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Read more about the article The Truth About Disruption in Publishing

The Truth About Disruption in Publishing

In publishing, every day it seems there's a new upstart or three that's going to disintermediate (or even better, KILL!) traditional publishers, but with the exceptions of Open Road Integrated Media and, possibly, Ruckus Media Group -- notably, both are run by major publishing veterans and have partnerships with a variety of "traditional" publishers -- you'd be hard-pressed to name too many others that have had any truly notable impact to match the hype surrounding them.

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Read more about the article Advertising Addiction will be the Death of Magazines (Again)

Advertising Addiction will be the Death of Magazines (Again)

Most magazines, print and digital, are little more than advertising platforms whose readers are defined as “targets”, valued in quantity over quality, and when the advertising revenue stream dries up, the magazines usually fold, readers be damned.

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Read more about the article You Are What You Tweet

You Are What You Tweet

I love data, but the more complex it becomes, the less effective spreadsheets and Powerpoint charts are at presenting it. Enter infographics and the growing field of data visualization, perhaps best personified by Facebook's hiring of personal infographics guru Nick Felton to work on the visual elements of their new Timeline feature.

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Read more about the article Beyond the Story: Engaging Experiences Rule

Beyond the Story: Engaging Experiences Rule

Book publishers, on the other hand, have traditionally either focused on "digital" as a secondary medium, or worse, not even as a distinct medium at all, simply a fascimile or marketing channel for their print products. In doing so, they've effectively positioned themselves for easier disintermediation, being seen as container manufacturers instead of content curators and community organizers.

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Read more about the article Three Valuable Lessons from Forbes’ Digital Shift

Three Valuable Lessons from Forbes’ Digital Shift

"Editorial control" is a four-letter word in my book. It's a legacy of the pre-participatory era, and journalists, editors, authors, etc. who fight to maintain it, or the illusion of it, are spitting into the wind that should be filling their sails. Credibility is more important than control, and that comes from your community.

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Read more about the article It’s the CONTENT, Stupid! (And the Community.)

It’s the CONTENT, Stupid! (And the Community.)

While Wall Street and technology pundits continue to devalue those who create and curate content professionally in favor of dumb pipes, content aggregators, and social media pyramid schemes, the fact is, at the end of the day, it all starts with good content. Without it, the digital business is a cork floating on the publishing stream, and the new shiny devices are little more than electronic bricks sinking to the bottom at varying rates of speed.

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