Facebook makes a billion, Penguin books with more Colin Firth, and Arianna Huffington says "I didn't kill newspapers, darling". Today's recommended reading on the industry, from around the interwebs.
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"I didn't kill newspapers, darling"
So said Arianna Huffington, addressing the 4A’s Transformation 2010 conference on The “4Es” of Web Content.
A world without newspapers
“Hearst and Pulitzer would have been very comfortable practising Web journalism,” says David Schneiderman, the former CEO of Village Voice Media in this wrap-up of “a world without newspapers” (he also recommends mastheads developing a “truth squad” to ensure corrections are made promptly and properly).
Penguin books - now with added Colin Firth
Buy Pride and Prejudice – get Keira Knightley and Colin Firth free! Penguin prepares to reinvent its inventory for the iPad.
Billionaire status
Facebook’s revenues on track to reach US$1.1 billion this year – mainly from advertising but also a healthy whack from the sale of virtual goods.
WSJ's New York edition
Rupert Murdoch talks up the launch of the New York City edition of the Wall Street Journal: “When you open up a paper today, the most depressing news is often about newspapers themselves. Here in New York, we’re doing just the opposite”.
Student labour debate continues
Is it fair to use students to write free for hyper-local sites? Hmmmmm – possibly, yes, says the Newsosaur in a surprising move, given his well-known stand against working for free.
Design or traffic
Case study: The Las Vegas Sun – does a good homepage design detract from a site’s traffic?
