Commenting on the Evolution of the Digital Media Business
Jorge Espinel / June 4, 2009
The growing number of social tools that have emerged over the past few years (MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Wordpress, and Twitter among others) are contributing to the emergence of new type of users which I call “social leaders.” After all, in a world where we are increasingly “following” our friends, acquaintances, colleagues and celebrities, [...]
Jorge Espinel / February 14, 2009
In our recent company portfolio summit, Nova Spivack, CEO of Twine, crystallized a concept about the dynamics of content on the Web, which I shared and have been trying to succinctly outline for some time. Spivack stated: “Individuals are becoming the primary way that content gets distributed and discovered [on the Web] – rather [...]
Jorge Espinel / January 15, 2009
The formal creation of AOL’s MediaGlow and the most recent numbers from the Magazine Publishers Association of Americahave gotten me thinking about the future of Magazines. It is easy to be a pessimist and dismiss Traditional publishers in light of the shift in consumer behavior towards the Web.
However, Traditional publishers still have some key [...]
Jorge Espinel / April 15, 2008
Much is being written today about the imminent downturn in the economy and how it has started to impact overall business activity (see here). This has gotten me thinking about what are the potential implications for the digital media community over the next 18-24 months.
Realities:
– Consumers’ online usage will continue to increase at a [...]
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Jorge Espinel / March 31, 2008
There has been some recent posts discussing the impact of the Web on other media. Today’s Techcrunch post on publishing and blogging is the latest example of that (see here). In my view, these editorials are signals that the Web is finally coming on its own as a medium. This got me thinking about [...]
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Jorge Espinel / February 7, 2008
Finally, I have decided to begin this publication to share my thoughts and opinions on events and trends impacting the media business.
While the digital revolution has already been driving changes in the media sector, I expect the transformation process to further accelerate over the next five years. This is going to be an exciting [...]
