“Facebook reported earnings that met estimates on Thursday, but that wasn’t enough for some investors — who clearly wanted to see the company outperform even the rosiest expectations. Meeting those lofty goals will be a challenge for Facebook in the future, especially as its growth rate slows. ” — My Comments : http://bit.ly/MMV7Ty
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July 26, 2012
Great expectations: It's not easy being Mark Zuckerberg
July 26, 2012
Why Twitter's move into TV could be a recipe for disaster
“Twitter is reportedly in talks with Hollywood producers and network executives about creating one or more reality-style TV shows that would be integrated into the network — but if it does decide to do this, the company risks alienating its core users and diluting its fundamental value. ” — My Comments : http://bit.ly/Ombokj
July 25, 2012
The NYT's Bill Keller on why we should defend WikiLeaks
“In response to a GigaOM post about how attacks on WikiLeaks threaten the rights of all media entities, former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller said he agrees the organization should be protected by the First Amendment and media companies should come to its defence. ” — My Comments : http://bit.ly/MXbbko
July 25, 2012
What the mainstream media could learn from BuzzFeed
“While many still associate BuzzFeed with photo galleries of kittens and other web ephemera, the network has grown into a substantial digital-media entity, and an internal memo from founder Jonah Peretti has some lessons that other media outlets would be wise to pay attention to. ” — My Comments : http://bit.ly/OiyRmm
July 24, 2012
First they came for WikiLeaks, then the New York Times
“There are signs that the U.S. government wants to target mainstream journalists and media outlets for the same kind of investigation that WikiLeaks has been subjected to for publishing classified information, which makes it even more important to defend WikiLeaks’ status as a media entity. ” — My Comments : http://bit.ly/QzBti8
July 24, 2012
Twitter has a garden, now it's working on the walls
“Twitter CEO Dick Costolo says the company wants to become more of a media player, and also wants to become a Facebook-style platform inside which developers build applications — but can the company find a balance between competing with third-party providers and working alongside them? ” — My Comments : http://bit.ly/Owo2cC
July 17, 2012
Twitter, Reddit and the newsroom of the future
“Comparing a traditional news story about a recent shooting with a news report from a Reddit user — who pulled together Twitter messages from the perpetrators and victims — provides a glimpse of what a real-time, crowdsourced newsroom of the future might look like. ” — My Comments : http://bit.ly/MrGq8u
July 12, 2012
Has Nick Denton really reinvented comments?
“Gawker Media and founder Nick Denton got a lot of attention earlier this year, including some from us at GigaOM, when the blog network launched a new commenting system called Kinja. At the time, Denton said he had grown dissatisfied with the state of comments — […] ” — My Comments : http://bit.ly/Mmnk21
July 11, 2012
Twitter is building a media business using other people's content
“It has become obvious by now that Twitter is building a digital-media business, powered by a rapidly-growing advertising platform. But trying to capture more of its users’ attention is going to bring it into conflict with the media companies who are providing all of its content. ” — My Comments : http://bit.ly/P0YcBY
July 9, 2012
Margaret Atwood on Wattpad and the value of taking risks
“Margaret Atwood may be a literary legend, but she seems to have no interest in resting on her laurels — instead, she is working with the online writing community at Wattpad to encourage new writers, and crowdfunding a new platform for artists called Fanado. ” — My Comments : http://bit.ly/NcsC0C
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