Category Archives: New business models

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)

The Content Graph and the Future of Brands – Publishing 2.0

In the Content Graph, a content brand is defined by its distribution relationships with other content brands.The Content Graph is about leveraging the brand equity and consumer trust that is the greatest asset of every traditional media company. It’s about building a content brand’s reputation through distribution.The news industry’s business model broke after it lost …

June 8, 2010 – 9:00 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in New business models | Comments (2)

News sourcing experiment to rely solely on Facebook, tweets

News sourcing experiment to rely solely on Facebook, tweets. An actual news experiment with comparison between covering news with Facebook and Twitter, and covering news traditional ways.

January 24, 2010 – 5:51 pm | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Innovator/Pirates, New business models, Trends | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

WSJ’s McLeod: ‘No Brainer’ To Charge For Mobile; ‘We’re About To See What Really Works’ | paidContent

WSJ’s McLeod: ‘No Brainer’ To Charge For Mobile; ‘We’re About To See What Really Works’ | paidContent.

September 25, 2009 – 11:33 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Economic forces, Examples, New business models | Tagged , | Comments (0)

In The New York Times Magazine: Quirky.com

In The New York Times Magazine: Quirky.com. Quirky.com lets inventors put out an idea. The “drawing board” is crowd sourced. Anyone can comment on ideas. For $99 you can submit an idea which is then honed through iterations. When the production deals are worked out with manufacturers and suppliers, the idea goes “public” and it …

September 11, 2009 – 8:03 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Examples, New business models, Open Source v. Proprietary | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

The Future of News, Viewed From Aspen’s Rarefied Atmosphere

The Future of News, Viewed From Aspen’s Rarefied Atmosphere. Basically, this is the same conclusion that I have come to.

August 26, 2009 – 5:15 pm | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in New business models, Trends | Tagged | 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)

Wikipedia Will Limit Changes on Articles About Living People – NYTimes.com

Wikipedia Will Limit Changes on Articles About Living People – NYTimes.com. notable quotes from the story: Wikipedia has just surpassed three million articles, that freewheeling ethos is about to be curbed. “flagged revisions,” will require that an experienced volunteer editor for Wikipedia sign off on any change made by the public before it can go …

August 25, 2009 – 9:30 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Examples, New business models | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

News Innovation |  New Business Models

News Innovation |  New Business Models. Jeff and group provide big biz answers to my questions. I like the prezi presentation of this narrative. Related articles by Zemanta Aspen FOCAS Reminds ‘Information Also Wants to Be Expensive’ (poynter.org) Beyond Price – Change Your Business Model to Escape Commoditization (wordsellinc.com) Innovation Flow – The Science of Flowing …

August 19, 2009 – 12:20 pm | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Economic forces, New business models | Tagged , , | Comments (0)