Freesheets
Well, let's not exaggerate the profit, freesheet giant Metro International is back in the black with a modest profit for Q2, but is still in the red for the first half of 2010 (key headlines here). However, the world's biggest publisher of free dailies has seen
Here's a thing that has puzzled me lately: most times I've logged into Facebook I've been met by Facebook ads claiming this or that friend of mine on the network has used Facebook Friendfiender, urging me to follow their lead. The thing that'
Blogging
Although it is a well known that the internet is ruled by cats, cat blogging is not quite my thing. For one, I'm more partial to dogs, not at least because I owe my life to one, and knowing myself I find it very ulikely that this blog
Blogging
Is blogging dead? I seem to recall that discussion surfacing every so often since Twitter really took off. Last week The Economist published an article on the evolving blogosphere, the vast field of dead blogs and slower growth of of blogs - which spurred a very interesting discussion over at
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I came across this fascinating ad for The Times iPad edition when I bought all the day's papers and brought them to the pub for dinner upon arriving London last week. I'm intrigued by the very traditional print look of the ad, and how it describes
Media
Content really is king, if not on the web then at least on the mobile web. Yes, we talk a lot about the wonders of the mobile web these days, at least I've found myself writing quite a bit about it this spring, but that link will take
Journalism
It's great to learn that the Icelandic Modern Media Initiavtive has passed parliament, but I have my doubts that this actually will create a haven for freedom of speech and investigative reporting. The reason? I've covered both libel tourism and Icelandic media closely for several years,
Blogging
What are the best ways to use social media to change the world, and could there possibly be a business model in doing just that? I recently had the pleasure of being in the jury when participants of the Swedish Institute’s Young Leaders Visitors Program (#YLVP 2010) presented projects
Books
Do you ever get the feeling that your caught up in a discussion you've been having too many times before? That weird feeling when you find yourselves talking about (media) issues you thought were resolved many years back, or arguments you thought had been put to rest ages
Journalism
Or perhaps we should say iPhone aided old-fashioned journalistic shrewdness, research and determination? Resume (in Swedish) carries the story of how Niklas Svensson landed the first interview with Swedish author Henning Mankell, an interview that was mentioned on international networks such as BBC and Al-Jazeera, after he was released from
Media
I must admit I find PDF a pretty cumbersome format, so when Paal Hivand tweeted a link to this special offer from a regional Norwegian newspaper I couldn't help but laugh: a nine (!) step guide to get the PDF version of the paper. It's a available
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INMAs Tablet Summit 2010, Oxford Originally uploaded by Kristine_Lowe A shot from last week's iPad Conference, INMAs Tablet Summit 2010, in Oxford. It's amazing how (media) people gather around this device: I've even experieced one or two pub sessions recently were the iPad