Media

The Demise of Online Advertising Is Upon Us

by Jason Falls · September 8, 2008

I always laugh when reading media reports of announcements by analysts. In the sensationalism-driven market that is today’s journalism, lots of superlatives are used as if some numbers cruncher at J.P. Morgan is the modern day Nostradamus.

One such analyst last week lowered his prediction for the growth of online advertising spend. Imran Khan adjusted his prediction of online display advertising in 2008 and 2009 saying the overall economic downturn will have a trickle-down effect. His 2008 estimate for the online display market is now $8.2 billion, down from $8.6 billion. He expects 27 percent annual growth in the U.S. ad market now, down from a 32 percent projection earlier this year.

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The Media And Social Media: I Am Modern Magazine

by Jason Falls · September 3, 2008

This week’s entry in our Media and Social Media series brings us to what we believe to be the only traditional media property totally driven by social media. And it’s not that this particular magazine made a transition to that status. I Am Modern Magazine for Moms was started with that model in mind: to produce a magazine completely driven by user-generated content.

I Am Modern Magazine For Moms

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The Media & Social Media: Follow Up With Cincinnati Enquirer

by Jason Falls · August 22, 2008

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On Monday, I gave a sneak preview of my upcoming panel presentation at Blog World & New Media Expo to about 60 folks in attendance at Social Media Club Louisville. Part of the reason was to share some case studies and examples of how some traditional media members are using social media and what kind of strategic approach they are probably using to engage their audiences differently. The other reason I gave it was for people to shoot holes in it and help me identify gaps in thinking so it would be better for Las Vegas.

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Kentucky Political Official Proves Government Needs Social Media Counsel

by Jason Falls · August 15, 2008

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There’s a lot to like about Dick Brown. Especially if you’re a professional communicator. Brown is the Executive Director of Communications and Public Outreach for the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Public Protection Cabinet, the Energy and Environment Cabinet and the Labor Cabinet. He has been in the communications business for 40 years as a PR guy, journalist and more. Affable, intelligent, friendly.

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The Media & Social Media Series: The Cincinnati Enquirer

by Jason Falls · August 11, 2008

Today begins journey through a topic of interest for me I think will prove extremely valuable to you as well. In September, I will lead a session at Blog World & New Media Expo on the topic of traditional media and how they can use social media to combat disappearing audiences, staff cutbacks and plummeting profits. My friends at the Social Media Club Louisville August gathering will get a sneak peek at the presentation one week from today as well.

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MetroMojo Unveils New Features, White Label Solutions

by Jason Falls · August 8, 2008

I spent the morning recently with Keith Ringer and Chuck Burke of MetroMojo.com. The parent company of LouisvilleMojo.com, one of the first, and to my knowledge most successful, local social networks, MetroMojo has repositioned itself as a white label social networking solution. The biggest difference between MetroMojo and others? Proven scale and long-term experience.

With LouisvilleMojo.com hitting 50 million pageviews per month and serving as a sandbox-type test platform for the feature set, clients of MetroMojo’s platform can rest assured features will scale and servers will be able to handle the load. Because of the diversity in feature offerings, an established advertising platform and Mojo’s approach as content enablers, not primary content providers, the solution is custom made for media properties (television and radio stations or newspapers) trying to leap the Web 2.0 hurdle.

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4 Ways To Save The Newsroom

by Jason Falls · May 28, 2008

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Everywhere you look, traditional media outlets are dying off. Okay, not dying, but laying off staff, being devalued at sale, cutting budgets, trimming corners and falling all over themselves trying to figure out web strategies to save their collective asses. There’s even a new website to track layoffs in the newspaper business. Subscription rates are falling. Advertising sales are sinking as well. The American consumer has moved online and the only news she’s getting via ink and paper is the row and seat number of her next flight, which she prints out herself.

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Why PR Folks Should Blacklist Bloggers

by Jason Falls · May 11, 2008

[flickr style="float: right"]photo:112361126[/flickr]I’m a PR guy by trade and, in light of recent developments in the PR-bashing arena, am suggesting a list of blacklisted bloggers. These folks are performing the largely unfair, wholly unprofessional, shortsighted and, frankly, ignorant practice of outing public relations professionals who don’t pitch them well. Here’s my suggested starter list. You’ll notice it’s a list comprised of people who consider themselves bloggers, but are also considered journalists or blog for websites large enough to make an argument for said title.