The real costs of cookie-blocking

March 01, 2013 Subscribe | View as Web page. THEDAILYBUZZ A roundup of emedia news and views from around the web In this Issue Time's digital birthday party Germany's 'Google tax' law forcing royalty payments for news snippets Reed Elsevier's unsentimental digital transition The real costs of cookie-blocking The banner under threat 15 superb websites with video backgrounds advertisement Is Your Website Ready for Mobile? The Rivista 5 CMS from Godengo+ Texterity is modular, monetized and easy to use for publishing responsive design websites. The publisher can target ads to different screen sizes and align ads with editorial content for best results. By 2014 there will be more web traffic coming from mobile than the desktop web. Request a free demo at texterity.com/inforequest or call 510- 423-0379. Time's digital birthday party Is your publication having fun with digital media? Time is 90 years old, but that doesn't mean the magazine is at all stodgy. In fact, as part of its birthday celebration, Time has released some fun digital content, including an online history slideshow and the ability for its audience to engage with the brand by tweeting their favorite Time covers and profiles with this hashtag: #90YearsofTIME. FULL ARTICLE - Mediabistro 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. Germany's 'Google tax' law forcing royalty payments for news snippets At first glance, Germany's 'Google tax' law doesn't seem like such a bad deal for publishers. But what will it do to your content's SEO should this legislation become widespread? Take that concern one step further, and such a law could eventually have an impact on content curation. FULL ARTICLE - GigaOm Reed Elsevier's unsentimental digital transition In order to make digital media work for Reed Elsevier, it has had to make some unsentimental decisions regarding its magazines, including selling Variety. Here is a look at how the B2B publisher might be evaluating some of its determinations. FULL ARTICLE - The Media Briefing The real costs of cookie-blocking Blocking cookies may seem like the right thing to do for online privacy advocates, but cookies are also what makes web searches easier and more productive for users. Here is an argument for why cookie blocking could be a bad idea for both publishers and audiences. FULL ARTICLE - AdAge The banner under threat Not much ruins a website like clutter, especially when your audience is struggling to get to your content amidst an onslaught of display ads. Here is how some media companies are addressing the problem, including Gannett's pairing single ad units with USA Today content. FULL ARTICLE - Digiday 15 superb websites with video backgrounds Are you ready to throw out that boring, static website template and inject your site with interactive elements? For inspiration, here are 15 sites that display eye-catching video backgrounds. FULL ARTICLE - Creative Bloq 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.