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Moving the Needle

Nathan Bransford | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books

Read More: Publishing, Writing, Book Publishing, Authors, Future of Publishing, Publishers, Books, New Media, Bestsellers, Books News

Editors want to take authors to the next level or make a splash with a debut. Publishers want to gain traction with new electronic formats. Sales and marketing teams want to make a splash. Everyone is desperate for a hit.

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.08.2009 | Home

Read More: African-Media, New Media, Glenn Beck, Lagos, Old Media vs. New Media, Media News, Media, Home News

Just back from Lagos, Nigeria, where I took part in the second African Media Leadership Forum, which brought together journalists from 46 African countries. New media play a powerful role on the continent, where traditional media face constant government restrictions, over 300 million Africans have cellphones, and locals are being trained to use texting and camera phone video to report from rural areas. Hearing the stories of many of the journalists present was a powerful reminder that, in much of the world, being a journalist requires great courage. "I've been arrested 136 times," a journalist from Cameroon told me. "The government threw grenades into our offices," said a newspaperman from Liberia, "so we went down the street and started another paper." It makes the rheumy bleatings of the likes of Glenn Beck feel even more contemptible and pathetic.

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Latest Game Changers: Technology and Wellness

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.07.2009 | Media

Read More: New Media, Leaders in New Media, Huffington Post Game Changers, Game Changers, HuffPost Game Changers, Media News

Look over the slideshows we've put together giving you the rundown of who we picked -- and why -- then vote for the Ultimate Game Changer in Technology and Wellness. READ MORE

The Audacity of Winning vs. The Timidity of Governing Reading David Plouffe's The Audacity to Win, I often found myself wondering what Candidate Obama would think of President Obama. READ MORE

WATCH: Arianna Discusses Limbaugh and Obama on The Joy Behar Show
WATCH: Arianna Discusses Candidate Obama vs. President Obama on Morning Joe
WATCH: Arianna Discusses This Week's Elections on Dylan Ratigan's Morning Meeting

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The Case for the Internet: A Human Right

David D. Burstein | Posted 11.05.2009 | Technology

Read More: The Internet, Internet, Human Rights, France, Economic Crisis, Economy, Libraries, Computers, New Media, Finland, Jobs, Technology, Technology News

Finland and France have declared internet access a legal right for all citizens. Here's why I hope the United States and all other countries will follow their and grant internet access as a human right.

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Rebiblican Stealth Strategy Loses Big in Washington State, Wins Big on East Coast. Why?

Valerie Tarico | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: King County Executive, Going Stealth, Religious Right, Susan Hutchison, Washington State, New Media, Sarah Palin, Politics News

When Rebiblicans (Republicans) pose as moderates and change agents, they have just exposed soft tissue.

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But Does Twittering Really Sell Books?

Debbie Stier | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Book Marketing, Tumblr, Twitter, Gary Vaynerchuk, Ustream, Facebook, Wordpress, Online Media, Online Marketing, Personal Branding, Internet, Online Branding, Books, New Media, Crush It, Books News

Gary Vaynerchuk built his brand using these free tools (Facebook, Twitter, Ustream, Tumblr, etc.) and he used the tools that he wrote about in the book to succeed with the book itself.

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Googled: An Excerpt From Ken Auletta's New Book

Posted 11.03.2009 | Books

Read More: Googled Excerpt, Googled, Media, New Books, Googled Ken Auletta, Ken Auletta, Apple, Internet, Youtube, Books, New Media, Ken Auletta Googled, Google, Auletta, Books News

Googled by Ken Auletta On a sunny July afternoon in Sun Valley, three friends who had competed and cooperated for a quarter century -- Robert Iger,...

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Chi-Town Daily News Founder Launches Chicago Current

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Current, Chitown Daily News, Chicago Journalism, Journalism, Dougherty Chicago Current, Geoff-Dougherty, Chicago Tribune, Web, New Media, Online News, Chicago News

Next month, the former Chicago Tribune reporter will start another journalistic endeavor, Chicago Current. ...

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More HuffPost Game Changers: Sports and Business

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.24.2009 | Media

Read More: HuffPost Game Changers, Huffington Post Game Changers, New Media, Business Game Changers, Sports Gamechangers, Media News

Look over the slideshows we've put together, then vote for the Ultimate Game Changer in Sports and Business. READ MORE How About a Little Coverage of the Millions of At-Risk Kids Not Trapped in a Balloon (or Hiding in the Attic)? WATCH: Arianna Discusses Balloon Boy, Rush Limbaugh, and More on Jay Leno WATCH: Arianna Discusses the Challenges for Women as They Rise in the Workforce on AC 360 WATCH: Arianna Discusses the War in Afghanistan on The Situation Room WATCH: Arianna Discusses Media Coverage of Balloon Boy on CNN WATCH: Arianna Discusses Executive Compensation, Dick Cheney on Morning Joe

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HuffPost Game Changers: Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer In Business?

Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Mena Trott, Jeremy Stoppelman, Huffington Post Business Game Changers, HuffPost Game Changers, Richard Barton, Tony Hsieh, Slidepoll, Rashad Tobaccowala, New Media, Fred Wilson, Zipcar, Bill McBride, Game Changers, John Delaney, Gregg Zehr, Business News

HuffPost's Game Changers celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 10 categories who are harnessing the power of new media to reshape the...

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HuffPost Game Changers: Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer In Sports?

