Archive for Vin Crosbie

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New Media Predictions, Part 2
Media will have to serve the individual, not the masses. Last in a series. Oct 2, 2009
New Media Predictions, Part 1
Where is new media going in the next decade? And what will become of traditional media? Part one of two. Sep 18, 2009
Changes Brewing: Publishing History Repeats Itself
What yesterday's monasteries and today's media organizations have in common. Sep 4, 2009
Place Your Bets About Paid Content
Bets are now being placed on whether people will pay for general interest information online. Aug 21, 2009
The Death of the Story
The foundation for any news organization in this millennium should be live, interactive databases of utilitarian information. Aug 7, 2009
End of an Admirable Fallacy: Local News
If local journalists and publishers want to earn money online, they first must provide comprehensive local information, not stories. Jul 24, 2009
Newspapers: Stop Whining and Act
The Web is here to stay. Newspapers need to stop feeling sorry for themselves and change their business models. Jul 10, 2009
Individuated Media on the Horizon
Media that delivers only the content each consumer wants and connects marketers with only consumers who are interested in the marketers' products, fulfills the promise of new media. Jun 26, 2009
The Greatest Change in Media
The greatest change in media isn't the iPhone, social media, or even the Internet. Jun 12, 2009
Social Networks: My Place or Yours?
Businesses and other organizations that build their own social networks and expect customers and others to come are missing an important point. May 29, 2009
The Other Digital Divide
Could you get through your workday day with less than 32 MB of Internet access? May 15, 2009
Reinventing Your Local Newspaper
Vin's out to save the many local newspapers. And he's starting with the oldest in South Africa. May 1, 2009
The Middlegame in Media Chess Has Begun
The traditional era for media companies has become a three-act play. The carnage begins now, as we redefine what is media and what is news. Apr 17, 2009
Anatomy of a 21st Century Media Executive
What today's university professors need to teach tomorrow's media executives. Apr 3, 2009
Newspaper Execs: Still Sleepless in Seattle
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is going all-online. Will it succeed? Mar 20, 2009
Fewer Fabergé Eggs, More Ball Bearings
Too many newspaper, magazine, and TV Web sites invest in exquisite multimedia projects but overlook the basics online. Mar 6, 2009
Wasting Ink, Beating a Dead Horse
Here's what newspapers need to do to survive -- and it doesn't include accepting micropayments online. Feb 20, 2009
The New Media Stone Age
The next few years will be much more interesting than the past 10 or 15. We'll see real evolution and progress, provided we step out of the Stone Age. Feb 6, 2009
What Moore's Law Means for You
If you think you've seen a lot change so far in the media landscape, you ain't seen nothing yet! Jan 23, 2009
A Primer: Web 1, 2, and 3
Searching, hunting, and hoping aren't foundations of good business, particularly when the technology pace allows buyer and seller, consumer and marketer, to be matched automatically and on equal footing. Jan 9, 2009