Fast Media Magazine news
It’s been very busy here over the past few weeks at the magazine. We are now in the thousands of readers every month and things are on the way up. Thanks to everyone for showing an interest! Besides the news articles I am now working on a number of longer articles while preparing content for the weeks [...]
Will it Stick? Who will pay or content and how
Here at Fast Media Magazine we are keeping a close eye on the debate about paid content models online. We do this because it affects all content owners, movers and users. With so many possible combinations of models the big question is “will it stick ?” That’s why that will be the header of posts about [...]
Magazine readers awaited with great anticipation
This article describes the anticipation of a new generation of magazine readers that will allow a full magazine experience that goes beyond Amazon’s Kindle and its competition. These readers, combined with technologies like issuu (which is used by this magazine) and new ways to design magazines like FLYP will provide new ways to enjoy magazines [...]
Google settles arguments, these companies start them
The creators of these new engines argue that their goal isn’t to answer questions— à la Google—but to organize experience into a keyhole glimpse of what the world is doing at this very moment. “It’s exactly what your friends are going to be talking about when you get to the bar tonight,” OneRiot executive Tobias [...]
Microsoft launches visual search on Bing
Microsoft launches a new innovation for their Bing search engine at the Tech50 event. The visual search which is now in Beta will allow users to find anthing from movies to products like cars and bags. The Microsoft Blog has a number of examples of how this will work. Here’s a brief quote from the blog: We [...]
CNN to use online campaign to promote channel
LONDON – CNN is launching a UK marketing campaign to support its new prime time line-up and promote the channel to a British audience.The campaign will launch on 21 September across business and news websites including the Economist, the Guardian and New Scientist. via CNN to target UK viewers with digital push – Brand Republic [...]
Allvoices; another citizen journalism startup
Allvoices received $4.5 million in funding in 2007, launched the site in 2008, and is now looking for another round of funding in a challenging climate. The site allows people around the world to submit stories, photos and video on what’s happening around them, and then uses computer algorithms and the community to filter that [...]
Share your story in Fast Media Magazine
Do you have specific business skills you’d like to share with others? Do you create beautiful content? Do you want people to know about your company? I would love to hear your story and consider it for publication in Fast Media Magazine. I believe everyone has a unique set of skills, personality and experience that [...]
Satirical story reprinted as fact
In a world of Fast Media sometimes things go to fast. A Bangladeshi newspaper has printed an article titled: “Conspiracy theorist convinces Armstrong moon landing was faked”. It then quoted an original article from the Onion, a satirical US newspaper of the 31st of August 2009. This article describes the moonlanding as an elaborate hoax and [...]
Changes to newsletter subscription
For the early adapters amongst you that signed up for our newsletter in the very begining there will be a small change. I am now using a great email marketing tool called mailchimp. I have moved your subscriptions to that list and you will recieve a better looking email newsletter with the latest articles and updates [...]
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