Virtual Philosophy
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Why “Humans of New York” Proves Every Cynical Writer & Artist Wrong
A few weeks ago, a journalist met the President. The journalist was a blogger who took photographs and talked to people. He’s also the author of The New York Times bestseller, “Humans of New York.” His name is Brandon Stanton and, in late January, he managed to help raise over a million dollars for Mott…
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Media Companies: Go Mobile or Become Social Media Serfs
Media companies are having a hard time trying to get people to pay for digital news. When there are so many sites that just provide headlines and a few paragraphs of sensational context (which is what most people want, anyway), it’s difficult to convince readers that “news” is a product that’s worth any money. That’s…
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Don’t Like Native Advertising? Start Paying for News.
Lately, there’s been a lot of discussion about one of the newest advertising tactics in the journalism world: native advertising. You might have seen it yourself, if you’ve felt the need to click one of BuzzFeed’s “10 Reasons Why You Should…” list articles. You’ll have a series of copyright-infringing GIFs, generally stolen in some capacity…
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