Online advertising typically brings in less than 20% of a newspaper’s advertising revenue reports the economist. On the morning of September 3rd 1833 a new kind of newspaper went on sale on the streets of New York. With its mix of crime reports and human-interest stories, the Sunwas intended to appeal to a mass audience, and its publisher, Benjamin Day, made it cheap: at one penny, it was one-sixth of the price of most other papers.

The most popular newspaper in America at the time, according to Mitchell Stephens, author of “A History of News”, was New York’s Courier and Enquirer, which sold 4,500 copies a day. Day’s new “penny paper” appealed to people who had not bought newspapers before. Within two years the Sun was selling 15,000 copies a day.

In hindsight this was a turning point because it introduced a new business model to the industry. The Sun’s large circulation attracted advertisers, and the resulting revenue enabled Day to keep the price of the newspaper down and its circulation up. Instead of relying mostly on selling copies, newspapers came to depend mostly on advertising. It was a great deal for all concerned: readers got their news cheap, advertisers could reach a large audience easily and newspapers could afford to employ professional reporters instead of relying on amateurs.  See the full article here. Image from the economist.

With the rapid change in technology, knowing when to purchase a truly innovative product is becoming increasingly more difficult. This infographic by done Socialcast,looks at how being an early adopter does have its benefits.

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We are found this video [see below] of “Air Swimmers” which is the collective name of these fun and cool flying, radio-controlled toys that comes in the shape of a shark and a clownfish. Air Swimmers swim through the air with incredibly smooth and life-like motion.

These amazing fish provide hours of remote control indoor fun in even the smallest of rooms, however they are not suitable for outdoor use. They require only four AAA batteries (one in the body, three in the controller) and have complete up, down and 360 degree turning control. To purchase and find out more visit airswimmers.com see the specification below.

Specifications:
Controller: Infra-red
Remote Functions: climb, descend, and tail fin control
Range: Up to 40 feet
Length (with tail): 57 inches
Height (with fins): 36 inches

Price per Unit (piece): $39.99

Image via dangerousminds

The biggest change you’ll see is that getting around the app is much easier. The ‘Check In’ button is now always up at the top, and (good news for those of us with fat fingers) the tabs are therefore a bit more spaced out. Tap on over to the Explore tab and check out how much easier it is to navigate. And, just like on the iPhone, checking in is now streamlined and faster.

The other big update: Specials are now in Explore! Instead of just stumbling across Specials in the nearby places list, you can now search for great deals around you, and we’ll recommend them based on what’s interesting to you. That includes the daily deals, from partners like Groupon and LivingSocial, that we announced a few weeks ago.

Hope you enjoy these changes (and a bunch of other tweaks we made). We’ve got more in the pipeline, soupdate your app now!

Via blog.foursquare.com

Over the months there has been continuous speculation about what apples iPhone 5 will look like. The designs show manufacturers what areas need to be open or exposed for cases, but reveal little else.

In the past, this has caused some misunderstandings about future features. iPad 2 cases seemed to suggest an extra port at the top of the device, but that turned out to be a space for a microphone hole. Similarly, there are a few areas on the iPhone 5 case designs that are open to interpretation. Via mac macrumors.com

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Its was bond to happen. They say imitation is the best form of flatery….twitpic founder Noah Everett has unveiled Heello, his feature-for-feature copy of Twitter.

Heello looks and acts like Twitter in almost every way. Instead of tweeting, users you send “pings” to their followers. The language is different. Instead of retweeting, you use “echo” other posts. And finally instead of following, friends you “listen” to their friends. I like the look and feel, I suppose only time will tell whether there is enough room for another short messaging platform.  You can follow me at @Heello, a new fun way to share your social life! here

Levi’s is postponing the UK premiere of its global ‘Go Forth’ ad due to a sequence in the film that features a young man confronting a line of riot police, which based on the recent #londonriots would be deemed to be inappropriate.

The scene from the brand’s first global campaign appears 47-seconds into the ad. It launched on Facebook on Monday and was due to run on UK television and in cinemas later this month. See the video here. [There are various language options] 

An alternative to the standard eBay website has just launched on the Mac App Store in America: an official eBay app. The app is free to download and provides users with a sleek and minimalistic interface for finding their way around eBay’s U.S. catalog. Browse, bid, watch and buy items, with an improved search feature, saved searches to catch all the new items matching your wish list, daily deals and a ‘My eBay console’ for managing your active and watched sales.

via PSFK: http://www.psfk.com

Great short video from Derek Sivers. Founder of CD Baby, TED speaker, writer, and all around nice guy, Derek talks about  Uncommon Sense. Entrepreneurs and business owners take note. This is 1 of 8 video you can watch the rest here.

New Ofcom research reveals the extent to which the UK has become addicted to smartphones, with people confessing to using them everywhere from the dining table to the bathroom and bedroom.

Over a quarter of adults (27 per cent) and almost half of teenagers (47 per cent) now own a smartphone, according to Ofcom’s latest Communications Market Report.

