E-commerce 2015, 11e (Laudon/Traver) Chapter 10 Online Content and Media 1) The publishing and entertainment industries make up the largest share of the commercial content marketplace, both online and offline Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 633 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 2) The average American adult spends more time watching television than using the Internet. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 635 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 3) The proliferation of mobile devices appears to be decreasing the total amount of time spent consuming various types of media. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 635 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 4) Online television and movies is the largest and fastest growing form of online entertainment. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 638 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 5) In 2014, the time spent on mobile devices exceeded the time spent on desktops. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 634 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge 6) The a la carte revenue model allows users to pay only for what they use. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 637 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 7) A higher percentage of Internet users read newspapers online than listen to radio online. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 638 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 1 Copyright Š 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
8) The overall size of the online video audience is about the same size as the traditional television audience. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 639 Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Application of knowledge 9) Smartphones are an example of technological convergence. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 643 Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Application of knowledge 10) Online readership of newspapers is declining by more than 10% a year. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 652 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 11) Cannibalization is a major challenge facing book publishers. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 636 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge 12) In the wholesale model of e-book distribution, pricing power is with the retailer. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 670 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 13) Vox is an example of the Digital First business model. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 651 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge 14) The entertainment industry is generally considered to be composed of five players: television, Hollywood films, music, radio, and games. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 674 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge
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15) In 2014, the social gaming market was the fastest growing form of online gaming. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 691 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 16) Which of the following is not a current trend in online content? A) Sales of music in digital form produce more revenue than sales of physical units. B) Readership of newspapers in print form continues to exceed online readership. C) E-book sales growth slows. D) Console game sales stagnate in comparison to online gaming. Answer: B Page Ref: 634 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 17) Which of the following streaming movie and TV services is a joint venture between traditional entertainment producers? A) Netflix B) Hulu C) Zynga D) VUDU Answer: B Page Ref: 630 Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Application of knowledge 18) Which of the following newspaper audience platforms has the higher percentage of readers? A) print/mobile B) Web only C) Web/mobile D) print Answer: D Page Ref: 653 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge 19) Which of the following three forms of media account for over 95% of the hours spent consuming media? A) television, radio, and the Internet B) television, magazines, and the Internet C) the Internet, radio, and newspapers D) television, the Internet, and newspapers Answer: A Page Ref: 635 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge 3 Copyright Š 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
20) In comparison to hours spent at work, the average American adult spends ________ consuming various media. A) a quarter as much time B) a third as much time C) an equivalent amount of time D) twice as much time Answer: D Page Ref: 635 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 21) Which of the following generates the largest share of media revenues? A) video games B) television C) newspapers D) radio Answer: B Page Ref: 637 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 22) Which of the following is the fastest growing segment of media revenues? A) television B) home video C) Internet media D) newspapers Answer: C Page Ref: 637 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 23) Which of the following was the top online video site in 2014 in terms of unique viewers? A) Google Sites B) Facebook C) AOL D) Yahoo Sites Answer: A Page Ref: 640 Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Application of knowledge
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24) All of the following are examples of technology convergence except: A) the iPad. B) Amazon Books Publishing. C) Apple TV. D) smartphones. Answer: B Page Ref: 643-646 Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Application of knowledge 25) All of the following are aspects of content convergence except: A) language. B) design. C) production. D) distribution. Answer: A Page Ref: 643-644 Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Application of knowledge 26) Which of the following occurs first in the process of content convergence? A) media integration B) media migration C) media transformation D) media maturity Answer: B Page Ref: 645 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge 27) Which of the following accounts for the second largest amount of paid online content revenues in the United States in 2014? A) online video games B) Internet radio C) online music D) online TV and movies Answer: C Page Ref: 639 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge
