Tag Archives: Instablogs

Broken News models

Posted on June 29, 2009 by manu prasad

The Iran crisis once again brought the present day tools of news gathering into the limelight, even while highlighting the inadequacies of traditional media. From real time tools like PicBrk to spoof ads and stories, the tools became the focal … Continue reading →

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News..yes. Papers?

Posted on November 26, 2008 by manu prasad

Rupert Murdoch recently stated that the doomsayers predicting the end of the newspaper industry are off the mark. According to him, online readers also need news form a source that they can trust, and that’s what newspapers have always been … Continue reading →

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Making it Really Simple

Posted on October 29, 2008 by manu prasad

Forrester has a new study ‘What’s holding RSS back?’ According to the report, RSS usage is at 11%, and most people don’t use it because they can’t see its relevance in their lives. You can get some good snapshots of … Continue reading →

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Virtual Fourth Estate

Posted on August 27, 2008 by manu prasad

A few articles that have to do with newspapers caught my attention in the last couple of weeks. One was the fact that Instablogs, is doing something I desperately wished it would do – opening the network for external blogs. … Continue reading →

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Marching to different beats

Posted on July 22, 2008 by manu prasad

I read an article today on LiveMint, which deals with creating UGC for TV and Radio. Well, for starters, I think its already being done. The polls, the debates etc on news channels, and more importantly, the reality shows, are … Continue reading →

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Traditional Media 2.0 ?

Posted on July 7, 2008 by manu prasad

Traditional media, and specifically the print media, don’t seem to be too worried about the web being competition. Possibly justified, since, unlike their counterparts in the US, their circulation numbers don’t seem to be dipping. Which is perhaps why, they … Continue reading →

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