links for 2007-02-01

The New York Times looks at RFID-based personalised outdoor advertising.

Gordon Macmillan: “If you’re not the number one or even number two, er, or even number three newspaper (ouch) and someone shows someone within your organisation figures showing you’re suddenly an all-conquering number one, then I think someone, who really

“You know the mainstream media are out to get blogs when you see a headline that says “Blogs Make Spreading Untruths Easier” over a story that mentions blogs only in passing.”

Here’s a claim: “Because as the ‘Cash for Honours’ enquiry and the Charity Commission investigation into … the Smith Institute … it is looking increasingly like the media have failed and that Britains top investigative reporter … is Guido Fawkes”

“Yahoo News generated 50% more ad revenue last year than it did in 2005. Apart from increased reliance on online news, this is explained by the inclusion of new video content.”

Julia LeConte wonders how to square Anna Politkovskaya’s story with this claim: “Bringing the news to the people is not a noble duty, but just another societal task that needs to be handled properly.”

Boston.com is using hyperlocal web sites and local search to take on local advertising competitors including the Yellow Pages and win back reader loyalty.

In India, Pressmart and IMI Mobile have launched a “mobile paper application” that provides content from nine newspapers to mobile phone operators.

A memo from Fox News VP John Mooney: “”For the record: seeing an item on a website does not mean it is right. Nor does it mean it is ready for air on FNC.”

François Nel: “In the main, South African dailies seem to be ignoring the key opportunity the Internet offers – the ability to engage in dialogue and collaborate with users.”

Martin Belam: “a story based on some science that hasn’t been demonstrated, revealed by an unsourced leaked memo … in one of the UK’s most sensational and unreliable newspapers, became a ‘fact’ on Digg.”

German media blog Wortfeld reports on Spiegel Online’s new video offerings, and notes that the standard size for online video windows seems to be growing. Spiegel Online’s videos will be 420×280 pixels.

Ashley Norris: “Essentially we want to build Shiny up to be the online equivalent of the likes of EMAP or IPC.”

Robert Niles: “Opening your stories and blog entries to comments represents just the first step in a long process of building an interactive relationship with your readers.”

BBC2′s new political drama features a Westminster insider blog “Village Vermin”, which has been recreated to promote the show. Real political bloggers are not impressed.