If you have been reading this blog for any length of time you know I have covered the “New Media” topic a few times. While considering self-publishing a book of blog posts to use for marketing activities, I came across blurb.com. I ended up utilizing Blurb to produce a 40-page book of photos and … [Read more...]
#69 IDEAlliance Proofing Summit in Review
Recently I attended the IDEAlliance Proofing Summit held in conjunction with the Publishing Business Conference and Expo at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. During the one day summit I managed to take three pages of notes focused on the meeting’s key topic of Virtual Proofing to the … [Read more...]
QuebecorWorld Asks Court to Pay Bonuses?!?!?!
I read this morning that QuebecorWorld is seeking approval from the courts to pay 4.6 million dollars in bonuses to managers. The bonuses range from $700 to $132,000 and apparently were 'earned' last year prior to the filing. Well, I have news for QuebecorWorld and the courts....all the money owed … [Read more...]
ASU Gravure Days Talk Excerpt
Recently I was asked by my good friend Howard (Howie) Nelson, Ed.D. to speak at the 25th annual Gravure Industry day held at the ASU Polytechnic campus in Mesa, AZ. Howie asked me to speak to the students about being an entrepreneur. What follows is a section of that talk which describes (very … [Read more...]
I’m Back to Posting
Sorry about the long absence. Business has been good and I have been busy. You may have noticed a slight change in the look and feel of the site today. I finally got around to upgrading my WordPress installation (the software which drives this whole site). Please let me know if you see any … [Read more...]
mEtamerism vs. mAtamerism
Several of you kindly pointed out that I had misspelled that word up in the title in the original version of my #67 post. First, you are correct and thank you for the correction. It does raise an interesting point for me as a new media writer. A google search for matamerism yields 154 hits. … [Read more...]
JimRaffel.com 2007 Top 10 Posts
As Promised in #66 here are the top ten posts of 2007 as recorded by Google Analytics. 10. 65-1: SGIA Live Wednesday Observations 9. #61: Get Over Your Measurement Fear 8. #46: Stop Printing Bad Proofs 7. #47: Certified Proofs 6. Golden Nugget #9…Press Characterization and Grey Balance 5. #33: … [Read more...]
New Media Printing Opportunities
During the month of October and into early November this little coffee shop chain (Starbucks, perhaps you have heard of them?) gave away FIFTY MILLION songs from Apple's iTunes. In this author's opinion the distribution of digitally delivered songs seems to be a new media promotion. What's the … [Read more...]
#66: How a New Media Writer Breaks Writers Block
I am now two and a half years into the Jim Raffel’s Golden Nuggets / JimRaffel.com journey. I have gained a whole new appreciation for those who write on a regular basis and an especially great appreciation for those who write on deadline (I sort of slammed you deadline writers last week, but it’s … [Read more...]
65-2: New Media vs. Old Media at a Trade Show
As a member of the new media I would like to thank the SGIA show management for their recognition of the shift that is occurring in the way people gather news and information. While JimRaffel.com is not listed among the 22 most popular blogs in the world we do a pretty good job reaching those … [Read more...]
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