SEC offers social media guidelines
Business reporters have long had to monitor Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites to stay atop of the news on the companies and executives they cover. Now the Securities and Exchange Commission is weighing in on the practice, offering some clarity for CEOs as well as reporters. Here are some of the details from […]
The FT’s secret weapon is data
Lauren Indvik of Mashable writes Tuesday about The Financial Times, which is growing its online and digital presence by closing watching the numbers. Indvik writes, “The FT was well ahead of this trend, introducing a metered access model in 2007. Today, subscriptions make up more than half of the FT Group’s revenue, while advertising only […]
Financial Times launching new app for iPad
FT.com managing editor Robert Shrimsley previews the changes to the paper’s iPad application in this video:
The WSJ app for reporters shooting video with phones
Caroline O’Donovan of The Nieman Journalism Lab writes Thursday about a proprietary application developed for Wall Street Journal reporters that allows them to shoot videos for the business newspaper’s website using their phones. O’Donovan writes, “The Wall Street Journal approached Downing with the idea for a proprietary app that reporters could use as a news […]
Bloomberg seeks to distribute its video content
Mike Shields of Adweek writes about how Bloomberg TV is now seeking arrangements to distribute the video it produces daily. Shields writes, “Over the past year plus, the company has formally established a ‘digital video desk’ aimed at cranking up production and speeding workflow. Berend was brought on last year to start bringing digital thinking […]
Is LinkedIn’s future business television?
Owen Thomas writes for Business Insider about how LinkedIn could be a competitor to CNBC in the future by getting into televised business news and information. Thomas writes, “At the Ignition Mobile conference in San Francisco Thursday, Nishar suggested that in 10 years, when you walk into a room with a television in the morning […]
Reuters introduces new apps for iPhones, iPads
Reuters has launched new applications for the iPhone and iPad. Dianna Dilworth at AppNewser.com writes, “The free app distributes the latest reporting and market data from the media network. “The app delivers content contextually. For example, news articles are part of a news stream that is surrounded by the latest related content on the subject such as […]
Reuters video head talks the value of digital
Andy Plesser of BeetTV.com interviewed Dan Colarusso, Reuters‘ global head of programming, about its digital video strategy. The former video head at Bloomberg News explains how short form video works well for mobile; the value live streaming Reuters programming on Ustream; and more about the company’s monetization strategy.
CNBC’s digital ops viewers rise
CNBC.com was visited by 6 million unique users in February, flat compared to the same time period last year, according to comScore Media Metrix. However, CNBC’s iPhone application posted 576,000 unique visitors, a 7 percent increase year-over-year, according to Omniture. CNBC’s iPad application posted 421,000 unique visitors, a 10 percent increase year-over-year, according to Omniture. […]
WSJ launches page for app news
The Wall Street Journal has added a page on its website devoted to news about smart phone applications. The page is a a landing page for a series about the app business and future coverage, a spokeswoman said Sunday night.
