Monthly Archives: May 2009

links for 2009-05-23

Posted on Sunday, May 24, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Newsweek’s Journalism of Fourth and Long | NYTimes.com Column by David Carr. Quote: In the context of contemporary publishing economics, the redesign of a large, general-interest magazine is a bit of a “deck chairs” moment — no matter how much … Continue reading →

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What was that all about?

Posted on Saturday, May 23, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Apparently, I hit the publish button on a post well before I was finished with it. So if you’re reading this in an RSS reader and there’s something that makes little sense right before it, when I get around to … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-05-21

Posted on Friday, May 22, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Magazine stat of the day | Mr. Magazine Gist: Samir Husni compares the new design of Newsweek with the original issue of the magazine in 1933. Best statistic related to the comparison: "The newsstand price grew by almost 6,000% while … Continue reading →

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The long comment tail

Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2009 by Rex Hammock

One of the more interesting and articulate comment threads I’ve read in a long time is taking place on the BoingBoing Gadgets blog regarding the difference in Wired magazine and the website Wired.com. While there is some typical flaming among … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-05-20

Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Analyst: Kindle Will Generate $1.6 Billion In Revenue By 2012 | paidContent.org On the other hand, I predict that the revenue of whatever Collins Stewart analyst Sandeep Aggarwal was smoking when he came up with this prediction will also generate … Continue reading →

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