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Monday 5 May 2008 Newsknife releases ratings of U.S. newspaper-related sitesBy Leah McBride Mensching, Monday 5 May 2008 at 23:47 :: Online/Digital Publishing Newsknife, a site that rates news sites based on Google News performance, has released its May 2008 list of 155 sites in the U.S. The site sampled 109,702 listings by 3,942 sites for 689 news items in 2008, and judged performance based on how often they appeared on Google News. Mobile IM to surpass textingBy Erina Lin, Monday 5 May 2008 at 23:32 :: World Digital Media Trends Mobile instant messaging (MIM) will replace text messaging (SMS) and eventually e-mail as the most popular mobile non-voice communication application, according to a recent global survey by TNS Global. Currently, only eight percent of global mobile phone users surveyed use MIM. However, the study found that once users adopt MIM, it becomes the primary communications method and replaces other messaging tools. New BSMG site links competitorsBy Leah McBride Mensching, Monday 5 May 2008 at 23:29 :: Online/Digital Publishing The Baltimore Sun Media Group Interactive (BSMG) has launched a new local Web site, bringing together local newspapers to create the site, Editor & Publisher reported Monday. ExploreHoward.com is a service of Patuxent Publishing and BSMG, and contains complete weekly content from Howard County's the Columbia Flier, Howard County Times, The View from Ellicott City and The View from Western Howard County. Yahoo deal falls apartBy Erina Lin, Monday 5 May 2008 at 23:14 :: Media Ownership Microsoft Corp. on Saturday withdraw its US$42 billion takeover offer for Yahoo!, after the companies failed to agree on how much the Internet firm was worth, the Los Angeles Times reported. The unexpected breakdown came shortly after their chief executives met in Seattle one day earlier. The companies had finally engaged in talks since Microsoft said it would raise billions more for the deal in January. AP launches news service for iPhoneBy Leah McBride Mensching, Monday 5 May 2008 at 23:05 :: World Digital Media Trends The Associated Press and more than 100 of the news agency's member newspapers on Monday launched a service aimed at making news stories available on Apple's iPhone and other mobile devices, the AP reported. Currently 107 newspapers are participating in the Mobile News Network, including the San Francisco Chronicle and The Miami Herald. Dutch citizen journalism site Skoeps to closeBy Alexandra Zeumer, Monday 5 May 2008 at 22:36 :: General Dutch citizen photojournalism Web site Skoeps will be closing down, after being unsuccessful at finding a sustainable business model, Reuters reported Friday. Skoeps is owned by Dutch media groups PCM Uitgevers and Talpa Media, and has 7,500 registered users. Free Swiss paper debuts discount guideBy Alexandra Zeumer, Monday 5 May 2008 at 22:14 :: Advertising Top Swiss free newspaper, 20 Minuten, distributed a new free discount magazine Monday in Zurich, Newspaper Innovation reported. The magazine, 20's best, showcases 26 products, and gives readers special discount offers for those products. |
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