We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
February 24, 2017
Medium / Simon Galperin
/ Feb 24“Editors of Deadspin and the gaming-themed Kotaku will run the new publication, called Compete, starting with two full-time writers who will cover the news and culture of competitive video-gaming. Gillette will be the sole advertiser for the first six months.” —
Bloomberg / Gerry Smith
/ Feb 24The company said it’s looking to hire more digital staff and will only print special issues. —
“Some publishers aren’t pleased with the development, arguing that Facebook has removed a key metric that allows them to demonstrate actual engagement of their content. It comes at a confusing time, they add, because Facebook is now prioritizing longer watch time and higher-quality videos.” —RB
Digiday / Sahil Patel
/ Feb 24“The lab, based at the Sacramento Valley Train Station, will offer room for workshops, training and focus on working with fellows from outside the company. Google and YouTube employees will collaborate with the the fellowship classes, which will begin in 2017.” —
Poynter / Kristen Hare
/ Feb 24“The rise of Breitbart and focused attention on hard-right, fraudulent and fake-news sites have created renewed interest in blacklisting among brand clients, who look to it as a way to make sure their ads aren’t appearing on sites that will embarrass the brand.” —RB
Digiday / Shareen Pathak
/ Feb 24“No one really knows when it’ll happen, but in next couple years there’ll be an inflection point where it’s almost equitable, the amount of video that’s being consumed on mobile versus desktop versus the television experience. We’re trying to anticipate,” said Rajin Persaud, vp of mobile and TV products at CNN. —RB
Digiday / Lucia Moses
/ Feb 24New Zealand Media and Entertainment is the 12 media company around the world to start using Arc. —
February 23, 2017
“For fashion publications that thrive on purveying the latest styles to the masses, having the opportunity to share a slideshow of looks, rather than inundating the feeds of followers with several standalone posts, is an opportunity to share more streamlined content to users.” —
Glossy / Bethany Biron
/ Feb 23“NPR management has recommended to the board a pricing plan of flat annual increases in station membership dues and fees for newsmagazines and digital services. The increases are scaled to seven tiers based on station revenue, with the largest stations earning more than $20 million in annual revenue slated for a 4.25 percent increase each year. Meanwhile, stations with less than $500,000 in total annual revenue will see no increases.” —
