Archive for the ‘Stuff’ Category
Keeping an eye on social media and UK digital news
Delighted to see plenty of people are making use of the daily email I set up to monitor the media for mentions of the “newspaper industry” in headlines. I know it helps me keep on top of events and developments.
Thought I’d share two more daily email alerts I’ve established, one to look out for references to “social media” in the mainstream media (no hobby blogs, that is) and another which aggregates the UK digital media industry verticals.
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Monitoring the media for “newspaper industry” stories
Like many working in media, I have a great deal of interest in the – ah-hem – challenges facing the newspaper industry.
For a few months I’ve been monitoring this on a piecemeal basis: a saved search for “newspaper industry” on Tweetdeck here, a Google Alert for the same phrase there, that kind of thing
But I thought I’d take the opportunity to expand on this and also open it up to others, particularly those who might like to have the whole shebang delivered by email, rather than faff around with saved searches and suchlike.
I took RSS feeds produced by a search for “newspaper industry” on Google News, Twitter, Technorati, BlogPulse and Twingly (thanks to @MartinSFP for suggesting that last one).
I mixed these together using Feed Informer (which also produces the live headlines below) and Feeburner handles the email subscriptions.
If you think I’ve missed any search engines out, or think there’s a better search term than “newspaper industry”, drop me a line.
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Dead tree editions with us for some time yet
Via Press Gazette comes news that Britons spend £76 million on newspapers and mags every week:
British households spend a total of £76m on newspapers and magazines every week – the equivalent of £1.37 per person in the country per week.
People over 65 and those in Northern Ireland spend the most on them according to the latest Family Spending Survey, which shows that in 2006 the average British household spent £2 a week on newspapers and £1 on magazines, 0.65 per cent of households’ weekly spending.
The £3 average is up slightly from 2001/2 when families spent an average of £2.90 down from 2003/4 and 2004/5 when the figure was £3.10.
More: http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=40100&c=1
(Not sure what ‘dead trees’ have to do with this? Wikipedia has a few lines on this here.)
Social networking – you ain’t seen nothing yet
Via the always busy Jemima Kiss at The Guardian, social networking sites show no signs of slowing:
The social networking phenomenon is set to intensify this year with the launch of new specialist communities and the further commercialisation of services, according to a report from analysts at Experian.
The report, The Impact of Social Networking, says companies will want to tap the trend for social networking but will tailor services for niche audiences that will attract advertisers.
More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/15/facebook.myspace
One noteworthy pull quote:
ComScore said social networking sites collectively saw 25 million unique users during November, with each user spending an average 334 minutes on the sites and making 24 separate visits.
The UK’s favourite websites
Via netimperative comes BT Total Broadband’s list of the UK’s favourite websites:
Best Books Website – www.amazon.com
Best Celebrity Website – www.holymoly.co.uk
Best Cookery Website – www.bbcgoodfood.com
Best Electrical Website – www.amazon.com
Best Environmental Website – www.greenpeace.org.uk
Best Fashion Website – www.next.co.uk
Best Food Website – www.tesco.com
Best Gardening Website – www.gardenersworld.com
Best Homes Website – www.rightmove.co.uk
Best Kids Website – www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies
Best Local Government Website – www.manchester.gov.uk
Best News Website – www.bbc.co.uk
Best Online Retailer – www.amazon.com
Best Search Website – www.google.com
Best Travel Website – www.lastminute.com
Best Video Website – www.play.com
Best Wedding Website – www.confetti.co.uk
More: http://www.netimperative.com/news/2008/january/14/bt-reveals-nations-favourite-websites
Americans turn to online videos
Via the Beeb, Americans have turned to online video during the writers’ strike:
Online video sharing sites are reaping the benefits of the ongoing writers’ strike in the US. According to net measurement firm Nielsen Online, some online video sites have doubled their audience since the strike began at the end of October.
