Ten Twitter ‘tells’: Like browsing through a journalist’s contacts file
In my (long ago) days as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, I used to keep a monster steel rotary contact file next to my telephone. It was my lifeblood. In it were contained the names and contact information for the vast majority of my sources. Often, on my source cards, I also noted […]
What mobile means for business journalism
Lewis Dvorkin, the chief product officer at Forbes, writes about how delivering business news content in a variety of ways can help publications. Dvorkin writes, “Journalism in the digital era requires disruptive business models. Dispensing with satellite transmission and truck delivery in favor of wi-fi on planes may be part of it. So is finding a […]
SABEW explores building audiences and working with companies
Panel discussions at the fall Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference in New York touched on topics ranging from how to increase revenue and audiences to social media best practices. Nearly everyone agreed that the best way to attract and retain audiences was to produce quality content and deliver value. Sitting on the […]
The business media needs to improve its Twitter use
The business media use Twitter as a promotional tool and are not building an online community, according to research presented Friday by two Virginia Commonwealth University professors. Vivian Medina-Messner and Marcus Messner found that the top business media outlets need to use Twitter as an online social network, not just another publication platform. “More attention […]
How technology is changing business journalism
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers fall conference began in New York on Thursday with two lively panel discussions — but only after everyone had a couple of drinks at the opening reception sponsored by the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University. The first panel, “How Social is Changing the Media,” […]
Crain’s Chicago to launch iPad app
Crain’s Chicago Business will release an iPad application next month, furthering the publication’s efforts to put its digital strategy first while maintaining a “strong” print product, announced publisher David Snyder. A story on its website states, “The new app will be downloadable for free; Crain’s also will sell a $59-a-year subscription to access content on […]
Fortune changes its iPad strategy
Fortune is introducing Monday a new iPad edition that presents readers with a visually appealing mix of free and paid content, an effort to make the app worth swiping through even if you’re not a subscriber, reports Nat Ives of Advertising Age. Ives writes, “Fortune’s iPad app, like those of most magazines, had previously opened […]
Quartz shoots for tablet and mobile, not app, readers
Peter Kafka of All Things Digital writes that the new business news site Quartz, which is launching today, is targeting mobile and table readers, but does not have an application. Kafka writes, “In English: Instead of asking readers to download an app to get its stuff on tablets or phones, Quartz will work on the […]
WSJ launches universal app for iPad and iPhone
The Wall Street Journal announced Wednesday the launch of a new universal app for both iPad and iPhone. Previously, the Journal offered two separate apps, one for each device, which the universal app now replaces as a single download and consistent experience across both devices. The Journal’s universal app features several enhancements, including more frequent […]
Seeking Alpha launches iPhone app
Financial news and analysis site Seeking Alpha announced Wednesday that it has launched an iPhone application. CEO David Jackson writes, “Seeking Alpha’s portfolio app delivers our opinion and analysis articles and unique short-form breaking news and commentary (‘Market Currents’) to iPhones. The app is centered on portfolios or watchlists, and offers customizable push notifications, lightning-fast […]
