30 June 2009
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17 June 2009
"Record d'audience pour LaProvence.com"
Two very different newspapers in Italy both hit new audience levels with their websites last week, and now this week it is La Provence in Marseille. In all three cases, this was driven by a specific event, but nonetheless, for coverage of those events, it was to the web and it was to newspaper sites that huge numbers of people have gone. I would be interested in all three cases to see if the spike in traffic was shared proportionately with other sites covering the same issue - sports in France, an election in Italy.
16 June 2009
"MySpace To Slash Staff by 30 percent" - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com
Newspaper culture, what is that?
"La ligne Nice-Cuneo doit-elle être conservée ?" - La question du jour - Côte d'Azur - nicematin.com
There is another point here. This large regional newspaper only got 51 people to vote on this issue in the last day. The page is badly presented and virtually none of the tools we have come to expect is being deployed in support. Further, and most troubling, if customers care about this issue, why isn't the newspaper going the extra mile to provide a link to the people who are making this decision. Not to do so seems idiotic to me.
"Pro Food Solutions"
A banner advertisement for this company just appeared on the New York Times website alongside a review of the new documentary, Food, Inc. It is odd to me that this should be here while I am reading this review, and for a company that serves not individuals but bigger customers, and that I do all of this while connected to the web in France.
Is there someone at the NYT who monitors who sees what where?
Is there someone at the NYT who monitors who sees what where?
15 June 2009
"If The Globe Were Sold, What Would It Go for?" - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com
How very sad but unless ego jacks up a buyer's offer, I think the low numbers are the most likely.
"Dell Says It Has Earned $3 Million From Twitter" - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Are newspaper advertisers able to credit newspapers with earing this kind of money?
"Forbes: A “Capitalist Tool” That’s Pinching Pennies" - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com
All of this is relevant to many newspapers.
"On the iPhone, a Tool for the Careful Shopper" - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com
Why has no newspaper offered this instead?
14 June 2009
Côte d'Azur - nicematin.com
Nice Matin today has a story about an event they will hold at the newspaper's offices entitled - A Child at Any Price. There is no URL for more information and nothing on the newspaper's website at all about the event. I thin it is very good strategy to have as many events physically at the newspaper as possible, but they need to be supported by robus online services as well.
"Stop Pub - Ministère de l'Ecologie, de l'Energie, du Développement durable et de l'Aménagement du territoire"
I wonder what the internet equivalent of this is....
The local newspaper in Nice, France is running a big ad today for the local government calling on people to enter this program and to reduce waste in the process. I am not sure I have seen anything bordering on this in the US.
The local newspaper in Nice, France is running a big ad today for the local government calling on people to enter this program and to reduce waste in the process. I am not sure I have seen anything bordering on this in the US.
"allvoices - events, people, places that matter - tell us your news"
What would be wrong with any and every newspaper launching this themselves for their respective markets?
"Newspaper for Dogs Has Bite, if Not Taste" - NYTimes.com
Forever demonstrating the versatility of the newspaper medium?
13 June 2009
"Qui est le moins chers?"
I'd sure like to see a newspaper do something like this, instead of leaving it to advertisers and others to do.
"Nonprofit Journalism Gets Boost from A.P." - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com
My first reaction is that this is more about public relations than sound strategy. I very much doubt that the work product of these groups is what will turn around the fortunes of the owners of the AP, U.S. newspapers.
"Carte Club Privilège" - La Provence
Many newspapers have these special "privileges" cards. It is remarkable to me that there is so little in the website that really puts the power of technology to use to help customers meaningfully in dealing with the participating vendors. Moreover, there is a shocking lack of focus on life's essentials. One would think that cusotmers would appreciate being sent to this page rather than wandering all over McDonald's site for France tying to find it! Instead, the information about the McDonald's offer is linked only to this.
"Rivals Both Claim Victory in Iran's Election" - NYTimes.com
I wonder what the online equivalent of a blanked out newspaper headline or story is? See the reference here to Iranian newspapers apparently being told to delete some stories.
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