studying the media ecosystem
Roughly one out of every seven people on earth accessed the Internet in March according to a report issued this week by comScore Networks, with the greatest growth occurring in Asia.
“Today, the online audience in the U.S. represents less than a quarter of Internet users across the globe, versus ten years ago when it accounted [...]
European youth gangs have taken to hurting or humiliating victims and then sharing their deeds through photos or videos grabbed on Internet-enabled recorders such as cell phones. This nihilistic trend, dubbed “happy slapping” is reminiscent of the 1971 film noir “A Clockwork Orange.” Happy slapping has been documented in Europe for a year but I [...]
Investors call it “user-generated content” while grassroots publishers prefer the term citizen media, but call it what you like I felt the power of this trend last night when my wife cajoled me into seeing a neighbor’s child appear in a middle school performance of The Music Man. Sitting in an auditorium that doubled as [...]
“Media is not just something done to us by big media and the entertainment companies.” That’s a line from the statement of principles enunciated by J.D. Lasica on the website of Ourmedia, which recently celebrated its first anniversary as a community, showcase and teaching center mini media publishers.
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Comedies and documentaries were the most frequently downloaded shows in a BBC-sponsored test that offers hints about the future of Internet distribution of broadcast content. A story about the BBC’s iMP Internet Tri published by the Informitv newsletter suggests that users want to download and watch shows at their leisure, the way they let [...]
It’s hard to make a sale when customers aren’t sure what they’re getting and what it will cost. That’s the idea behind new fixed-rate local ads from Yahoo. WebProNews noticed the new offering Friday. MediaPost followed up on Monday with details:
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