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The Media Oxpecker: Return of the Buyouts
Washington Post employees face another round of buyouts. Gannett employees over the age of 56 are encouraged to retire early. And a pioneering citizen journalism site closes up shop.
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02-10-2012 1:38 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Mo Subscribers, Mo Problems
Does Facebook have a spam-subscriber problem? Is there a glass ceiling for social media professionals in the newsroom? And science tells us how to not suck at Twitter.
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02-03-2012 4:45 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: With Social Media, Timing is Everything
When is the best time to Tweet? How far apart should Facebook posts be spaced? And is it time to start a 'Daily Deal Death Watch' website?
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01-20-2012 1:54 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Should Newspapers Stop Innovating?
The end of album reviews in SPIN magazine; Facebook's timeline format as an opportunity to reach out to readers; and are newspapers innovating too quickly?
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01-13-2012 1:03 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Cynical Traffic-Trawling is Bad for the Soul (and other lessons learned while favela paintballing)
David Carr explains why SOPA is a bad idea; Gannett equips its employees with iPads and iPhones; and a surprise candidate for the Most Sought-After Demographic Group of 2012.
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01-06-2012 2:54 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: 23-12-2011
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12-23-2011 12:18 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Rethinking the Pyramid of Desirable Media Jobs
What does it look like when a news story "shows its work"? Does compensating bloggers based on pageviews encourage them to write offensive material? And is working at the New York Times no longer the end-all, be-all job for journalists?
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12-16-2011 6:05 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Google and the Death of Content Farms
Yahoo sends 75,000 content farm articles into retirement; shield law doesn't apply to "Internet blogs," says judge; advertising execs prepare for a bleak 2012; and Groupon (allegedly) sinks to a new low.
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12-09-2011 3:42 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: The Inevitability of Facebook's Commenting System
Two major news sites jump on the Facebook Comments bandwagon; another gloomy winter for Gannett employees; and what The Economist can teach us about reader identity in the age of the tablet.
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12-02-2011 2:55 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: While You Were Out
A quick recap of digital advertising news you might have missed last week, including the Groupon offer that spawned 102,000 cupcake orders.
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11-28-2011 11:00 am |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Are Micropayments the Business Model of the Future?
Felix Salmon questions the concept of ad-supported media; the Associated Press fights a losing battle with Twitter; and eight major publishers combine forces to battle the Groupon threat.
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11-18-2011 2:54 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Poynter's Answer in Search of a Problem
Julie Moos the petty bureaucrat; Wired.com releases all staff-produced photos for use by other publications; Adobe abandons Flash; and more from the week when "everybody lost."
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11-11-2011 10:50 am |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Live From Las Vegas
Inside Groupon; new circulation data moves sideways; a new way to read the articles in Playboy; and much, much more.
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11-04-2011 2:12 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: The Washington Post's Cat Problem
Is the news industry whoring itself out by embracing LOLcats? Are your favorite bloggers being paid to secretly insert advertising links into their stories? And do some QR codes contain a hidden threat?
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10-28-2011 3:07 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Moments of Brilliance and Sheer Stupidity
Why Google's enhanced search security could be bad news for publishers, the surprisingly old-school method that people are using to share stories online, and Groupon tells potential investors to expect "moments of brilliance and others of sheer stupidity."
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10-21-2011 6:19 pm |
Media Roundup
