Category Archives: Individuated Media

How GlobalPost Makes Money

TODAY: Egypt Turns Violent – A Webinar from the Cairo Streets Wednesday, February 2, 2011 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM EST Webinar Registration As the historic upheaval continues in the Middle East, join GlobalPost for a live breaking news call with our Cairo correspondent, Jon Jensen. Jensen has been covering the demonstrations around the clock. …

February 2, 2011 – 11:32 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Customization, Examples, New business models | Comments (0)

Tish Grier’s E-Media Tips on New Models of Content Production

Image via CrunchBase Open Mic sites have their roots in the “Speaker’s Corner.” People drive the content production on these sites. Both Associated Content and Helium.com have Open Mic components to their content production models. Demand Media may be adding this to their offerings in the near future as well. Buzz Brokers analyze search trends …

July 9, 2010 – 11:07 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Examples, Individuated Media, Innovator/Pirates, New business models | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

At Yahoo, Using Queries to Steer News Coverage – NYTimes.com

Image by biverson via Flickr Yahoo software continuously tracks common words, phrases and topics that are popular among users across its vast online network. To help create content for the blog, called The Upshot, a team of people will analyze those patterns and pass along their findings to Yahoo’s news staff of two editors and …

July 6, 2010 – 1:19 pm | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Examples, Individuated Media, Trends | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Poynter Online – Al’s Morning Meeting

Poynter Online – Al’s Morning Meeting. How a Former Local TV Anchor Started a Profitable Online News Site Posted by Al Tompkins at 12:09 AM on Dec. 28, 2009 When my friend Rick Kupchella left his job as anchor and investigative reporter at KARE-TV in Minneapolis, many of us wondered what he was thinking. He …

December 28, 2009 – 11:10 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Customization, Examples | Comments (0)

The Fun Theory

The Fun Theory. Behavioral econ video examples

October 31, 2009 – 8:05 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Customization, Economic forces | Comments (0)

Dollar by Dollar, Patrons Find Artists on the Web – NYTimes.com

Dollar by Dollar, Patrons Find Artists on the Web – NYTimes.com. “a sustainable marketplace where people exchange goods for services or some other benefit and receive some value.” Kickstarter, a start-up based in Brooklyn that uses the Web to match aspiring da Vincis and Spielbergs with mini-Medicis who are willing to chip in a few …

August 25, 2009 – 9:32 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Examples, Individuated Media, New business models | Tagged , | Comments (0)

BBC NEWS | Technology | Web tool oversees Afghan election

The system relies on two established open-source technologies to gather the election reports. The text messages are collected via a free-platform known as FrontlineSMS, developed by UK programmer Ken Banks. The system was originally developed for conservationists to keep in touch with communities in national parks in South Africa and allows users to send messages …

August 21, 2009 – 8:25 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Individuated Media, Open Source v. Proprietary | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Consumed – Boxers, Not Briefs – NYTimes.com

Unlike some outsider T-shirt designers, Isenberg doesn’t have a problem with paying royalties. In fact, he had previously worked out deals with ex-fighters like Leon Spinks, Ray Mancini and Rubin Carter (inspiration for the Bob Dylan song “Hurricane”) so they could benefit from No Mas designs that pay tribute to them. Still, a big company …

August 10, 2009 – 12:29 pm | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Customization, Examples, Innovator/Pirates | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Skinni Popcorn

Image via Wikipedia Skinni Popcorn. Like BreakingTweets but for movies. This site does UK as well as US. Related articles by Zemanta What Tweeters Have to Say About the Movies (nytimes.com) SkinniPopcorn.com: Pared-Down, Crowdsourced, Mobile-Friendly Movie Info (readwriteweb.com)

August 10, 2009 – 12:18 pm | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Customization, Examples | Comments (0)

News Site Keeps Focus on Town’s Recession – NYTimes.com

News Site Keeps Focus on Town’s Recession – NYTimes.com. 1.For the Elkhart Project, which is entering its fifth month, MSNBC.com assigns one staff member to Elkhart, Ind., at almost all times to ensure a regular output of blog posts, slide shows, videos and Twitter messages. In Elkhart, readers and viewers see the effects of job …

August 10, 2009 – 12:16 pm | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Customization, Examples, Individuated Media, New Roles | Comments (0)