Mashable: Why Burberry Is Now as Much a Media Company as a Fashion Company

"Burberry staged a 'Tweetwalk' earlier this week during which the London-based fashion house premiered every look on Twitter moments before the models hit the runway. ... Part of the initiative’s success was driven by a series of “Twitter Takeovers” on Burberry’s regional accounts, a spokesperson for the company tells us. Among the participants were Işın Görmüş, editor in chief of Elle Turkey, who tweeted on behalf of @Burberry_Turkey; Daria Shapovalova of Vogue Russia for @Burberry_Russia; and Julia Juyeon Kang, editor in chief of Elle Korea who tweeted for @Burberry_Korea."

AllThingsD: Fortune Keeps Apple Story Off Web, On iPad and Kindle

"In the past, Fortune would have published the Apple story online last Thursday, at the same time the magazine was showing up on newsstands and in mailboxes. Instead, the magazine teased the piece with a post from Fortune.com Apple blogger Philip Elmer-DeWitt on Saturday, telling print subscribers they could read the full story on Fortune’s iPad app for free. And that everyone else could either sign up for a $20 subscription–which would give them access to the app–or buy an individual iPad edition for $4.99."

The Wall Blog: Facebook is not about brands getting fans it is about engaging with them

Pete Davis: "Can [brands] really create the engaging content that will have their followers believing that their brand in someway reflects their lifestyle choices – whether that be through association with fashion, culture, music or general interest. Unless they happen to be another Natalie Massanet or a brand like Sony that has its own editorial team, the chances are the answer is no. The content generated on Facebook and other branded content ventures cannot be sales or PR driven; it has to be more subtle than that. It needs to reflect the lifestyle choices of the brand’s target audience. ... To my mind there is an opportunity here for brands to associate themselves with key content creators, such as magazine publishers to create this material on their behalf."

Forbes: Turning Forbes magazine content into Web content — and vice versa

Lewis DVorkin: "The way Forbes sees it, there are two sets of business news consumers — print and digital — and each wants something different. The imperative is to use the same underlying information to serve both. To accomplish that, we’re developing new labor and economic models. That also means educating content creators that their jobs are changing, then providing the right tools to perform tasks associated with those new jobs. ... Most [traditional publishers] still dump their print stories into continuous Web pages that look and feel ten years old (Yes, Forbes does a bit of that, too, but we’re changing. Those old-style pages are being retired as we continue to re-architect our site to put David Whelan’s type of authoritative journalism at the center of a social media experience.)"

New Media Age: Publishers need to think more like brands

Gina Lovett: "In some verticals, like fashion and beauty, the content being produced by brands is proving a real competitive threat to online women’s magazines. ... Pursuit of the seamless integration of content with ecommerce is expediting the evolution of online magazines into etailers: think News of the World’s Fabulous magazine and IPC Media’s Look. Meanwhile, online stores like ASOS are ramping up their content, with editorial appointments from traditional magazine titles like Melissa Dick, former Elle UK editor."

The story behind Vogue’s iPad app – Features, Gadgets & Tech – The Independent

"The iPad product has been produced by the magazine team without additional staff. Vogue's website operates independently and [Vogue UK editor Alexandra] Shulman, while praising the online team for its rapid response to fashion news stories, warns that the brand will need to delineate its various offerings. 'There's no point in putting behind-the-scenes videos on the website for free if you are trying to get people to look at them for £3.99 on the app,' she says."