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historic patterns of paying for content

Compared to periodicals, newspapers have developed a business model much less propitious for profitably distributing content in a digital world. Most of newspapers’ revenue historically has come from newspaper establishments integrated with the business of printing. A much larger share of periodicals’ revenue has come from publishing establishments not integrated into printing. Accounting for frequency … Continue reading historic patterns of paying for content

the effects of new advertising media

New advertising media have had remarkably little effect on aggregate advertising expenditure. In 1919, total U.S. advertising expenditure was 2.5% of U.S. GDP. The corresponding figure in 2007 was 2.0% of GDP. Advertising spending as a share of GDP is cyclical, and in 2000 the advertising share reached 2.5% of GDP. But from 1919 to … Continue reading the effects of new advertising media

Understanding Medea through ancient Greek epigrams

From Medea to modern media, bloody violence has been favored action. One must approach Medea and media with critical, humanistic understanding. … Read the post Understanding Medea through ancient Greek epigrams

the peculiar business of voice communication

Second Life‘s users, who now average about 62,000 concurrent logins, now consume more than a billion minutes of voice communication per month. Amidst some controversy over the merits and demerits of voice in virtual worlds, Second Life implemented voice communication in August, 2007. Vivox provides Second Life’s voice communication using VoIP. Judging by its use, … Continue reading the peculiar business of voice communication

book rental libraries in Washington, DC

Washington DC had higher receipts per employee working in rental (circulating) libraries than did any state, according to statistics of rental libraries included in the Census of Business, 1935. The Census greatly under-reported rental libraries, but the data may have been roughly representative of rental libraries’ businesses. The data thus suggest that DC had relatively … Continue reading book rental libraries in Washington, DC