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During transition, beware the killer weeds

During transition, beware the killer weeds

Can your best performers be noxious weeds? In times of transition, the answer is most definitely yes.

Why LinkedIn's acquisition of mSpoke is good for publishers

Why LinkedIn's acquisition of mSpoke is good for publishers

What LinkedIn's acquisition of mSpoke potentially means for publishers and content creators.

How publishers curate the world of content

How publishers curate the world of content

Content curation platforms have moved beyond the RSS feed, providing varying levels of automation, functions and technology to suit a media company's needs.

Google News: How can it help you?

Google News: How can it help you?

Google News' Josh Cohen explains Google's efforts with publishers.

Big media goes shopping for blogs

Big media goes shopping for blogs

Fivethirtyeight.com has announced it will be rolled into nyt.com. The site is just the latest in a big media buying spree.

Why page view journalism doesn't work for either journalism or page views

When publications use pageviews as the key editorial metric, the result is stories on fewer topics, all covered in exactly the same way.

What’s next is what’s now: How to keep pace with change

What’s next is what’s now: How to keep pace with change

Intrinsic motivators and other ways to improve our capacity for change.

Main Street Connect: The McDonalds of local news

Main Street Connect:  The McDonalds of local news

Connecticut-based Main Street Connect is the anti-Patch, trying to build news communities from the inside out. But will its plan to expand to 3000 towns by 2013 work?

The 7 kinds of content sharing agreements

The 7 kinds of content sharing agreements

Magazines, newspapers and broadcast media are all partnering to help streamline their editorial operations. Here are seven models, each with a real-world example.

What’s in a name? What we know about TBD.com

What’s in a name? What we know about TBD.com

Politico's new local news startup has received lots of buzz, but can publishers learn anything from the site before it even launches?