Book discovery: how many ‘touchpoints’ to purchase?
Social reading site Goodreads says the primary way its users discover new books to read is through search. How does its algorithm work? Read more »
Bleacher Report launches hyper-specialized YouTube channels
Bleacher Report appears determined to prove that love of minutia-based sports fare has no bounds. Today, the upstart sports site announced the launch of new YouTube channels, though its business strategy behind these video offerings isn’t clear. Read more »
Industry Moves: NBCU; Digital First Media; thePlatform; SMG; Adara Media
– NBCUniversal: Krishan Bhatia has been promoted to EVP, digital strategy & operations for the Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integra… Read more at paidContent »
Apple said to cut iAd pricing once again
Apple has once again cut prices on its iAd system for rich in-app advertising on iOS applications, as ad buyers continue to balk at the up-front cost of participating in Apple’s vision of how mobile advertising should work. Read more »
Apple CEO Cook: The iPhone now casts the halo over the iPad
It’s kind of amazing to consider how passé the iPod, the gadget that defined a decade of music, has become at Apple: the iPhone is the now the halo maker, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Read more »
NBCU taps Google to create cross-platform audience metric for 2012 Olympics
NBCUniversal will once again use its Olympics coverage to search for what it calls the “holy grail” of audience measurement. This time, however, the company is approaching the development of this metric with a little more urgency. Read more »
Technical Difficulties
We apologize that this newsletter is reaching you later than usual. We had some technical difficulties. Read more at paidContent »
The Facebook IPO Lowdown 2-1-12
» Facebook’s biggest risks explained (ReadWriteWeb)
» Is Facebook’s IPO the start of something, or the end? (GigaOm)… Read more at paidContent »
Facebook Executive Officers’ Compensation for 2011
photo: paidContent
Executive Officer Salary Bonus Stock Awards All Other Compensation Total Mark Zuckerberg, CEO 483,333 220,500 – 783,529 1,487,362 Sheryl K. Sandberg, COO 295,833 86,133 30,491,613 – 30,873,579 David A. Ebersman, CFO 295,833 86,133 18,294,952 – 18,676,918 Mike Schroepfer, VP, Engineering 70,833 63,000 24,393,295 – 24,727,128 Theodore […] Read more at paidContent »
Industry Moves: Yahoo; Warner Bros.; Future Publishing
– Yahoo: In a reorganization of Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) EMEA, Marketing VP James Tipple and Marketing Director Andrew Cocker have left the compa… Read more at paidContent »
Q4 2011 Earnings Snapshot
Industry Moves: ESPN; Yahoo; Wikia; AdoTube
– ESPN: The sports network is seeing a reorg: John Kosner has been promoted to EVP, digital and print media, from SVP and GM of the divisio… Read more at paidContent »
Chart: Apple iPhone Sales Through The Years
In its best iPhone sales quarter to date, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) sold a staggering 37 million iPhones in the quarter ending December 2011. Here,… Read more at paidContent »
Video: Clay Shirky On Why SOPA Is A Bad Idea
Want the short course on why SOPA is getting such blowback? Clay Shirky breaks it down in this 13-minute talk at the TED offices, explaining… Read more at paidContent »
Comparing Social Game Publishers | January 2012
photo: paidContent
Social games like FarmVille and Bejeweled seem ubiquitous, as requests for new farming equipment flood across friends’ Facebook pages and sm… Read more at paidContent »
Industry Moves: HookLogic; SwoopThat; ABCi; Digitas; Yahoo
– HookLogic: Jeff Griffin joins in the new position of president of retail. Most recently, he co-founded Interpublic Group’s Shopper Scienc… Read more at paidContent »
The CES Lowdown: 1-10-12
A look at what’s been going on at the giant electronics show that is CES
» Panasonic flirts with irrelevance with MySpace TV par… Read more at paidContent »
Industry Moves: Discovery; Amazon; Turner Broadcasting; MediaBrix
– Discovery Communications: Andrew Warren, former Liz Claiborne CFO and GE/NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) Universal executive, joins as senior executive… Read more at paidContent »
Holiday Catch-Up: Here's What You Missed
photo: Shutterstock / Angela Waye
We hope you’ve enjoyed a joyous holiday season. If you’ve been out of pocket, be sure to check out analyses of the key topics and companies… Read more at paidContent »
What's Coming In 2012
