• Profile logout login

#hearst#discussed

Gawker

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #tips,
  • #stalker,
  • #opencaption,
  • #internalmemos,
  • etc.

New York, 8:30 AM
Sun Dec 20
11 posts in the last 24 hours

Team

Tip Your Editors:

Tipline: 646-214-8138

Editor-in-Chief:
Gabriel Snyder |

West Coast Editor:
Richard Rushfield |

Contributing Editors:

Valleywag:
Ryan Tate |

Media:
Hamilton Nolan |

Politics:
Alex Pareene |

Investigations:
John Cook |

Entertainment:
Brian Moylan |

Nights:
Adrian Chen |
Azaria Jagger |
Ravi Somaiya |

Weekends:
Foster Kamer |

Video Editor:
Richard Blakeley |

SUBSCRIBE TO Gawker RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
4260 Subscribers
Gawker
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of triplethreat triplethreat
    12/08/09

    In reply to The New iTunes for Magazines (Or an Irrelevant Venture) Is Here!
    Really a masterful series of insights here. Maybe I just set my sights too high after that great party post yesterday. Then again, maybe I didn't. Some posts are going to be better, just like some are going to be worse. Having high hopes could have led to me getting smoked. Then again, I thought it was worth the gamble.

    But you never know. How much would I pay to read Gawker right now? I don't have an e-reader. But am I less likely to come back? Changing that dynamic is what Gawker needs to worry about.
     Reply
    triplethreat was starred triplethreat was unstarred
    Image of ihatetwitter ihatetwitter
    12/08/09

    In reply to The New iTunes for Magazines (Or an Irrelevant Venture) Is Here!
    I hear there's an InStyle Wii demo. Quick, catch those bracelets! Ah, magazines!!!
     Reply
    ihatetwitter was starred ihatetwitter was unstarred
    Image of GlasgowRose GlasgowRose
    12/08/09

    In reply to The New iTunes for Magazines (Or an Irrelevant Venture) Is Here!
    Ha: "Today, four prestigious magazine publishers, and News Corp..." Appreciate Murdoch's not in the mag biz, but still qualifies as a veiled swipe in my book - er, tablet/slate/e-thingy.
     Reply
    GlasgowRose was starred GlasgowRose was unstarred
    Image of Magister Magister
    12/08/09

    In reply to The New iTunes for Magazines (Or an Irrelevant Venture) Is Here!
    I only know what's in the post and under the link and yes, my initial instinct was to make a Pathfinder joke.

    But I don't see why this couldn't complement a publication's website and perhaps provide them with some extra income.

    Off the top of my head - A lot of magazine sites don't include the pretty pictures and this appears to let them to publish in the original layout.

    Right now it's just the big boys, but if they open it up to smaller publications, it could be a boon for them.

    I know that I sometimes see something on Hulu that's on a network, I don't get, so I'll sample it. The same could be true with this service, though it may sound a little like Pathfinder, but a one-stop electronic newsstand could introduce someone to a tiny publication from a regional source.

    And though it may not be part of the current thinking, but if they make some of the additional advertising location-aware, they'll have another source of income, they can't access right now. Not to mention that adding location info to their formally static ads could give their sales a needed boost.

    (For example, A Starbucks ad could include a map to the nearest location or a Holiday Inn Express advertisement could list those on the road ahead.)
     Reply
    Edited by Magister at 12/08/09 12:50 PM Magister was starred Magister was unstarred
    Image of Magister Magister
    12/08/09

    @Magister: PS) Location-aware advertising could also open up untapped ad markets. Right now, there's not a lot of supermarket ads in magazines because supermarkets are regional, but if the magazine knew where you were in the country, they could serve you whatever Kroger division is nearby.

    (Though of course, your e-reader would have to know where you are)
     Reply
    Edited by Magister at 12/08/09 1:08 PM Magister was starred Magister was unstarred
    Image of kinsnyc kinsnyc
    12/08/09

    In reply to The New iTunes for Magazines (Or an Irrelevant Venture) Is Here!
    reading content on a digital screen doesn't have the same effect as holding and flipping the glossy pages in your hand. mags offer a sensation to readers that doesn't exist in technology. the same goes for books. e-readers may have a "coolness" factor, but i prefer to stay old school on this one.
     Reply
    Gabriel Snyder approved this comment kinsnyc was starred kinsnyc was unstarred
    Image of Gabriel Snyder Gabriel Snyder
    12/08/09

    @kinsnyc: Touchscreens aren't the same as holding a printed magazine, but they could offer that tangible feel and also the portability -- the "toilet reading" factor.
     Reply
    Gabriel Snyder was starred Gabriel Snyder was unstarred
    Image of lukeoneil47 lukeoneil47
    12/08/09

