Rupert Murdoch Twitter feed amplifies his influence [TheAustralian]
AFTER passing the milestone of his 100th tweet on the weekend, Rupert
Murdoch has raced to more than 160,000 followers on the social media
network Twitter since he created his account (@rupertmurdoch) at
6.30pm on New Year’s Eve. Granted, it’s still a modest audience
compared with the one million followers actor Charlie Sheen added in
just 25 hours and 17 minutes last year when he live-tweeted his mental
meltdown, setting a Guinness World Record. “But the people who follow
(Murdoch) include some of the other most influential people on
Twitter,” points out Nick Holmes a Court, founder of social media
monitoring site Buzz Numbers. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/murdoch-twitter-feed-amplifies-his-infl…
Murdoch has raced to more than 160,000 followers on the social media
network Twitter since he created his account (@rupertmurdoch) at
6.30pm on New Year’s Eve. Granted, it’s still a modest audience
compared with the one million followers actor Charlie Sheen added in
just 25 hours and 17 minutes last year when he live-tweeted his mental
meltdown, setting a Guinness World Record. “But the people who follow
(Murdoch) include some of the other most influential people on
Twitter,” points out Nick Holmes a Court, founder of social media
monitoring site Buzz Numbers. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/murdoch-twitter-feed-amplifies-his-infl…
Just one in ten Facebook users supports ‘timeline’ feature [Telegraph]
Critics claim that the change could erode users’ privacy but Facebook
insists that it will not make anything publicly available which is not
already viewable. A survey of 4,000 Facebook users by the security
form Sophos found that only eight per cent of those polled said that
they liked the change. By contrast 51 per cent of those who took part
said that they were “worried” by the new format while another eight
per cent said that they would “get used to it”. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9048034/Just-one-in-ten-Facebo…
insists that it will not make anything publicly available which is not
already viewable. A survey of 4,000 Facebook users by the security
form Sophos found that only eight per cent of those polled said that
they liked the change. By contrast 51 per cent of those who took part
said that they were “worried” by the new format while another eight
per cent said that they would “get used to it”. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9048034/Just-one-in-ten-Facebo…
Kindle Fire dwarfs other Android tablets in market share after just three months [ArsTechnica]
The Kindle Fire is crushing standard Android tablets in market share
after only three months, according to data collected by Flurry
Analytics. Measured in application sessions on Android from November
2011 to January 2012, the Kindle Fire went from a 3 percent market
share to 36 percent, while the Samsung Galaxy Tab, a brand that has
been on sale for over two years, dropped from 64 percent market share
to 36 percent. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/kindle-fire-dwarfs-other-android-…
after only three months, according to data collected by Flurry
Analytics. Measured in application sessions on Android from November
2011 to January 2012, the Kindle Fire went from a 3 percent market
share to 36 percent, while the Samsung Galaxy Tab, a brand that has
been on sale for over two years, dropped from 64 percent market share
to 36 percent. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/kindle-fire-dwarfs-other-android-…
The Biggest Newspaper In The World Is … The Daily Mail!? [BuzzFeed]
The Daily Mail, an omniverous middle-market British tabloid, has
quietly unseated the New York Times to become the newspaper with the
biggest online reach in the world, according to figures from the
online tracking service comScore. The figures show Mail Online reached
45.3 million people last December, to the Times’s 44.8 million.
Trailing them are USA Today at , the Tribune newspapers , and the
Guardian. The growth, the editor and publisher of the Mail’s online
properties, Martin Clarke, said, has been driven by U.S. traffic. http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedpolitics/the-biggest-newspaper-in-the-world-i…
quietly unseated the New York Times to become the newspaper with the
biggest online reach in the world, according to figures from the
online tracking service comScore. The figures show Mail Online reached
45.3 million people last December, to the Times’s 44.8 million.
