Monthly Archives: March 2006

Create and they will come

Does the UK’s creative sector actually know how to make sense of the opportunities the Internet provides? I asked myself this question while chairing a panel about the opportunities for SMEs in the brave new world of “Web 2.0″ last … Continue reading

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Interview with Channel 4’s Jon Snow at Media Guardian Summit

Click to download a short interview with Jon Snow at the Media Guardian Changing Media Summit. We asked him about his view that the media should collaborate with bloggers.

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Guardian man thinks blogs are about ‘engagement’

Simon Waldman spoke at The Media Guardian’s Changing Media Summit: “People will place a lot more value on an engaged audience. This is a real value to media owners. Increasingly you’ll be judged by the level of engagement with your … Continue reading

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Consumer in control says MSN advertising boss

Chris Dobson, general manager, sales and trade marketing, MSN International spoke at The Media Guardian’s Changing Media Summit. PVRs are a big change in media, he said in a speech which concentrated on the power of online advertising to a … Continue reading

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IAB says it doesn’t push the ‘big’ publishers

Guy Phillpson of the Internet Advertising Bureau spoke at The Media Guardian's Changing Media Summit. He said the IAB doesn't push any one publisher when talking about online advertising. The IAB has large and smaller members, he said. "We're format … Continue reading

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Guardian Unlimited making a million in profit

Carolyn McCall, chief executive, Guardian Newspapers Ltd confirmed today that the Guardian Unlimited is on course to make a £1m profit online this year. She was speaking at The Media Guardian’s Changing Media Summit. This is not bad given that … Continue reading

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Bespoke tailor gets 300pc sales rise out of his blog

Hugh Macleod, spoke about how he had worked with Thomas Mahon, bespoke Savile Row tailor, to launch English Cut. He says having a blog was much easier to "control the conversation" than going through mainstream media – especially after being … Continue reading

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Social Media panel – Tom Coates

Tom Coates, ‘tech development’, London, Yahoo! said this (paraphrased): The shift is in helping people create content and make use of it. The content they produce is part of an environment which is greater than the sum of it’s parts, … Continue reading

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Jon Snow loves new media…

Jon Snow, presenter, Channel 4 News spoke at The Media Guardian's Changing Media Summit. He had a lot to say: He doesn't see any problem with new media I just see and "erosion of crap." In the end the webmaster … Continue reading

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Interview with Channel 4's Jon Snow at Media Guardian Summit

Click to download a short interview with Jon Snow at the Media Guardian Changing Media Summit (see Mediabites.com for coverage). I asked him about his view that the media should collaborate with bloggers.

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