Huffington Post | Posted 11.11.2009 | Sports

Read More: Bill Simmons, Jason Kint, Twitter, Huffington Post Sports Game Changers, Sportacular, Slidepoll, Stubhub, Serena Williams, Shaquille O'Neal, Chad Ocho Cinco, Sports, HuffPost Game Changers, David Appelman, Mike Florio, New Media, Bob Bowman, Game Changers, Chris Tsakalakis, Sports News

HuffPost's Game Changers celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 10 categories who are harnessing the power of new media to reshape the...

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Please Stop Whining About The "Death Of Journalism"

Henry Blodget | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media

Read More: New Media, Death of Newspapers, Media, Death of Print, Print Journalism, Internet Journalism, Media News

The Internet is doing to the news business the same thing it has done to dozens of other industries: disrupting it. As always, this disruption is painful, but it's not necessarily bad.

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Is "Social Media" Really Changing the World?

Jared Cohen | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: New Media, Social Media, Iran, Twitter, Media, Facebook, Technology, Jared Cohen, World News

The term "social media" has become obsolete in a world where technology has become a critical tool for connecting people to other individuals, entities and actual resources be they financial, medical, or judicial.

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Microsoft SharePoint Conference -- Day Zero

David Thielen | Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology

Read More: Sharepoint Conference, New Media, Computing Technology, Microsoft Conference, Sharepoint, Microsoft, Technology News

If I was Oracle or IBM I would be very worried because Microsoft's most powerful weapon has always been when it properly supports the independent software developer community.

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NPR Gets in News Staff's Facebook

Bill Lichtenstein | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media

One has to wonder just what the editors at NPR will say if they are asked, "Is it OK to post a link to last night's Jon Stewart rant or to Frank Rich's recent editorial on my Facebook page?"

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Taliban YouTube Channel: Group Creates YouTube Channel To Spread Propaganda (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Istqlal, Afghanistan, Channel, Terrorism, Pakistan, Taliban, Fareed Zakaria, YouTube Channel, Pashtun, Portlant, Istqlalmedia, Youtube Videos, Youtube, New Media, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Taleban, Sharia, World News

The enemy in Afghanistan has discovered YouTube. CNN's Fareed Zakaria briefly reported on the Taliban's foray into new media during his show on Su...

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Joe Foote's Plan to Save Journalism

Al Eisele | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media

Read More: University of Oklahoma, Journalism School, Old Media, New Media, Carl Albert, Oklahoma, Journalism, Joe Foote, Gaylord College, Media News

While we ink-stained wretches agonize over the uncertain future of journalism, Joe Foote and the University of Oklahoma are trying to make sure that it survives and thrives in the 21st century.

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The Irrelevancy of Network News

Judith Ellis | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Cnn, Rams, Rush Limbaugh, Hot Air Balloon, Breaking News, Balloon Boy, Old Media, New Media, Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post, Nfl, Wolf Blitzer, The Ed Show, Media News

Arianna was right to question the networks about their "balloon boy" coverage. Does anybody really wonder why old media is becoming more irrelevant, while new media continues to pave a new path?

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Man's Attention at Attention

Anthony Zuiker | Posted 10.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Future of Publishing, Publishing, Writers, Books, New Media, E-Books, Writing, Authors, Books News

Instead of just writing a novel, I decided to pair it with a motion picture and offer a social networking site at the same price as a traditional book.

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More HuffPost Game Changers: Politics and Style

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Politics Game Changers, Style Game Changers, Huffington Post Game Changers, HuffPost Game Changers, New Media Leaders, New Media, Game Changers, Media News

Look over the slideshows we've put together giving you the rundown of who we picked, why we picked them, and how they are changing the game. Then vote for the Ultimate Game Changer.

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Climate Lobby Investigation Goes Global — and Digital

Tracy L. Barnett | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green

Read More: International Journalism, Digital Media, Twitter, Corporate Globalization, Climate Lobby, Lobbyists, Climate Change, Environment, Globalization, New Media, Investigative Journalism, Media, Corporate Greed, International Reporting, Facebook, Investigative Reporting, Green News

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has been raking in the awards for its international tobacco smuggling investigation. Now it's targeting the lobbying effort to influence the treaty on climate change.

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My Friend Christina and the Downfall of Newspapers

James Boyce | Posted 10.07.2009 | Media

Read More: New Media, Downfall of Newspapers, The Washington Times, Bloggers, Talking Points Memo, Traditional News Reporting, Blogging, Online Journalism, Inside DC, Media News

So now, here's a real journalist, with real credentials, who had the audacity to go into the real Iowa last year, now writing for a real ... online news site.

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Life After Print: URB Magazine 2.0

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 10.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Magazi, Print Journalism, Music Business, Print, Web, Death of Print, Websites, Death of Newspapers, Media, Music, Hip-Hop, Paper, Print Media, Web 2.0, Social Media, Pop Music, Hip Hop, New Media, Media News, Music Industry, Web Video, Media News

While many have quickly lamented URB's print hiatus or reminisced about our long legacy, there is also an unfortunate feeding frenzy on even the hint of print's presumed, imminent demise.

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Is It Time to Move Your Agency to Hollywood?

DJ Edgerton | Posted 10.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Tim Armstrong, Ad Network, Click NY, Iphone, Transmedia, New Media, Hollywood, DJ Edgerton, Zemoga, Clickny, Media News

Traditional interruption-based marketing is dead (or at least in severe decline) and anything an agency creates on behalf of a brand must give the consumer real value.

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