Interest in wearables fading fast says sales-trends report ::bye-bye smartwatch news ROI::
With ad-blocking in the OS, holdouts for traditional ad model finally getting msg ::move on::
How 2 millennials built $100m startup in 4 yrs & landed interview with Obama ::used video::
One mass comm school renamed College of Media and Entertainment in bow to news industry change
'Modern' homepage design increases pageviews & comprehension ::if homepages still matter::
'Shorter content is not a mobile strategy,' contrary to knee-jerk thinking, writes @corybe
The "new voice of journalism" that millennials seek is really just core storytelling values that media have abandoned
Most mobile use is not while mobile but at home or work, busting common design & UX assumptions
Italian site Graphic News does journalism with mobile-purposed graphic comics ::emphasis on story & experience::
Despite all the options, UK media consumers don't vary their online/mobile habits much
Part of the problem: Assessing state of the media by asking the media, not real people
Trademarks of the millennial journalist: going beyond the article ::says @IJNet::
Project Lightning an effort to better tap/package the Twitter news experience ::accessible to non-tweeters::
Circa again shows folly of focus on platform; the story experience is what differentiates ::fusion journos::
Contest over whether smartwatches, activity trackers or neither will catch on sufficiently ::see infograph::
Forbes' Dvorkin sees FB Instant Articles 'reinforcing old ways' of journalism with wordy articles unread, just now on mobile
When a "story" is no longer a completed self-contained, self-published piece of work, archiving is problematic
Even without an iPhone, experience the cool FB Instant Article experience direct via Guardian
FB publishing Instant Articles again after long break; biz model aside, the tech looks great
Ongoing relationship with small audience more valuable than a mass of fly-by readers ::like startups' Rule #1::
Social media look to be the local TV of the Millennial generation, esp for political news
Lesson for fusion journos: What millennials consider creative – innovative, ideas, original, artistic
With millennials' penchant for creativity, art illustration revives as a draw to media content ::magazine style::
News audiences more active spreading journalism than contributing to it, says 2015 Pew case studies
Infinite scroll ditched as site designers start paying more attention to stats than gut feelings
Smartwatches do little for journalists but more useful wearables are on the way
Fractl/BuzzStream survey compares millennial, Xer & boomer content prefs ::all like blogs, pics, ebooks::
Time & other publishers turn print into audio feeds for aural-oriented Millennials
Every journo tempted to become broadcaster using Periscope ::like cameraphone made everyone a PJ::
Mobile-first strategy must embrace prevalence of & preference for vertical video screens ::i.e. mobile phones::
Clay Shirky's ‘darker narrative’ of print's future cites iPad promise as 'cruelest trick'
Vice, CNN use personal approach on hard news video ::now do it about real people::
Different style newsrooms for editorial services vs experiential news media ::the new mainstream::
72% of media execs/users say creativity more important than tech over next 10 years ::see the slideshow::
NYTimes to launch 'one-sentence stories' for Apple Watch ::but supposedly they're not tweets ???::
Focus on personalizing the telling of news more than just personalizing the selection of news ::VG advice::
"Our job is to minimise the gap between what people know and what they should know" — great journo job description
Quartz piece re publishing on FB seems to give up on journalism that attracts ::not that FB isn't good venue::
New social media influence? Livestream apps make people try to have more interesting lives
Video narratives (i.e. movies) increasingly attractive to news publishers, says NYT piece ::popcorn extra::
If discreetness was your smartwatch goal, it might be more rude than checking your phone
The conundrum: very few well-informed readers or many more adequately informed?
