LinkedIn debuts topic-based channels

May 09, 2013 Subscribe | View as Web page. THEDAILYBUZZ A roundup of emedia news and views from around the web In this Issue 4 career transitions for journalists LinkedIn debuts topic-based 'channels' Hearst hires president for digital content Ads stifle responsive-design adoption Are 'open interviews' a threat to journalism? BuzzFeed showcases community content 4 career transitions for journalists Once upon a time, journalists looking to get out of the "business" would take a PR job for an agency or a company they used to cover. But flacking is so 1990s. Here are four other career-transition options for journalists who have been RIF'd or just want to apply their skills in areas that offer more opportunities for growth. FULL ARTICLE - eMedia Vitals LinkedIn debuts topic-based 'channels' LinkedIn on Wednesday unveiled a redesign of its LinkedIn Today news site with a refreshed look and a new content discovery feature called Channels. Through Channels, people can follow more than 20 broader topic areas crossing over different industries. The makeover is part of LinkedIn's efforts to boost engagement by ramping up the quantity and quality of its content offerings. FULL ARTICLE - MediaPost advertisement Reinventing Revenue: How publishers are changing the game There's plenty of activity – and anxiety – around how to leverage and monetize publisher assets, whether it be native advertising, commerce, mobile brand extensions, or marketing services. This 55-page eBook will help publishers define the best disruptive revenue opportunities and the necessary technology investments to support them. Click here to read. Hearst hires president for digital content Hearst Magazines has hired Troy Young for a new position, president of digital media. Young will be responsible for content, revenue production and development strategies for Hearst Magazines' 26 online properties, which include Cosmopolitan.com, Elle.com and RealBeauty.com. The job's purview extends only to magazines' online brands, not to their print editions. FULL ARTICLE - The New York Times Ads stifle responsive-design adoption Responsive design is a no-brainer on surface. Publishers get their content automatically arranged based on the screen viewed. Viewers get a seamless experience. The fly in the ointment is that many Web publishers are hesitant to fully embrace responsive design because it makes it hard to do ads right. FULL ARTICLE - Digiday Are 'open interviews' a threat to journalism? The way the media works hasn't changed much in some respects: journalists interview people about a topic and then select the quotes they want to use. Sometimes a reporter will cherry-pick an interview in a way that the source doesn't like, but what can they do about it? As it turns out, they can do quite a bit about it now, thanks to the democratization of publishing. How media outlets choose to respond to this phenomenon says a lot about their commitment to "open journalism" or transparency. FULL ARTICLE - paidContent BuzzFeed showcases community content BuzzFeed launched a new Community vertical that creates a kind of stage for all reader-submitted BuzzFeed posts. BuzzFeed has allowed users to create posts for a while, but the new Community page collects them all in one place and creates a pipeline to feature the best work on the site's homepage. FULL ARTICLE - Nieman Journalism Lab 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.