Google News Layered in Google Earth
MediaShift Idea Lab reports on Google's innovative mashup of Google News with Google Earth, calling it a "milestone" and a new model for hyperlocal journalism.
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more media file links for June 4, 2008:
Big Daily's 'Hyperlocal' Flop
The Wall Street Journal gleefully reports on the apparent failure of The Washington Post to capitalize on its strong local following with LoudounExtra.com, its first foray into "hyperlocal" journalism.
Paid-for online news is possible, says Google
Journalism.co.uk reports that Google UK's vice president told the World Editors Forum that paid news online is a credible concept, despite what his company has done to turn it into a free commodity. "We see ourselves as part of an ecosystem," he said.
Huffington Post Raising $10mm-ish, $80mm-ish Valuation
Silicon Alley Insider reports that The Huffington Post is raising a $10 million investment round on an $80 million valuation, having previously raised $5mm on a $35mm valuation. The politics site got more than 100 million page views in a recent month.
It Isn’t Magic: Putin Opponents Vanish From TV
The New York Times reports on Russian media's implementation of the so-called "stop list"--an informal roster of Kremlin critics who are barred from appearing on TV news and talk shows. Tactics include digitally airbrushing them out of programs.
Resisting the Open Access Movement
William Kelleher comments on Internet Evolution about professional trade publishers' apparently successful efforts to stifle federal legislation promoting free, open access to scientific articles.
European Online Ad Spend Gains on U.S.
ClickZ summarizes IAB Europe's latest AdEx study, which concludes that 2007 online ad spending on the continent grew 50 percent faster than in the US. At this pace, total online ad spend in Europe will eclipse the US by 2010.
Indian Adda: The Essence of Social Networking
Internet Evolution reports on the #1 application in India for social networks like Google's Orkut: "adda," or idle gossip--a mainstay of the Indian tradition, which puts a premium on community.
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