CNET News.com: Yahoo hires economics, sociology researchers

Posted on 10 May, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Duncan Watts, professor of sociology at Columbia University ... and author of Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age, will lead Yahoo's research in human social dynamics, including social networks and collaborative problem solving."

Wall Street Journal: Keywords: a Growing Cost for News Sites

Posted on 1 May, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Newspapers are spending more and more on keyword advertising for news stories. The New York Times "now buys tens of thousands of them a year."

Globe & Mail: When surfers seek massacre news, every click pays

Posted on 21 April, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"When the Titanic went down in 1912, paperboys ... stood on street corners shouting 'Extra! Extra!' When tragedy strikes today, some media outlets deploy a more high-tech - though somewhat controversial - marketing tool: paid search advertising."

Chicago Tribune: Old-style media can’t see how Google, Yahoo are profiting

Posted on 18 April, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Angst over how to best work with Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and America Online has become the hot-button issue in the newspaper business..."

Baltimore Sun: What Newspapers Need Is A Better Business Model

Posted on 10 April, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Jay Hancock: "Newspapers run AP as a collective, but the interests of AP and its members have never been further apart."

So who’s for dinner? The attention economy is hungry

Posted on 5 April, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Many journalists still seem to misunderstand how blogs and search engines are transforming newspapers’ relationship with readers. This week, the outgoing president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Dave Zeeck of the Tacoma News-Tribune, gave a speech, which, alongside some very good points, also rehearsed the common complaint about the lack of original reporting by [...]

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