Most (59 per cent) have acquired their smartphone, which includes devices such as iPhones, Blackberrys and Android phones, over the past year.

Users make significantly more calls and send more texts than regular mobile users (81 per cent of smartphone users make calls every day compared with 53 per cent of ‘regular’ users).

Teenagers especially are ditching more traditional activities in favour of their smartphone, with 23 per cent claiming to watch less TV and 15 per cent admitting they read fewer books.

And when asked about the use of these devices, 37 per cent of adults and 60 per cent of teens admit they are ‘highly addicted’.

Read more about the report from Ofcom

UK mobile carrier Orange seems to be working with Apple to provide “free” iTunes movie rentals each Thursday in an ongoing promotion called Orange Film To Go

Orange Film To Go offers Orange customers a specific film to download from iTunes every Thursday. The specific movies are pre-selected by Orange and early choices include The Wrestler, The Ghost and Che: Part One. This week’s selection is My Blueberry Nights

Coupon codes for each weekly film are retrieved by texting texting ‘FILMTOGO’ to 85060. A 35p text message cost does apply, so they are not quite free. Movies can then be redeemed (only) on Thursday and then the usual iTunes movie rental rules kick in. Customers have 30 days to start watching the movie and then 48 hours to finish watching it.

Its friday! Yayyy! Have you been on holiday this year or fancy going again? We found this fun video of a Guy who travels the world and shoots one second of footage in each location.

How do you startup a successful dating site, consultancy, blog and create a series of children’s books? Impossible right?  I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Howard Kington from startupremarkable.com

In this interview I discuss what it takes to have a portfolio career and how to act on your entrepreneurial impulses as well as sharing the methodologies I uses to get so much done. The video is a very grainy in parts. You can check the video out below.

This is a guest post from Daniela Baker. Today’s entrepreneurs need the flexibility to work from any location – whether it is the office, at home, on the road or in a café.

This goal can easily be accomplished thanks to the constant evolution of technology. However, as technology continues to improve and evolve, it can be difficult for the busy professional to keep on top of advancements. And with many mobile tech tools marketed toward consumers, sometimes it can be difficult to see how they can be used in the business place.

Luckily, Daniela Baker from CreditDonkey shares five mobile tech tools that busy entrepreneurs can start using to keep up with their business at home and from the road. Included with each category are examples of specific tools that are available in the marketplace today.

1. Credit Card Processing

As reported by PCWorld, mobile payment tools are enabling small businesses to accept credit cards on a variety of smartphones. With the aid of credit card reader hardware, entrepreneurs can easily start collecting credit card payments the moment they close a deal with a new client.

Square and Intuit GoPayment are just two of the many mobile credit card transaction options that are available today. Both of which have been recommended by PCWorld and WSJ.com.

2. File synchronization

With so many computer gadgets these days, it can be difficult to find important files and access them from the road. File synchronization apps eliminate this problem.

As reviewed by iPadCTO.com, DropBox is one of the apps helping small business owners synchronize the files they have scattered among their office computer, tablet and smartphone. DropBox also integrates with popular mobile apps making it a complete solution.

3. Electronic personal assistant

Because most entrepreneurs don’t have a personal assistant to nudge them when a message needs their attention, it can be easy to overlook an important email. This is where electronic personal assistant applications step in.

As mentioned by Forbes.com, AwayFind is one of these personal assistant apps. With AwayFind, business owners are notified of important emails by an automated phone call, SMS, IM, or Twitter.

4. Comparison Shopping

Comparison shopping is a smart move for start-ups to ensure they stay to their budgets. But it’s an activity that can be a real time drain. Thankfully, there are comparison shopping apps that help professionals save money and time.

Forbes.com recommends My Shopping Genie to entrepreneurs looking to find the best deals on their supplies. The app finds the best deals and lowest prices on millions of products available through more than 200,000 stores.

5. Financial account management

Websites like Mint.com and Yodlee.com have been popular among consumers for the past several years.

Now there is a similar solution available to small businesses. As reported by TechCrunch.com, Indinero offers a real-time financial dashboard that is perfect for entrepreneurs. Bank and credit card account information is housed on the site so small businesses can see their complete financial health picture.

Image coutsety of the-gadgeteer.com

emarketer.com reports that Like for many newer devices, young, affluent college graduates are the overall heaviest users of tablets and ereaders. But when device ownership is broken down by race and ethnicity, the results go beyond the typical early adopter profile. Hispanics skew higher than black or white consumers in ownership of both types of device.

Read the full article here.

One year after the service debuted for U.S. customers only, Google Voice is going international. The service, which allows you to call anyone on a mobile phone or landline via Gmail, arrives in 150 destinations across 38 languages this week.

You’ll know when the service becomes active in your country when a little green phone icon shows up at the top of your chat list in Gmail. To get ready, you’ll need to install the voice and video plug-in. For a complete list of where Google Voice is, or will soon be available, check out the rates page.

For those that haven’t yet experienced Google Voice, take a look: