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Congratulations to Dele Olojede and 234Next.com!

Posted in: Audience, Business Models, Case Studies, Content, Design, Newspapers, PreDesign, Trends, by: Mario Garcia

Jun 01, 2010
11:10 PM

While scanning the current issue of Fast Company magazine I was happy to see our client and friend, Dele Olojede, featured as one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business.” Dele is Pultizer Prize winner and a visionary in our industry and we’re honored to have worked with him on his 234 Next project in Nigeria.

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Thou shalt not get this “tablet” thing wrong

Posted in: Technology, Trends, by: Mario Garcia

Dec 06, 2009
11:13 PM

The new “tablet” era is upon us, offering print media and other organizations the opportunity to let users experience their brand in a completely different way.

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2009 12 26

Georg Holzer - And there’s one more thing: The tablet levels the playingfield. Now everyone (including me) could do a daily “newspaper” - specialized in one topic.

Think this through as a chance for all the good journalists fired in the newspaper-downturn. An excellent writer in the field of foreign politics could do his/her own daily newspaper on foreign policy. Same for sport, same for technology (my case). Think of 20c each day, think of a newspaper compiled by your favourite writers.

2010 01 02

liseli kızlar - it is very nice ı want to buy it.

2010 01 04

Alice - The development of tablet pc´s are rally interesting, and with a proper bredband they are really powerfull devices! I believe they are the way of the future!

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ESPN Chicago twists the knife. How to fight back.

Posted in: Audience, Business Models, Content, New Ideas, Newspapers, Trends, by: John Duncan

Apr 13, 2009
09:21 AM

If newspapers thought that everyone would leave local stuff alone, ESPN’s launch of ESPN Chicago should be a worrying reminder that nothing is going to be easy in the new media landscape. Newspapers either get quicker, bolder and more aggressive ... or they die quietly and alone. A strategy would help…

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Five predictions about US newspapers: Pt 3

Posted in: Audience, Business Models, Content, Newspapers, Trends, by: John Duncan

Mar 19, 2009
09:39 AM

The death of a large number of newspapers will not mean the death of print. The survivors will exist at a scale that adds new impetus to print products, and their costs will decrease as audiences remain flat. The smaller local titles can remain economically viable for many years on the back of conservative advertisers and a cost base that can fund a niche local news operation for some years.

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Is top navigation still necessary on news sites?

Posted in: Design, Information Architecture, Navigation, New Ideas, Newspapers, Technology, Trends, by: Mario Garcia

Mar 16, 2009
10:06 PM

It’s a good question because so much time is often spent trying to organize and create the top navigation of a site. That time could be better used working on writing better headlines and blurbs that get browsers to click. Would more people click on the LOCAL NEWS link or a headline like YOUR NEIGHBOR’S A TERRORIST. NOW WHAT DO YOU DO? My guess, not backed up by any research, is the latter.

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