Transformation Tracker

"The Google Decade: Search In Review, 2000 To 2009"

Search Engine Land's Danny Sullivan has posted the second part in his series about search developments during the past decade. The first part focused on the year 2000. He writes in the series introduction:

"The 2000s were notable as the first full decade of consumer search. The first decade ever where you could try to sum up what happened in search, as a consumer product. And what happened, in a word, was Google.

In the 1990s, Google barely existed. If search were a religion, it was polytheistic. There were a variety of search gods -- Infoseek, Excite, Lycos and more. Yahoo was more powerful than the others, but it didn't rule supreme.

In the 2000s, Google effectively swept aside those other gods. Search became monotheistic. Search become Google. It literally became Google, as people began to commonly say they'd 'googled' something rather than searched for it."

Should Government Support Journalism? It Always Has
David Westphal, Communication Leadership Blog, Feb. 8, 2010

David Westphal discusses the key findings from his recent USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism report. Along with Geoffrey Cowan, Westphal points out that federal, state and local governments have been contributing to news businesses for more than 200 years. Their report concludes that unless there is a major change in current economic trends, the government should continue its long-standing support and look for alternative new ways to help. (Related: Bill Mitchell's NewsPay column about the report.)

Google Patent Filings Shed Light On
Future Of Internet And Online Advertising
Laurie Sullivan, MediaPost News,
Online Media Daily, Feb. 4, 2010

"Google updated a series of patent filings in January that could suggest the search giant plans to dig deeper into behavioral targeting, video content, and might also roll out dynamic advertising in its mapping applications."

What Do People REALLY Think Of...
Newspaper Paywalls? (Video)
Business Insider, The Wire, Feb. 3, 2010

William Wei and Kamelia Angelova's latest video in the "What Do People REALLY Think Of..." series. Earlier segments included questions about the Apple Tablet, Hulu and Twitter.

NPR's Ron Schiller:
"A concrete and hopeful message" can raise funds
By Jim Barnett, Nieman Journalism Lab,
Feb. 1, 2010

"Ron Schiller, the new senior vice president for development at National Public Radio, doesn't subscribe to the notion that the nation's news media are in a state of crisis. Is the landscape changing? Absolutely. But this is no time to wallow in doom and gloom, according to Schiller."

Links about the future of the news economy:

Classified Ad Revenue Down 70 Percent in 10 Years, With One Bright Spot
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Feb. 1, 2010

Links tracking the future of journalism business models:

The Great News Business Model Hunt is a Wild Goose Chase
Scott Rosenberg, MediaShift Idea Lab, Jan. 25, 2010

Examples of news transformation, from the Associated Press to Wikipedia:

Journalism Online's payment system to be in place in a matter of weeks
Emma Heald, Editors Weblog, Feb. 3, 2010

Links tracking the future of entrepreneurial journalism:

UC Berkeley Entrepreneurship Journalism
Andrew Finlayson, A Digital Journalist, Jan. 26, 2010

List of Legal Resources For Startups and Entrepreneurs
Chris Cameron, ReadWriteStart, Jan. 26, 2010
(See also: 3 Great Online Resources For Writing A Business Plan)

Latest links related to news organizations as nonprofits:

2009: a Remarkable Year for MinnPost
Joel Kramer, MinnPost, Jan. 25, 2010

Texas Tribune Raised Nearly $4 Million In 2009 But Can't Rest
Staci D. Kramer, paidContent, Jan. 25, 2010

Links related to the future of micropayments:

Micro-Payments vs. Crowd Funding
Dave Cohn, DigiDave, Jan. 25, 2010

Links on sharing resources:

New York Times Embraces Collaborative
Journalism with CUNY Hyperlocal Partnership
Steve Myers, Poynter, Jan. 20, 2010

Latest links to news of journalism startups:

A Golden Age for News Start-Ups? The Impact of Another Newspaper Bankruptcy
Steve Outing, SteveOuting.com, Jan. 15, 2010