Paywalls should be a catalyst, not a cure

February 07, 2013 Subscribe | View as Web page. THEDAILYBUZZ A roundup of emedia news and views from around the web In this Issue Amazon wins broad patent to create marketplace for used digital content Newspapers, magazines will have 'not-great' choices as USPS plans to end Saturday delivery Paywalls should be a catalyst, not a cure 3 steps to prepare your site for the hi-res future Tweet chat: Tips on doing great reporting with an iPhone Reviews: Video-editing apps for the smartphone advertisement Rivista 5 for Responsive Design Magazine publishers rejoice! The Rivista™ CMS from Godengo+Texterity uses HTML5 and CSS3 to publish responsive design websites. Easy to access, modular and monetized – Rivista 5 is revolutionizing website publishing.  Schedule a free demo at texterity.com/inforequest or call 510-423-0379. Amazon wins broad patent to create marketplace for used digital content We'll have to keep our eyes on this, because it may not yet be 100% legal, but Amazon is reportedly opening a marketplace to resell digital content. What this means for publishers is that if an audience member, for example, purchases an ebook or white paper from us, they could potentially turn around and resell that content to Amazon's marketplace. Tweet us at @emediavitals and let us know what you think about this possibility. Would there be any way to turn it in publishing's favor? FULL ARTICLE - paidContent 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. Newspapers, magazines will have 'not-great' choices as USPS plans to end Saturday delivery Audiences will probably have to take a break from printed media over the weekends, as the struggling USPS is reportedly shutting down Saturday delivery of first-class mail items this summer. That gives publishers five months to make their digital offerings engaging and valuable enough to draw audiences to their laptops and tablets on Saturdays. FULL ARTICLE - Poynter Paywalls should be a catalyst, not a cure Meters and other online subscription models won't fix a lousy website experience – they'll only make it worse. That's why publishers considering a paywall need to think about more than just pricing. FULL ARTICLE - eMedia Vitals 3 steps to prepare your site for the hi-res future High resolution monitors are becoming more commonplace, but many website elements don't seem to be keeping pace. Here are 3 steps to ensure that savvy audiences are not viewing blurred images blemishing your site. FULL ARTICLE - Treehouse Tweet chat: Tips on doing great reporting with an iPhone Replacing cameras and various types of recorders, not to mention note taking accoutrements, with one device is not only an attractive proposition for bogged-down reporters, but a cost-saving idea for publishers. In this tweet chat, journalism experts and the Twitter audience following the hashtag #iphonereporting discussed techniques for doing it all with just an iPhone. FULL ARTICLE - MediaShift Reviews: Video-editing apps for the smartphone Journalists have the ability to record digital video on their smartphones, but do they still need to get to a computer to edit the clips into a valuable and cohesive piece of content? Nope. Here are reviews of 4 video-editing apps available on smartphones. FULL ARTICLE - The New York Times advertisement 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 122 West 27th Street New York, NY 10001 Copyright (C) 2013 Vital Business Media All rights reserved.