How I turned 20k into 48k
There are many things that excite me about Spot.Us. One in particular, which I believe is part of our pathway to sustainability is “community-focused sponsorship” (CFS). It is the main thrust of my...
View ArticleSqueeze More Juice from your Knight News Challenge Application
The Decmber 3rd deadline for the Knight News Challenge has passed. Did you submit something in the “open” category? Do you have a startup/product that has or launched in the last year (or will launch...
View ArticleThe Spot.Us Community on Public Media: We’ll lobby for funding if you get...
The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy made 15 recommendations on how America can have a bright info-future. One of those recommendations was for increased support...
View ArticleJuicy Bits of Revenue without Paying for It
The New York Times has finally released some information about their upcoming pay-ramp which begins March 28th. I’m excited to see what happens but another part of me feels like there is a missed...
View ArticleWhy the New York Times’ Pay Model is Similar to NPR and Spot.Us
This is a post I wrote for the Reynolds Journalism Institute and PBS IdeaLab. It’s gotten some nice recognition and comments – so I’m republishing it here. From the launch of Spot.Us, I’ve always said...
View ArticleThe Other Side of Entrepreneurialism
It is yet another Carnival of Journalism (our one-year anniversary). The Carnival is a network of bloggers I reinvigorated who all write a response to a different question every month. This month’s...
View ArticleThe Future of Paywalls, Memberships and Advertising – Writing on the Wall is...
This came across my social media feed this morning: “Google Unveils New Revenue Option for Web Publishers.” In short: It’s a simple technology where readers who come across a paywall can opt into...
View ArticleMarch Carnival – Measuring Efficiency
This is my contribution to the Carnival of Journalism. In usual style I’m altering the question just a bit. I’m also relying on an old post I wrote at the Reynolds Journalism Institute (where I was...
View ArticleThe Screenularity is Near – April Carnival of Journalism
Yesterday I announced the next project I’m going to work on which will focus on mobile news consumption (Circa). As a result, I’ve been thinking a lot about screens. And my thinking fell in line...
View ArticleWhen digital dimes are made of silver
One of the biggest complaints about online advertising is that we’ve exchanged print dollars for digital dimes. One response has been: Well you better start stacking dimes. The dollar to dime problem...
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