R&D Blog - May 2009

Big Tech

R&D's Erich Hugo on the rise of the benign information dictators

Photo courtesy of Flickr user canonsnapper, CC licensed

I sat in meeting today for the whole day in Brussels. The meeting was to define parameters for the European Union's ICT policy. Kind of like the what/when/how/if/yes/no strategy of Europe on the web. My mind is understandably buzzing. But a few thoughts struck me.

Firstly, government. Everybody wants to have an opinion about how bad government is at doing their jobs but very few people actually want to get involved.

Paying for News

5 tips on charging for online newspaper content from The Wall Street Journal's Web guru

The executive editor of The Wall Street Journal's WSJ.com, Alan Murray, tells Nieman Journalism Lab:

  1. The best model is a mix of paid and free content.

Web Videos vs. TV

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Is online video a threat to TV? Business Week/Gigaom says don't worry, the question is irrelevant

Online videos, especially premium full-episodes, are increasing in popularity. Consumers are setting up computers in their living rooms and co-viewing online clips with their friends. Will online video steal TV share? Business Week/Gigaom says the question is irrelevant, since the line between traditional TV and online video is blurring.