What Little I Know...

Something Has Changed At Craigslist… No ‘Adult Services’

Beverly Crandon — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:10:21 +0000

Given the rampant complaints, it now appears that Craigslist has either given in or is working on a new strategy, because as of this weekend, the classified site removed the 'Adult Services' category - something that its opposers had been asking for, for quite some time

BBC Spends Money to Battle HarperCollins

Beverly Crandon — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:45:50 +0000

It turns out that the BBC has spent an incredible amount of time in legal battles with HarperCollins, as the publisher wants to release a book disclosing the identity of "The Stig", a secretive test driver on the hugely popular BBC show TopGear.

Overture doesn’t have what it takes for Korean Search Engine Naver

Beverly Crandon — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:51:18 +0000

We've said often that western companies and properties will find it difficult to exist on the other side of the pond, if those making the decisions were not willing to flex on their at home rules and regulations. This is why eBay pulled out of the Japanese market in 2002 and instead formed an agreement with Yahoo! to have its users purchase eBay products through Yahoo! Japan.

USA Today Restructures for Future Focus on Digital Media

Beverly Crandon — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:49:52 +0000

USA Today has announced a restructuring plan that will see it's workforce reduce by 130, against its 1,500 total number of employees. The planned USA Today restructuring is slated to take into consideration the increasing need for Web property optimization, the reduction in ad dollars being spent with the publisher, along with the reduction in circulation revenues

FlowTown Makes Integrated Social Media Easy for Businesses

Beverly Crandon — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:33:50 +0000

While not being fond of the name FlowTown (it reminds me of the name of a dance group on Americas Got Talent), their suite of business tools are impressive. FlowTown enables a business owner to take their client email list and search for matches on social media sites. Once the business owner has found their client(s) across the various mediums, they are able to communicate

Philly Newspaper Guild Takes Steps to Save Newspaper Jobs

Beverly Crandon — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:44:55 +0000

In a move you don't see too often, the Philly Newspaper Guild (union) agreed to pay-cuts for the 500+ Philadelphia Media Group newspaper employees that it represents. The move was done to keep the newly owned group of newspapers out of bankruptcy.

Greg Clayman: A News Corp Strategic Hire for Tablet Newspaper Initiative

Beverly Crandon — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:30:07 +0000

It was announced late last week that News Corp has scored Greg Clayman who will assume the role as manager of business operations, related to the tablet newspaper initiative.

Classified Personals The Next Best Thing for Newspaper Publishers

Beverly Crandon — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:07:50 +0000

Publisher groups have asked for leads and ideas on what the next best niche category should be for their online divisions. Many laugh when I say "is there anything you can do with your personals category?". Laugh all you want...

Businesses Use Social Media At Unprecedented Rates

Beverly Crandon — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:35:40 +0000

According to KingFishMedia, social media sites are becoming an ever important marketing tool for businesses, to the tune of mass adoption. It is exciting to see the business adoption and transfer to using media that allows companies to express themselves, in a personalized manner, to their incumbent clients and potentials. However, deeper analysis of the [...]

NAA Lobbies for Newspaper Free Flow Information Act

Beverly Crandon — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:50:09 +0000

We just learned today that the Newspaper Association of America has to date spent over $800k in lobbying the US Senate on behalf of its members, related to 'The Free Flow Information Act'. The definition of the Act...