    @Gabriel Snyder: Agreed with both. I don't want to read a magazine or a book on a screen, but if I must, then I better be able to take it to the shitter.
     Reply
    lukeoneil47 was starred lukeoneil47 was unstarred
    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    12/08/09

    @Gabriel Snyder: I can pack a lot more e-mags into my iPhone or future color Kindle than I can fit print mags into my briefcase. (Yes, I'm old enough and square enough to have a briefcase. But hey, it also takes a laptop.)
     Reply
    TheBusinessGuy was starred TheBusinessGuy was unstarred
    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    12/08/09

    @kinsnyc: Agreed--I will always stay old school when it comes to reading material. Not to mention the fact that I do the most reading on Saturday, which, since I observe the Sabbath, means electric devices are a no-go. Magazines and books becoming available on e-readers only is up there with my biggest fears in life, right next to tarantulas.
     Reply
    DahlELama was starred DahlELama was unstarred
    Image of ptkdude ptkdude
    12/08/09

    In reply to The New iTunes for Magazines (Or an Irrelevant Venture) Is Here!
    There's already a place to go and view magazine content, either for free or for a fee. It's called the internet.
     Reply
    A Message To Rudy promoted this comment ptkdude was starred ptkdude was unstarred
    Image of A Message To Rudy A Message To Rudy
    12/08/09

    @ptkdude: Or a bookstore magazine rack.
     Reply
    A Message To Rudy was starred A Message To Rudy was unstarred
    Image of ptkdude ptkdude
    12/08/09

    @A Message To Rudy: I meant electronically, but you make a very valid point.
     Reply
    ptkdude was starred ptkdude was unstarred
    Image of Magister Magister
    12/08/09

    @A Message To Rudy: ...or a library.
     Reply
    Magister was starred Magister was unstarred
    Image of Gabriel Snyder Gabriel Snyder
    12/08/09

    In reply to The New iTunes for Magazines (Or an Irrelevant Venture) Is Here!
    You shouldn't let the horrible buzz words make you too bearish on the e-Reader versions of magazines. What magazine people are good at -- making pretty packages out of words and pictures over the course of days, weeks and months -- has never translated well to the web. The magazine publishers' various stabs at creating ways to sell digital versions of their work to people with shiny new e-Readers represent a much more promising path to survival than anything newspapers have come up with.
     Reply
    Gabriel Snyder was starred Gabriel Snyder was unstarred
    Image of sweetpickles sweetpickles
    12/08/09

    @Gabriel Snyder: A valiant effort, for sure. But I'm not convinced. In some ways, it seems a lot like they're trying to sell me a glossy .pdf. And that did not work the last time. However, if they start shutting down their sites in favor of e-reader content, that could be a huge shift. But competing against the web is never a safe bet. Someone can turn mediocre content into a huge numbers game just by offering it up for free.
     Reply
    sweetpickles was starred sweetpickles was unstarred
    Image of sweetpickles sweetpickles
    12/08/09

    In reply to The New iTunes for Magazines (Or an Irrelevant Venture) Is Here!
    I feel like we're going back to the future with all this stuff. I don't think anyone's going to pay for digital mags unless they sell it in bundled packages with a lot of other titles. The problem, again, is competing with up to the minute content on the web.
     Reply
    sweetpickles was starred sweetpickles was unstarred
    Image of lukeoneil47 lukeoneil47
    12/08/09

    @sweetpickles: How much is this going to be? Magazines are already basically free. $10 or so for a year.
     Reply
    lukeoneil47 was starred lukeoneil47 was unstarred
    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    12/08/09

    @lukeoneil47: Exactly; I don't pay enough for magazines to start looking for a cheaper way to get them, and an e-reader doesn't look nearly as intriguing on coffee table. (Or maybe it does, but I'm not letting my guests get their grubby hands on it.)
     Reply
    DahlELama was starred DahlELama was unstarred
    Image of triplethreat triplethreat
    12/08/09

    @DahlELama: Yeah but you might not have much of a choice in the future. Magazines are going to be newsstand or electronic. I don't think you will be able to get cheap print subscriptions any more.
     Reply
    triplethreat was starred triplethreat was unstarred
    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    12/08/09

    @triplethreat: Interesting; that's definitely a perspective I haven't heard yet. What's the advantage to getting rid of the subscription model as long as the issues are still being created in print?
     Reply
    DahlELama was starred DahlELama was unstarred
    Image of triplethreat triplethreat
    12/08/09

    @DahlELama: Print subs are basically a loss and getting more so--they are super cheap in order to keep the rate base up, but are increasing in cost as printing prices, postal rates, and gas prices rise. Better to print just a few copies to sell at newsstand for those who really want the "object experience" (I made that term up) and put the rest of your energy into developing web audience and revenue models.