News story UX design needs behavior engineering's "hook" to build engagement
After robo-journos could come robo-data-visualizations using Google-baked system
Rather than 1 story with 1M hits, robo-journalism is about 1M stories with 1 read each
18 bullet points of @AmPress news habits study of Millennials ::& download link::
New @AmPress data shows Millennials do news differently & may be the better for it
Researcher explains why U.S. newspapers are still profitable ::and why it doesn't matter::
Shift from attention to engagement devaluing viral ::#thedress notwithstanding::
Ditch on-screen presenters for mobile video ::it says "old school" to Millennial viewers::
Live-stream apps with social-network connections are journalistic opportunities
Ironically it's Chartbeat dragging advertisers – and journalists – into attention economy
NYT tries to explain 'why network news still matters;' instead highlights decreasing relevance
AP sees growth in 'slow television' — live-stream feeds watched until something worth tweeting
In fragmented media world, print news products naturally rise to premium status
If your news site isn't about something specific, it’s about nothing in particular & not particularly memorable
Context-aware hyper-personalization of news enabled by that life-sensor called your mobile phone
IAB chief emphasizes content over tech & clicks ::else it's a beautifully wrapped empty box::
Traditional (read 'old') media's senior (read 'old') execs contrast with millennial media consumers
Long-winded Wired piece on media startups but spot-on conclusion ::it's about story, not platform::
'Serial' highlights strength & future potential of audio-cored story experiences
Social media trending toward micro-communities, one-to-one, and one-to-a select-few
Make stories like startups; i.e. best something a few love than many like ::hypergrowth advice for media::
How much work have you invested in getting your Twitter news stream just right? ::years::
Sports Illustrated lays off all staff photogs & says commitment to photography unchanged
Vox updates & republishes old content as new, says no one noticed the news redux
Edelman finds search sites now more trusted news sources than the news sites they aggregate
CharlotteFive uses lessons from viral publishers to find spot in young people’s daily habits
Millennial-focused digital publishers turn to cartoons to cover the news
Web isn't dying but its role is changing for media participants & publishers
Comments at end of this piece about newspapers & Millennials illustrates the mental disconnect
NYT R&D exec warns re editorial decisions based on big data ::even if possible::
Google Glass failed, but here’s the path MIT Tech says successors will take
Google trains machine-learning algorithm to write pic captions ::searchable::
As new viewing options gain ground, live TV slips acc Nielsen data ::time-shifting::
ABC News journalists enabled to livestream to viewers ::video everywhere::
4 skills @AJR says newsroom recruiters wish more job candidates had ::no engagement?::
Vietnamese rap serious news to engage 15-25 audiences ::gotta see the video::
VR might be next killer app on mobile ::solid journalistic use being sought::
"Intrapreneurship" works for legacy media if they innovate product as well as content
Comics journalism illustrates fresh way to tell news story to Millennials
'Great Podcast Renaissance' spurred by production values, ad economics & connected cars
News media "smile curve" shows value shift from delivery toward creation & discovery
Publisher’s home pages increasingly irrelevant due to "the great unbundling" of journalism
Audio is the underappreciated medium & serial journalism a Millennially favored format
Content Strategist piece re wearable tech begs question: Is it more significant for reporters than consumers?
Like butter and a car — print & digital completely different to real people; don't expect a connection
Next big thing needed in responsive design is a responsive philosophy, notes @FastCompany piece
Half the world online by 2017, says latest international report ::mobile dominates::
How wearables are already delivering the news | @journalismnews ::alas, no significant new news experience yet::
Understand distinction between an audience & a community ::one's more valuable journalistically & financially::
Journalism-focused crowdfunding site Beacon catching on with news orgs now as well as with solo journos | Digiday
Fascinating new Dutch research breaks down 16 levels of news engagement ::clicking is only one form::
News orgs find games good for traffic, beating other editorial content | Poynter
Designer or journalist? @NiemanLab asks who shapes news selection in apps? ::and what ethics they apply::
NBC's BreakingNews app adds proximity alerts, mutes & other personalization seeking hooks to people's need to know
In a world where everything is "breaking news," have to figure out what people feel they need to know
Filtered Twitter & FB feeds are difference between a telephone & a newspaper
