by JAK | Jul 17, 2007 | big ideas
For all the reporting on the planned $5b buy of Dow Jones there doesn’t seem to be much insight into how Murdoch can make the numbers work. In a post last week we decided that it was likely that adding TV and some of the group synergies with online properties...
by JAK | Jul 13, 2007 | this blog
Thanks to all readers who arrive in increasing numbers each month traffic on this blog is growing fast. Most of you visit 2 or 3 times per month and read up about 4.8 pages each time. A little over 7% of you subscribe by RSS feed, (click here to try it -and select a...
by JAK | Jul 13, 2007 | this blog
Some of you will note the popularity widget in use at the bottom of each post. The top 10 list has now been moved to the top-10 page. Share this: Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on LinkedIn (Opens...
by JAK | Jul 9, 2007 | big ideas
The ongoing negotiations surrounding the sale of Dow Jones to Rupert Murdoch offers a fascinating glimpse on the future of the media business. On one side Rupert is offering $60 per share which values the group at $5b when the 52 week low has been $32.16 which...
by JAK | Jul 3, 2007 | big ideas, idealog, TED
At the recent New Yorker conference, called “2012: Stories from the near Future” was a piece by Malcolm Gladwell on two ideas of Genius. The video link is here – but check the size – it is 27 minutes long (and my HD version is 350mb! – HD...
