Publishing, Information Industry, and Information Management
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Top 10 US Public News Companies: Print-to-Digital Market Size and ShareMost regional news publishers don’t compete with one another; rather, in the largely geographically defined business, they compete with other media for ad revenue and for reader attention. Consequently, too little is known about how well news publishers are doing relative to one another. This report is a first effort to create a baseline of size and share metrics and provide a sense of movement within the News industry. Based on data Outsell collected about the top 10 public newspaper companies in the US, the report helps answer the questions in front of newspaper company CEOs and their operational leaders: “who is meeting the challenge best?” and “how can we learn from them?”
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Mochila: Content Syndication Meets Web 2.0The web has fundamentally altered the playing field for all publishers, with new threats continually emerging. The latest example is Google’s creation of a publishing entity it calls Knol that seeks to obtain content directly from authors and monetize it directly via advertising on the web. Publishers must look for alternative models to meet these threats and secure revenue, and Mochila offers one such model. It’s a model that requires editors and publishers to abandon the notion of “containers” (i.e., their own magazine, newspaper, or website) and instead disseminate their own content to a wider audience. This report looks at Mochila and its unique approach for enabling content creators to syndicate their content while maintaining licensing control.
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Information Industry Market Size and Share Rankings: Preliminary 2007 ResultsInformation industry revenues grew 5.3% to $381 billion in 2007, slowing from a 6% growth rate in 2006. This report analyzes preliminary estimates of 2007 revenue and 2006-to-2007 growth of the information industry and its segments.
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Information Managers and the Compliance Information LandscapeInformation management leaders may think first of copyright when they think of compliance, but many also support their organizations as regulatory and other compliance requirements place increasing demands on the enterprise. Companies navigating the bumpy topography of the national and international compliance landscapes require new awareness and business skills. This report highlights primary trends in compliance, many of them providing fertile ground for information managers who want to more closely integrate their function’s products and services with new compliance requirements and processes. Based on insights gained through Outsell’s ongoing dialogue with compliance industry players and the broader information industry, as well as interviews with three compliance experts.
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