I’m here in New York at the Publishing Exeutive conference. I’ll be speaking later today, but am writing a couple posts live from the show on my BlackBerry during the sessions. Right now I’m in the opening session listening to Jeff Cole from the USC Annenberg School (Center for the Digital Future), giving some insight on people’s use of the Internet. I thorougly enjoyed his presentation and meeting Jeff. Here are some of the key points, but you can get the full study at http://www.digitalcenter.org/ In 2006, 21% of Internet users under age 18 maintain generate their own content...

Michael Madej, a friend of mine at IndustryWeek, has a knack for finding the funny side of online media. He sent me these screenshots showing the sometimes humorous and ironic juxtaposition of content and online advertising. He assures me these are 100% authentic and not doctored up. Enjoy! Unfortunate ad placement for United Economy Plus Subject says one thing … reality says another If someone at Triscuit actually planned this, they should be promoted...

As I predicted in my post last December, online video continues to heat up as a key topic for publishers. The February issue of BtoB Media Business has a feature article on video, “Focus on Online Video: Publishers Get Ready for Surge” (although funny enough it’s the one article they left off of their web site from the February issue). Similarly, Publishing Executive also has a feature story on video in the February issue, “2007: The Online Video Era“. The story evens contains a photo of a really sharp looking emedia guy (at least my wife thinks so … thanks...

My wife and I just finished building a new house about 10 miles away from our old home with fantastic views of the Rockies. We’ve been planning this for almost three years and it’s hard to believe it’s finally done. I took last week off from work to pack the house, move, and unpack. We love the new place, but if I never see another box again in my life, it will be too soon! During the entire week I went without broadband access to the Internet and didn’t use my laptop or desktop computer at all. To my surprise, I didn’t really miss them all that much....

Mark Flythe at the ABM sent out this video on YouTube. This is really well done and drives home the point of the new web … aka Web 2.0. It’s a must-see for any publisher and shows how the Internet is changing the rules for publishers. Publishers must adapt and tap into the power of their communities (readers, advertisers, associations, etc.) if they want to be a future leader in...

Day 3 of my challenge to launch a full-featured publication web site in under 30 days and $1000. The feedback to the challenge has been surprising … most feedback on any post I’ve had to date! And some great suggestions. Thus far I’ve tested out a number of systems and am beginning to narrow down my selections. Here’s what I’m leaning toward right now: Platform: Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) – This was a pretty easy decision. The most robust tools are open source and based on the LAMP architecture. Host: Webmasters.com – I’ve chosen...