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6 interactive election tracking tools

Beyond the standard interactive election maps, digital publishers had a few new tricks up their sleeves on election night. Here are six that kept users clicking. Full Story

by Rob O'Regan

November 7, 2012

• Infographics
• User generated content
• Social Media

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Forbes' well-manicured content farm

Forbes has famously and dramatically transitioned its online business model over the past two-plus years. The premium publisher is taking on more characteristics of a content farm as it brings on more external contributors and pumps up its traffic. But is this model sustainable? Full Story

by Rob O'Regan

September 4, 2012

• User generated content
• Content Strategy
• Business models

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3 curation sites to watch (and emulate)

As media companies experiment with curation models, they would do well to keep on eye on non-traditional publishers that are using content curation to edge into their space. Here are three that are pushing innovative approaches to curation and community-building. Full Story

by Rob O'Regan

July 26, 2012

• LinkedIn
• Curation
• Emerging

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Should you publish on Pinterest?

Pinterest is a 'virtual pinboard' that lets brands and individual users share articles and photos around a particular topic. It's a natural extension for lifestyle and other enthusiast brands looking for new ways to connect with their audiences. Full Story

by Rob O'Regan

January 19, 2012

• Social Media
• User generated content
• Pinterest

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6 benefits of crowdsourced content

Ladies Home Journal raised the bar on user-generated content by revamping its print editions around reader submissions. Here are six reasons why consumer and B2B publishers alike will continue to embrace the concept of crowdsourced editorial. Full Story

by Rob O'Regan

January 17, 2012

• Org structures
• Content Strategy
• Web

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Reinventing the article with Storify

Storify has been one the more exciting new journalism tools of the year. Co-founders Xavier Damman and Burt Herman explain how media companies are using — or could be using — the platform to tell stories in new ways. Full Story

by Ellie Behling

June 20, 2011

• Social Media
• Emerging
• Content Strategy

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How indie bloggers can help traditional media companies

Bloggers, once viewed as a threat to traditional publishers, are now an integral part of many content sites. Real Simple used indie bloggers to grow traffic; could the strategy work for other media companies? Full Story

by Ellie Behling

May 17, 2011

• User generated content
• Social Media
• Content Strategy

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4 things publishers can learn from Ranker

Ranker is a cross between a Q&A platform and a social site. How has the start-up built its increasingly large audience? Here are four things Ranker does well that hold lessons for any publisher. Full Story

by Ron Mwangaguhunga

April 5, 2011

• Platforms
• User generated content
• Emerging

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4 social network platforms by the numbers

Twitter, just five years old, posts more than 140 million tweets per day. This week professional networking social media site LinkedIn passed the 100 million member milestone. Check out these and other interesting new numbers from the social media landscape. Full Story

by Ron Mwangaguhunga

March 22, 2011

• LinkedIn
• Social Media
• Twitter

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Does your publishing platform empower your readers?

Hyperlocals, with their highly trusted, user-generated content, have the most to gain from any rise in the fortunes of geolocation and group messaging. But how can other publishers leverage the trend in group chat apps? Full Story

by Ron Mwangaguhunga

March 17, 2011

• User generated content
• Social Media
• Community