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By: Are Personalized Magazines the Next Big Thing for the Print Media Industry?

Are Personalized Magazines the Next Big Thing for the Print Media Industry? — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:32:22 +0000

[...] with the short-term success of magazine apps such as Wired (despite the likes of Pete Cashmore and Om Malik pointing out specific problems with the [...]

By: 4 Minute Roundup: iPad Mania; Yelp Scores $100 Million - www.vacau.com - Deep Web News Radio

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:33:10 +0000

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By: What Rupert Murdoch Still Doesn’t Get About the Internet – GigaOM

What Rupert Murdoch Still Doesn’t Get About the Internet – GigaOM — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:03:03 +0000

[...] and failure to do before it can really start to monetize the web. The arrival of the iPad and other tablet devices may, in time, make that easier. But first they will make it much harder by speeding up the process of [...]

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Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:05:04 +0000

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By: Notes for 1/31/2010 at MasterMaq's Blog

Notes for 1/31/2010 at MasterMaq's Blog — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:24:04 +0000

[...] I was mostly underwhelmed by the iPad announcement this week, and I think Mathew Ingram is right: Will the iPad Help Media? Possibly. Save Media? No. [...]

By: Why the Apple iPad is a computing revolution in disguise « web2society

Why the Apple iPad is a computing revolution in disguise « web2society — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:22:00 +0000

[...] Ingram wrote a good post at GigaOm (‘Will the iPad Help Media? Possibly. Save Media? No.’). I agree with Mathew that newspapers and magazines ‘still have to figure out what they have that [...]

By: Mike Licht

Mike Licht — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:45:27 +0000

The iPad is an astounding feat of imagination.

See:

http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/ipad-exclusive-photo/

By: PXLated

PXLated — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:40:47 +0000

Mathew – I think the reason it didn’t happen on the web is they all thought the old advertising model would pay off so everything was free – and – they really didn’t differentiate themselves so another equal source was always just a click away – and – they were/are so locked into their current distribution and associated costs.

The iPad (and it’s ilk) won’t save then if they don’t shed their legacy distribution systems. They probably need to treat this like a completely different business. Journalist/editors/etc are a unit, print dist. is a unit, and new media is a unit. The first sells things to the other two but each of the distribution methods has to be profitable on their own or shut down.

By: So, is the iPad the savior the newspapers hoped for?

So, is the iPad the savior the newspapers hoped for? — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:51:28 +0000

[...] The simple straightforward answer is - no. [...]

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:38:08 +0000

Thanks for the comments, Daniel and PXLated -- I think you both make a good point, in that there is potential here for smart publishers to differentiate using a new platform, and to develop customized content or other features that people might pay for. But then, I thought they would be able to do that with the Web too, and that hasn't happened yet either :-)

By: Will the iPad save the Newspapers and Magazines? « excapite

Will the iPad save the Newspapers and Magazines? « excapite — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:37:38 +0000

[...] GigaOm points out in Will the iPad Help Media? Possibly. Save Media? No. “Has the iPhone changed the traditional print media business? Not at all — unless you think [...]

By: PXLated

PXLated — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:52:14 +0000

I have to agree with Daniel, they now at least have another more modern and full-featured distribution device where if they do it right they can charge. Yes, they need to evolve to this, some will, some won’t.
I could see where you get one slimed down, low-res version free through their websites but if you subscribe to the enhanced version through iTunes (or other stores) you get much, much more.
And, I could see them breaking down those subscriptions into the various sections of their current product – sports, national news, local news, arts. Become componentized and even partner with others to enhance those components.

By: iPad: Around the Network « Tech News

iPad: Around the Network « Tech News — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:29:29 +0000

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By: iPad: Around the Network

iPad: Around the Network — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:54:42 +0000

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By: iPad: Around the Network

iPad: Around the Network — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:54:42 +0000

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By: Daniel DiRico

Daniel DiRico — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:46:13 +0000

Mostly agree. However, as we move forward into the "device" based future of the internet (versus the "browser" based past) we'll start to see the "higher-quality" content producers (along with advertisers) finally find a profit model.

Media companies have been trying to profit in a world without gravity, floating in space where none of the normal rules of motion apply. Newcomers, born in zero-gravity have found some success at the expense of the established players.

By putting a device between the consumer and the content producer, Apple has just re-introduced gravity. And now that the old, familiar rules of content distribution control have returned, I think we'll see established, traditional media hit the ground running.