“Here’s the problem: No matter how hard Google and Facebook try to help publishers, they will do more to hurt them, because that’s the way they’re supposed to work. They’re built to eviscerate publishers.”Tagged: Media Cliff Notes, Facebook, Google, Digital media
“And yes, Topolsky says, he didn’t expect to end up working with Goldberg, either.”Tagged: Bustle Digital, The Outline, Media Cliff Notes, Digital media
“Conde Nast is the company behind some of the world’s most glamorous and influential magazines, including Vogue, the New Yorker, and Vanity Fair. It is also a company in decline, because the magazine business is in decline.”Tagged: Vogue, Condé Nast, New Yorker, Media Cliff Notes, Media
“Bankoff has pledged not to cut any editorial jobs when the two companies combine, which leaves open the very real possibility that Vox will consolidate other parts of the business, like tech or sales operations. He told me the deal is not premised on cost-cutting, but that’s different from saying he…”Tagged: Media Cliff Notes
“Spotify is making yet another big budget purchase aimed at getting a lead in the growing podcast industry: The streaming music company has agreed to a deal to purchase The Ringer, the podcast-centric media company run and owned by Bill Simmons.”Tagged: Media Cliff Notes