Headlines for the web need to make sense on their own, as people often access sites via RSS feeds. I wonder how many people were puzzled, amused, shocked or disappointed by the headline on this BBC science story: Perhaps it is no surprise that at the time of writing, this was the most e-mailed and most read story on BBCNews.com

How Little Do Users Read? (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) Less is more: “On average, users will have time to read 28% of the words if they devote all of their time to reading. More realistically, users will read about 20% of the text on the average page.” (tags: online metrics media internet reference research stats usability)

My request to find out how much the BBC has made in advertising revenue since it started putting ads on the international version of its news site, BBC.com, has been rejected (PDF). I filed a Freedom of Information request using the WhatDoTheyKnow site. In its reply, BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, argued that: Disclosure would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of both the BBC and

The findings of the News Barometer survey of newspaper editors has been extensively covered, so I just wanted to pick up on a few of items from it. “35 percent believe print will reign supreme”. This is a spurious question. Editors should not worry which form of media will reign supreme, but rather which is the most suitable format to use for a story, considering the audience for that story.

Here are the top news and information online properties in Canada for March 2008, according to comScore Media Metrix, in terms of unique visitors. Google sites – 22,436,000 Microsoft sites – 22,341,000 Yahoo! sites -16,215,000 Wikipedia sites – 11,222,000 AOL – 10,123,000 Canoe Network – 8,391,000 Fox Interactive Media – 7,769, 000 The Weather Network – 7,717,000 CTVglobemedia – 7,655,000 CNET Networks – 7,197,000 New York Times Digital – 7,056,000

Journalism.co.uk :: Dutch citizen journalism site Skoeps closes Dutch citizen journalism site Skoeps is closing after failing to find a viable financial model for the site. Old media needs to wake up, or die Traditional media companies that refuse to invest in the Internet and withdraw into old business models are destined to fade away, opening the door for entrepreneurs to take advantage of the lack of innovation. (tags: news

Social Media » SlideShare The hows and whys of social media (tags: 2.0 newmedia online socialmedia social_media)

I’m speaking at a couple of conferences in Vancouver this week, discussing how public service broadcasters can sustaining citizenship and civil society in an internet age. In particular, I will be looking at the rise and fall of the BBC’s Action Network and propose new ways of moving forward as the BBC prepares its digital democracy project. Friday May 2: When Citizens Decide: The Challenge of Large Scale Public Engagement