$99 tablets: A race to the bottom?

January 08, 2013 Subscribe | View as Web page. THEDAILYBUZZ A roundup of emedia news and views from around the web In this Issue $99 tablets: A race to the bottom? Atlantic Media's Quartz hits 1m milestone Google expands AdWords test for collecting email addresses Future of news: Follow the price of pixels Linking: scraping vs. copyright Two custom-publishing powerhouses join forces advertisement Integrated Ad Sales Insights Increase print and online ad sales today with MagazinesRadar's Integrated Ad Sales Intelligence.  Click here to learn more. $99 tablets: A race to the bottom? The first wave of $99 tablets are coming, but could well materialize as the tablet equivalent of fast food - pretty tasty, but ultimately not that good for you. Like it or not, there's a race to the bottom in the tablet market that should be in full form at this week's Consumer Electronics Show. FULL ARTICLE - Tab Times Atlantic Media's Quartz hits 1m milestone Quartz, Atlantic Media's fledgling digital media brand devoted to global business and finance, announced that it reached 1.4 million unique visitors in December. It's worth an announcement because December was only the third full month of operation for the site, which debuted Sept. 24 with a focus on reaching readers on mobile platforms like tablets and smartphones. FULL ARTICLE - Capital New York advertisement Audience Data Got You Down? Download our Ebook! This eBook was designed to help eMedia professionals explore the hows and whys of audience development, database building, and utilization. The process takes effort, but it builds on investments you have already made in content development and audience outreach. Download your free copy. Google expands AdWords test for collecting email addresses Google has confirmed it has expanded the trial of a lead generation format for AdWords that allows advertisers to collect email addresses directly in the ad unit. A Google spokesperson said this ad format is still in testing phase but is getting a lot of interest from advertisers. FULL ARTICLE - Search Engine Land Future of news: Follow the price of pixels With continued downward pressure on ad rates, the most desperate news executives are on the hunt for someone else to charge. The fattest target out there is the consumer. Hey, they pay for print, right? Good luck with that. FULL ARTICLE - Forbes advertisement Eliminate Audience Information Silos! A comprehensive database can build known audience, reader relationships, and revenue. Click for information on IPro Audience Database Builder with direct interface to WordPress and Drupal Linking: scraping vs. copyright The legal debate on linking as copyright infringement will soon be obsolete. The real question will emerge as a much more complex one for publishers. FULL ARTICLE - Monday Note Two custom-publishing powerhouses join forces Two companies that are leaders in the custom publishing industry – McMurry and TMG Custom Media – are being combined under the aegis of a New York-based private equity firm. The combined company, to be named McMurry/TMG, will have annual revenue of almost $100 million. FULL ARTICLE - The New York Times advertisement advertisement eMedia Jobs Advertise in the Daily Buzz If you are interested in advertising in The Daily Buzz, please contact Prescott Shibles at (917) 740-0026. You are receiving the Daily Buzz as a valuable member of the eMedia Vitals community. Please feel free to contact us at any time with feedback and comments. Click here to unsubscribe. Our mailing address is: Vital Business Media 65 Broadway New York, NY 10006 Copyright (C) 2013 Vital Business Media All rights reserved.