Trailing them are USA Today at , the Tribune newspapers , and the
Guardian. The growth, the editor and publisher of the Mail’s online
properties, Martin Clarke, said, has been driven by U.S. traffic. http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedpolitics/the-biggest-newspaper-in-the-world-i…
The Washington Times launches new Times247.com site [WashTimes]
The Washington Times has launched a new digital news site,
http://times247.com, which will provide a continuously updated blend
of news, opinion and analysis from The Times combined with
thoughtfully selected content from the nation’s top news sources to an
audience who shares conservative values. The news service will be
distributed digitally to millions of opted-in readers and available
over the Internet on a 24/7 basis. Users can choose the site’s richly
designed home page or “The Skinny” section featuring breaking news
headlines “without the filler.” http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/24/the-washington-times-launches…
http://times247.com, which will provide a continuously updated blend
of news, opinion and analysis from The Times combined with
thoughtfully selected content from the nation’s top news sources to an
audience who shares conservative values. The news service will be
distributed digitally to millions of opted-in readers and available
over the Internet on a 24/7 basis. Users can choose the site’s richly
designed home page or “The Skinny” section featuring breaking news
headlines “without the filler.” http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/24/the-washington-times-launches…
Report: Online Ads To Beat Print Spend For First Time [Clickz]
EMarketer forecasts online advertising will edge out print in total
spending this year. While it says online dollars have already
outstripped newspapers and magazines separately, today’s announcement
by the New York-based researcher marks the first time digital is
projected to surpass the two combined. http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2140194/report-online-ads-beat-print-spend
spending this year. While it says online dollars have already
outstripped newspapers and magazines separately, today’s announcement
by the New York-based researcher marks the first time digital is
projected to surpass the two combined. http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2140194/report-online-ads-beat-print-spend
Study: Home Media Landscape Shifting to Digital Content [WorldScreen]
The new study, Connecting the Dots Between Consumers, Content and
Consumer Electronics in the Home, finds that those consumers have a
distinct preference for streaming verses downloaded content. More than
half, 51 percent, view streaming content and spend an average of two
hours per week watching, while only 15 percent download content and
spend an average of one hour watching. http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/2012-1-18-digital-content-study
Consumer Electronics in the Home, finds that those consumers have a
distinct preference for streaming verses downloaded content. More than
half, 51 percent, view streaming content and spend an average of two
hours per week watching, while only 15 percent download content and
spend an average of one hour watching. http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/2012-1-18-digital-content-study
What 2012 holds for consumer magazines [MediaLifeMag]
Digital is a very small but growing area for magazines, and buyers are
most excited about the new prospects this area offers as the new year
begins, most notably opportunities for magazines on e-readers. Sales
of tablets soared over the holidays, and Amazon’s new low-priced
Kindle Fire has helped open the market up to a new group of
budget-conscious consumers. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Magazines_22/What-2012-holds…
most excited about the new prospects this area offers as the new year
begins, most notably opportunities for magazines on e-readers. Sales
of tablets soared over the holidays, and Amazon’s new low-priced
Kindle Fire has helped open the market up to a new group of
budget-conscious consumers. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Magazines_22/What-2012-holds…
Mail Online Introduces Indian Site [paidContent]
The Daily Mail (LSE: DMGT) has expanded its international digital
presence with the introduction of Daily Mail online India –
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/index.html. At this early stage,
it contains just a sprinkling of Indian news with the Mail online’s
familiar British/US celebrity content. (The sports content is
British). http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419-mail-online-introduces-indian-site/
presence with the introduction of Daily Mail online India –
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/index.html. At this early stage,
it contains just a sprinkling of Indian news with the Mail online’s
familiar British/US celebrity content. (The sports content is
British). http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419-mail-online-introduces-indian-site/
Ahead of May IPO, Facebook’s Ad Business Shines–With One Caveat [Forbes]
Just as it appears Facebook could go public as early as May, according
to a story from AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher, a new report indicates its
advertising business remains on an upswing. According to the report
out today from Facebook marketing firm TBG Digital, Facebook saw
rising ad rates as well as better performance on those ads in the
fourth quarter of 2011. http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2012/01/16/ahead-of-may-ipo-facebooks-a…
to a story from AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher, a new report indicates its
advertising business remains on an upswing. According to the report
out today from Facebook marketing firm TBG Digital, Facebook saw
rising ad rates as well as better performance on those ads in the
fourth quarter of 2011. http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2012/01/16/ahead-of-may-ipo-facebooks-a…
