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Future of News Roundup, 12/21
What Google is up to, newspapers on Twitter and more

Five developments at the intersection of social media, technology and journalism

Google this: How to be everywhere

It has been an interesting year for Google as it relates to the media, and print publications in particular. As the fortunes of many print publications took a dip, some took aim at Google as a traffic/revenue thief. Rupert Murdoch now famously has threatened to delist his publications from Google. With all the tension, publishers would be smart not to ignore the bright ideas coming out of Google.

Previous Roundup Posts
  • Future of News Roundup, 12/7/09
    Google vs. Murdoch, top searches of '09, Time's 'Manhattan Project' and more

    Five recent developments at the intersection of social media, technology and journalism

    Google CEO searches for a new tone

    Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO of Google, went into what could almost be seen as enemy territory (Rupert Murdoch's flagship Wall Street Journal) with an op-ed piece. If you've been listening to Google talk about the future of news lately, Schmidt's arguments about Google's relationship with publishers sound familiar (Google helps publishers by sending billions of clicks their way, it isn't "stealing" revenue and the two sides should work together to solve newspapers' business-model problem).

  • Future of News Roundup 11/23
    Drops in unique visits, the end of Times Extra, paywalls and more

    Five developments at the intersection of social media, technology and journalism for the week ending Nov. 23.

    Most of the big 30 news sites see drops

  • Future of News Roundup 11/9
    Media response to the Fort Hood shootings, premium content, Google's offer to help, and more

    Five developments at the intersection of social media, technology and journalism for the week ending Nov. 9.

    Covering the Fort Hood shootings

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