SMAC-tastic

By ScribeLabs in Media.

The SMAC Web site is up, live and running and the Webby Awards alerted us today that a recent SMAC video was selected as an Official Honoree.

Copyright, Excerpting and Fair Use

By Michael Cervieri in Media.

Publishers are raising concerns about bloggers excerpting their content. They’re missing the point.

Effects of File Sharing, EU Style

By Michael Cervieri in Strategy.

Lost in the US debate over the cost and benefits of file sharing we’ve lost sight of a very important player, ourselves. The Netherlands is thinking differently.

Saving the News: A Headache That Won’t Go Away

By Michael Cervieri in Strategy.

Chatter about journalism, its place in society and how to save it continues to grow. Unfortunately, solutions are unimaginative and have news organizations trying to sell the wrong thing: content.

WordPress as CMS: It’s in the Custom Fields

By Michael Cervieri in Software.

A lot of clever thought and design has been put into leveraging WordPress as a Content Management System over the past few years. Here’s how we did it with ScribeLabs.

What the Economy Means for Media Investment

By Dorian Benkoil in Strategy.

For investors, money is having to stretch farther as others are reluctant to join them in early round investing.

Monetizing Video in 2009

By Peter Cervieri in Strategy.

The important question for content producers in 2009 is how to make money with online video. Is it through advertising and sponsorship? Pre-roll, post-roll and banner ads wrapped around video? Or something entirely different — a new way to connect advertisers with audiences and drive engagement?

No Need for Newspapers to be Not-for-Profits

By Dorian Benkoil in Strategy.

The newspaper business as practiced may not be feasible but that doesn’t mean news will die or that there is no model to support it.

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