The New York Times has removed almost all of its content from subscription-only. People tell me that the Wall Street Journal will soon do the same. In Chris Anderson’s recent article for Wired magazine, he names advertising as one of the 8 business models that will allow end users free content. All hail the ad-funded […]
Entries Tagged as 'Internet'
The great banner ad swindle
April 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Advertising · Internet
JavaScript Slideshow
February 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Spurred onwards by a ridiculous discussion at work (the gist of which was that you had to use Flash to build interactivity on a website), I decided to build a very quick proof of concept for a javascript slideshow.
In fairness, when I say “build”, what I mean is “plug together a few things where […]
Tags: Internet
Business Model 2.0 - Advertising vs Subscription
December 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment
Something that had until recently passed me by was that the New York Times has stopped charging for access to their website. Most of the site will now be open to the public without a subscription, including the majority of the archives section. The site will now be funded by advertising, an option that, since […]
Tags: Advertising · Internet
Tesco brings in-store experience online
October 1st, 2007 · No Comments
According to New Media Age, Tesco are revamping Tesco.com, using “social media as the key driver to replicate the in-store experience”.
Did I miss a meeting? Has anyone been to a Tesco recently? The “in-store experience” is akin to the Tower of London before it was a tourist attraction. Supermarkets are horrible places, where people go […]
Tags: Advertising · Internet
A digital representation of your non-digital life
August 21st, 2007 · No Comments
I’ve been toying for a while about what I actually think Web2.0 and all that marketing nonsense actually means and how it affects people, and given the job I do, how it affects business, and how it can be used by business.
My reaction has always been that “web2.0″ is a marketing phrase that clouds the […]
Tags: Advertising · Internet
Smashing Magazine
August 12th, 2007 · No Comments
Smashing Magazine is a great new intenet-based magazine about website design and technology that I think indicates a future trend in online behaviour. Smashing is regularly updated, containing information gleaned from around the web alongside quality editorial. It also makes certain articles it publishes available via pdf to download, print and read when away from […]
Tags: Internet