Last week, the paidContent staff analyzed the sectors we cover most, highlighting the key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012. Som… Read more at paidContent »
Looking Back At 2011
This past week, the paidContent staff has analyzed the most significant developments throughout the year in the sectors we cover most. We’ve… Read more at paidContent »
Industry Moves: Macmillan; IGN; HarperCollins; Rodale
– Macmillan: Brian Napack is stepping down as president of Macmillan, effective the end of the year. In a letter to employees, he writes, “… Read more at paidContent »
Industry Moves: Main Street Connect; NatGeo; Twelvefold; uSamp; Kenshoo
– Main Street Connect Two appointments to the executive team: John Londono as COO/CTO and Karin Annus as chief content officer. A two-time… Read more at paidContent »
Janet Robinson Stepping Down As NYT CEO; Memo From Arthur Sulzberger
Janet Robinson is retiring as president and CEO of The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) at the end of the month, the company announced aft… Read more at paidContent »
Industry Moves: JumpTime; Sociable Labs; Performics; MediaBrix
– JumpTime: Elizabeth Osder joins as SVP of strategy and business development. Reporting to co-founder and CEO Michele DiLorenzo, Osder wil… Read more at paidContent »
Comparing The New Aggregators: Flipboard, Pulse, Zite, Float And More | December 2011
photo: paidContent.org
For consumers, there are now so many of these next-generation RSS readers that it can be daunting to keep them straight. But they have disti… Read more at paidContent »
A Tour Of Thomson Reuters' Struggles Since The Merger
Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) CEO Tom Glocer is stepping down from his role, and will be replaced by current COO James C. Smith. The move come… Read more at paidContent »
Industry Moves: Vuguru; BBC; Vevo; Jun Group; MWW
– Vuguru: The independent studio founded by Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company has hired entertainment veteran Scott Nocas as head of distri… Read more at paidContent »
Comparing The New Aggregators, Part 2
As tablets become more of a increasingly popular household fixture, the companies that package content for the devices continue make their o… Read more at paidContent »
Comparing The New Aggregators: Flipboard, Pulse, Zite, Float And More | November 2011
photo: paidContent.org
For consumers, there are now so many of these next-generation RSS readers that it can be daunting to keep them straight. But they have disti… Read more at paidContent »
pC Entertainment Video: Mark Suster On The Future Of TV
It was a full day of discussions concerning the next steps in digital entertainment at our recent paidContent Entertainment conference, wher… Read more at paidContent »
pC Entertainment Video: Dawn Ostroff On Digital Dollars, CW & Condé Nast
How did The CW wind up mining digital gold for CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Warner Bros.? (NYSE: TWX) Former network head Dawn Ostroff detailed the s… Read more at paidContent »
Industry Moves: Safari Books Online; Compass Labs; Mesa; SocialVolt
– Safari Books Online: Andrew Savikas has been appointed CEO of Safari Books Online, a joint venture of O’Reilly Media and Pearson (NYSE: P… Read more at paidContent »
How The Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet And Kobo Vox Stack Up Against iPad
photo: paidContent
It’s strange to think of the iPad as old, but it is indeed a tried-and-true device in its second generation. Here’s how it ranks against the… Read more at paidContent »
paidContent Entertainment 2011: Full Coverage
Here’s your chance to catch up on a jam-packed paidContent Entertainment — or brush up on the details for all of you who spent Thursday at… Read more at paidContent »
@ pcE11: Where Do You Build Your Brand?
When it comes to marketing, some things are obvious: Twitter is important. Facebook is more important (at least so far). Holding onto those… Read more at paidContent »
@ pcE11: Join paidContent Entertainment Via Live Stream
The live stream of paidContent Entertainment: Everything Everywhere is now up and running, available here. Read more at paidContent »
Industry Moves: HealthiNation; Machinima; Vevo; Ai; Starz
– HealthiNation: Anthony Dunaif has joined HealthiNation as SVP of syndication and strategic partnerships. Previously, he was CMO of Inform… Read more at paidContent »
Q3 2011 Earnings Snapshot
Industry Moves: ESPN; Underdog; Vindico; Compass Labs; RLM Finsbury; Spin
– *ESPN* Deportes: Freddy Rolón has been promoted to VP of ESPN (NYSE: DIS) Deportes Programming and Business Initiatives. He’ll lead the… Read more at paidContent »
