24 June 2014

Coyote - Coyote Systems - Comment ça marche ?

Interesting.

Pub - Castorama - Chambre Orange - YouTube

I thought this an especially creative commercial - addressing consumers at a point where many, especially parents, have a real need. The idea of painting a child's room a favorite color as a surprise gift is pretty appealing, I must say.

21 June 2014

20 June 2014

19 June 2014

An Unusual Media Start-Up: A Local Newspaper - NYTimes.com

I hope he succeeds!

Mozilla to Develop Comments Platform for New York Times and Washington Post - NYTimes.com

It's good to see cooperation between them on something like this, but let's hope changing times and markets does not less the rivalry!

16 June 2014

15 June 2014

France Etats-Unis - Comité de Nice

I was only vaguely aware of this.

Life made easier through mail delivery service in Rio slums on Vimeo

I saw this covered last week on Telematin on French television.

12 June 2014

10 June 2014

08 June 2014

Google Now Update Can Trigger Alarm When You're Near Your Transit Stop | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Probably with an ad for a business when you get off the transport.

07 June 2014

D-Day Landing Sites Then and Now: Normandy Beaches in 1944 and 70 Years Later

These are pretty amazing. The BBC mentioned this or another yesterday. There seem to be several. I would like to do more.

06 June 2014

Réservation de séjour en ligne : la fronde des hôteliers - Le journal de 20h - Replay

Newspapers could have seized this territory - better connecting their reading customers with their advertising customers. Why would anyone really want an intermediary?

05 June 2014

Internet : ces .paris et .art qui poussent le .com au placard

What will this change for newspapers?

Announcing NYT Opinion - NYTimes.com

On verra, as we say.

03 June 2014

Google est-il l’ami des entreprises ?

Now, that is a good question.

Nicholas Kristof Should Give Readers a Full Explanation About Somaly Mam - NYTimes.com

This column takes precisely the right view.

02 June 2014

Google spending $1bn on internet in developing world - Telegraph

How much is the newspaper business spending and for what?

Apple Is Set to Make a Bigger Push Into Monitoring Health and Home - NYTimes.com

Newspapers ought to have been there first.

29 May 2014

25 May 2014

Faking Cultural Literacy - NYTimes.com

Crucially important for newspapers.

19 May 2014

Mayor Tells Tabloids to Apologize to His Wife Over Motherhood Coverage - NYTimes.com

Little comment is needed on this; the papers crossed the line.

Abramson’s Exit at The Times Puts Tensions on Display - NYTimes.com

No doubt.

Robert F. Erburu, Led Times Mirror Co., Dies at 83 - NYTimes.com

For better or worse, he probably had a bigger impact on newspapers generally than this suggests.

16 May 2014

15 May 2014

Why Unbundling Cable Would Not Save You Money - NYTimes.com

Newspapers can do so much to sort this out for us.

06 May 2014

Amazon Makes Online Shopping Even Easier : NPR

The last time a newspaper offered something of equal value?

05 May 2014

Outside Spending Enters Arena of Judicial Races - NYTimes.com

How about an analysis of the court decision?

Google Now gets smarter for real-world scenarios | PCWorld

Any newspaper response?

30 April 2014

Facebook to Let Users Limit Data Revealed by Log-Ins - NYTimes.com

Newspapers could help us all so much.

'Babel' Essay Machine Can Generate Prize-Winning, But Meaningless Exams

Probably news stories as well.

27 April 2014

Dear Editor - On The Media

Pretty interesting - and a Brown professor as well!

Feuding in 140 Characters - NYTimes.com

For newspapers?

26 April 2014

The Media Has a Woman Problem - NYTimes.com

Has been, is, and likely always will be, a huge newspaper opportunity (to get it right).

perma.cc

Are newspapers participating?

Stopping Link Rot: Aiming To End A Virtual Epidemic : All Tech Considered : NPR

A huge problem.

22 April 2014

New York Police Reach Out on Twitter but Receive a Slap in the Face - NYTimes.com

Newspapers have such resources waiting to be tapped.

Navigate News With The Upshot - NYTimes.com

A good rationale.

21 April 2014

20 April 2014

Friends, and Influence, for Sale Online - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

How does accurate information get through this smog?

18 April 2014

17 April 2014

Who's Crazy Enough To Start A Newspaper In 2014? Ask LA Register : NPR

Not a very compelling portrait.

University of Chicago Economist Who Studies Media Receives Clark Medal - NYTimes.com

Never heard of him, but will.

Facebook wants to help you meet friends offline - Computerworld

Surely a place where newspapers could play a big role.