    I think music will go same way. I mean, why make a CD? People would rather download. But a fancy vinyl box set? They will buy.
     Reply
    triplethreat was starred triplethreat was unstarred
    Image of LoveHandles LoveHandles
    11/11/09

    In reply to Hearst Is Amazingly Not Broke
    With less staffers, perhaps Current TV will have less of a chance of getting it's staff embroiled in international nuclear affairs? #media
     Reply
    LoveHandles was starred LoveHandles was unstarred
    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    11/11/09

    In reply to Hearst Is Amazingly Not Broke
    With Drew Schutte, Conde has a smart, web-savvy guy running digital--finally. Let's hope that he, like Hearst, has a war chest. Let's also note that Conde Digital is not at 4TS and that, as surely as the luncheon seating plan, is a measure of status. #media
     Reply
    TheBusinessGuy was starred TheBusinessGuy was unstarred
    Image of Magister Magister
    11/11/09

    In reply to Hearst Is Amazingly Not Broke
    The Ombudsman wrote a Sesame Street piece about a Sesame Street piece. Unfortunately, nobody who was offended will ever hear of it. #media
     Reply
    Magister was starred Magister was unstarred
    Image of iantenna iantenna
    09/25/09

    In reply to Billionaire Vulture's Newspaper Betrayal
    good riddance i say, save for the lost jobs. the chronicle has been a shitstain of a paper for years, and an oddly conservative one to boot, considering its market.
     Reply
    if_i_only_had_a_heart promoted this comment Edited by iantenna at 09/25/09 2:34 PM iantenna was starred iantenna was unstarred
    Image of Poodle_Heart Poodle_Heart
    09/25/09

    @iantenna: true. sad about the jobs. but the paper sucked yea verily for decades

    what it produced was not quite journalism
     Reply
    Poodle_Heart was starred Poodle_Heart was unstarred
    Image of TabithaIapetus TabithaIapetus
    09/25/09

    In reply to Billionaire Vulture's Newspaper Betrayal
    I notice that sign is not on... So is California closed now?
     Reply
    Conchie Birdie promoted this comment TabithaIapetus was starred TabithaIapetus was unstarred
    Image of sfBirdie sfBirdie
    09/25/09

    @TabithaIapetus: Furlough Friday, baby, it ain't just for the city hall workers anymore.
     Reply
    sfBirdie was starred sfBirdie was unstarred
    Image of RonMwangaguhunga RonMwangaguhunga
    09/02/09

    In reply to Hobo New York Times Cafeteria: Almost as Good as Popeye's
    He missed a perfect opportunity to declare the New York Times cafeteria eating area hot, flat and crowded.
     Reply
    Edited by RonMwangaguhunga at 09/02/09 2:28 PM RonMwangaguhunga was starred RonMwangaguhunga was unstarred
    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    09/02/09

    In reply to Hobo New York Times Cafeteria: Almost as Good as Popeye's
    You know what goes good with Fried Chicken? Orangina. Meanwhile, Blue Ribbon > Popeyes > NYT > KFC. And if we wanna get the South in here, Blue Ribbon > Bojangles > Popeyes, etc.
     Reply
    Foster Kamer was starred Foster Kamer was unstarred
    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    09/02/09

    @Foster Kamer: I would love to follow up on your recommendations, but I’m pretty sure fried food is banned in Southern California (where I happen to live).
     Reply
    iplaudius was starred iplaudius was unstarred
    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    09/02/09

    @Foster Kamer: If you're gonna get southern on us, FK, don't forget to rank Church's! And Wishbone! And Mrs. Winner's!
     Reply
    BookishLookish was starred BookishLookish was unstarred
    Image of snugbug snugbug
    09/02/09

    @iplaudius: You little Westsider, you! Eastside LA = home of the bacon donut, Roscoe's House of Chicken 'n Waffles, and those delish Korean/Japanese deep-fried curry donuts. I am getting dewy-eyed just typing this.
     Reply
    Edited by snugbug at 09/02/09 3:19 PM snugbug was starred snugbug was unstarred
    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/02/09

    @Foster Kamer: I've been living in a Canadian chinatown for too long maybe, but I've grown to love fried chicken with young coconut water. It's delicious and sweet and refreshing and caribbean and everything you love with crunchy chicken.
     Reply
    Pope John Peeps II was starred Pope John Peeps II was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or Gawker account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.