Category: media
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Think Video
YouTube are running an event called Think Video 12th May in London (disclosure: YouTube are a client of mine) looking at the ever-changing and rapidly developing video-on-demand market. There will be some independent perspectives (including one from me) plus some insights from YouTube themselves. It's a hugely dynamic market but with some forecasters predicting…
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The First Digital Magazine
So, back in December the Swedish publisher Bonnier collaborated with designers BERG London to conceptualise a vision for digital magazines on touchscreen devices. They did a pretty decent job – the most compelling vision, I thought, amongst a rash of others that were around or have come out since. Well now the vision has been…
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The Quiet Revolution
"We have to stop putting sand where we need oil, sugar where we need petrol." JP Rangaswami Let's face it, the recession has been a wake up call for many businesses. If it hasn't, it should've been. The key challenge for many organisations of-course is to understand how much of the damage that has been…
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Re-Imagining Books
"We're going to see new forms of storytelling emerge from this canvas. This is an opportunity to redefine modes of conversation between reader and content. And that's one hell of an opportunity if making content is your thing." Craig Mod Next week I'm going to an event on the future of publishing where my good…
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Solving The Paywall Problem
All the to-ing and fro-ing about content pay-walls is fascinating. Entire industries are reinventing their business models, in public, and right in front of our eyes. Industries that are trying to undo a decade of giving content away for free. I guess it's easy to say in hindsight but advertising was never going to be…