alexis Lloyd, casually sidestepping two turquoise exercise balls.
Adweek’s Digital Guide to Election Apps and Sites
Performance Marketing
If the 2008 election cycle was dominated by the blog, then 2012 will most surely be the cycle defined by digital. Be it through apps, dashboards, social streams, livestream videos [...]