Recently, the New York Times and Washington Post, both flagship newspapers, announced layoffs as a result of declining ad revenues, competition from online news sources, and, of course, the deepening economic downturn. In addition to layoffs, the Times is slashing non-union salaries by up to 5% for the remainder of 2009 and forcing furloughs, and […]
The Future of Bay Area Newspapers in a Digital Age
The Seattle Post-Intellegence is a Web-only newspaper, the Christian Science Monitor is doing the same, the San Francisco Chronicle is cutting staff by as many as 150 and may be looking to its Hearst Corp. breathren in Seattle for guidance in becoming another Web-only paper, and the Rocky Mountain News in Denver has closed completely. […]
A Day In The Life Of An Affiliate Marketer
Being in the affiliate marketing business is not that hard now with the internet at your disposable. It is much easier now compared to the days when people have to make use of the telephones and other mediums of information just to get the latest updates on the way their program is coming along. So […]
Global Journalism in the days of Digital Divide
The Digital Divide The term digital divide refers to the gap between those people with effective access to digital and information technology and those without access to it. It includes the imbalances in physical access to technology as well as the imbalances in resources and skills needed to effectively participate as a digital citizen. […]
DON’T: be like Nokia in a downturn
New York, 26th July 2008 DON’T: be like Nokia in a downturn About 10 years ago, Nokia had the best selling phones in town. Everyone bought Nokia, they were the best looking, the best functioning and the most trendy you could get (yea, believe it or not), so any self-respecting person wouldn’t be seen dead […]
Organic food becomes a conscious choice
Renuka Eapen, a mother of two, switched to eating organic food because ”it would be better for my children and the environment”. Arkaja Singh made the move because organic food ”often tastes much better”. Thousands like them are driving the demand for organic food, which is now a Rs.5.6 billion market in India, according to […]