USC-Annenberg School of Journalism has released it’s annual survey of internet usage.
- Frank Barnako: User-generated content is not a fad
- GigaOM: Internet Getting More Social
- Metrics 2.0: Online world now as important as real world
In almost every aspect where the internet is growing, newspapers are falling behind, such as UGC and social networking (video isn’t part of the summary, which is all I read — but digital photography is (an aspect of UGC), and it’s growing, too). Here’s the summary.
Somewhat unrelated, but also from Barnako: Newspapers will feel the pain for five more years. It’s interesting to note that homes with broadband are more likely to cancel their newspaper subscriptions.