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Web surplus article, Web economics, Publishing

January 2011 

The Web’s €100 billion surplus

Consumers get the bulk of it with free services like social networks. Will industry dynamics shift as providers and advertisers try to get a bigger share?

Recent Thinking
  • A glimmer of hope for newspapers article, newspaper business hopeful, Publishing

    April 2010 

    A glimmer of hope for newspapers

    The Internet is driving increased consumption of news, a survey shows, but newspapers can take heart in being the most trusted medium.

  • job seekers Facebook article, facebook job seekers rules, Publishing

    March 2009 

    When job seekers invade Facebook

    The increasing popularity of online social networking is changing not only the way people manage their careers but social networking itself.

  • online news article, tailoring online news, Publishing

    August 2007 

    What consumers want from online news

    McKinsey research shows that different groups of consumers have different attitudes about news products. Media companies should segment their digital offerings.

  • cannibalization in sales article, marketing optimization techniques, Publishing

    February 2006 

    Fighting cannibalization

    Optimization techniques used to plan operations can also be applied to sales and marketing.

The Archive

2006

2005

2002

  • June 2002 

    Playing games with broadband

    The president of a leading computer game publisher warns that broadband will not only enlarge the value chain but also reorder it.

2001

2000

  • May 2000 

    Good news for newspapers

    Newspapers around the world have been aggressively raising their prices, and in seeming defiance of the standard inverse relationship between price and circulation this hasn’t driven away readers.

1999

  • August 1999 

    Beyond print: A future for magazines

    The World Wide Web threatens all but the strongest titles. Print publishers must respond by creating their own on-line operations, for magazines with a presence in both media will have an advantage over those that do not.

  • February 1999 

    Wanted: More newspaper ads

    Buyers are questioning the value of print ads because the people who sell it don't know themselves. To get more ads, newspapers should reorganize, not cut rates.

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