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28) Which of the following has the highest share of the e-book market? A) Amazon B) Apple C) Google D) Barnes & Noble Answer: A Page Ref: 668 Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Application of knowledge 29) Which of the following happened during the period of time during which newspapers used a print-centric business model? A) Google launched its search engine. B) Apple introduced the iPhone. C) Facebook opened to the public. D) The adoption of smartphone and tablets has grown rapidly. Answer: A Page Ref: 649-651 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 30) Which of the following was the most troubled segment of the publishing industry in 2014? A) books B) magazines C) newspapers D) periodicals Answer: C Page Ref: 647 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 31) Which of the following statements about the newspaper industry is not true? A) Newspaper management was sluggish to respond to the opportunities on the Internet for news. B) Online readership of newspapers is declining. C) The emergence of search engines such as Google has had a major impact on the newspaper industry. D) Newspaper industry revenues have declined by almost 50% from 2000 to 2013. Answer: B Page Ref: 647 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge
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32) Which of the following online newspaper sites or groups attracts the highest number of daily unique visitors? A) USA Today B) Washington Post C) Wall Street Journal D) The New York Times Answer: D Page Ref: 652 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 33) Which of the following statements about YouTube is not true? A) There are now over 1 million YouTube channels worldwide. B) In 2013, YouTube announced paid-subscription channels. C) YouTube has not yet shown a profit. D) The three most popular YouTube videos in terms of total views are music videos. Answer: C Page Ref: 630-632 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 34) Which of the following is not one of the factors required to charge for online content? A) multiple delivery methods B) focused market C) specialized content D) high perceived net value Answer: A Page Ref: 646 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 35) Which of the following is not a major contributing factor to net value? A) providing instantaneous, online access to information B) providing large, searchable historical archives C) enabling consumers to move online information to other documents easily D) offering a variety of subscription models Answer: D Page Ref: 646 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge
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36) Approximately ________ of the Internet population in the United States reads magazines online. A) one-quarter B) one-third C) one-half D) three-quarters Answer: B Page Ref: 663 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 37) Digital magazine ad revenues were expected to ________ in 2014. A) remain stable B) more than double C) grow over 20% D) continue to decrease Answer: C Page Ref: 663 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge 38) All of the following typically favor the elimination of DRM except: A) hackers. B) technology companies. C) content owners. D) telecommunications pipeline companies. Answer: C Page Ref: 641-642 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge 39) DRM refers to a combination of ________ for protecting digital content. A) hardware and software methods B) technical and legal means C) user and publisher agreements D) local and remote policies Answer: B Page Ref: 641 Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Application of knowledge
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40) Which of the following is not an example of a start-up digital news site? A) Huffington Post B) Buzzfeed C) Vice D) USA Today Answer: D Page Ref: 657 Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Application of knowledge 41) Which of the following routes to a newspaper Web site generates the most digital ad revenue for the newspaper? A) via a search engine B) via a social media site such as Facebook C) directly to a newspaper's home page D) via an online video Answer: C Page Ref: 654 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 42) A metered subscription model is most similar to which of the following revenue models? A) transaction fee B) freemium C) advertising D) affiliate Answer: B Page Ref: 655 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 43) Which of the following statements about the online newspaper audience is not true? A) Online newspaper readership is growing at more than 10% a year. B) The majority of newspaper readers read the news using a combination of the Web, print and mobile. C) About 75% of Internet users read newspaper content online. D) Online newspapers reach over 75% of individuals in households earning more than $100,000 a year. Answer: B Page Ref: 652 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge
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44) Who was the first major fiction writer to create an e-book-only volume of a new work? A) Hugh Howey B) Stephen King C) Dan Brown D) Amanda Hocking Answer: B Page Ref: 664 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 45) In 2014, Amazon's e-book and media store contained around how many book titles? A) about 10,000 B) about 100,000 C) about 1 million D) about 10 million Answer: C Page Ref: 669 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 46) Around what percentage of Amazon's top 100 selling books are now self-published? A) 10% B) 25% C) 33% D) 50% Answer: B Page Ref: 664 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 47) In 2014, e-book sales constituted about ________% of all consumer book sales. A) 10 B) 25 C) 32 D) 50 Answer: C Page Ref: 667 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge
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48) Which of the following was sued by the Justice Department for violating antitrust laws in connection with e-books? A) Amazon B) Google C) Apple D) Barnes & Noble Answer: C Page Ref: 671 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 49) Which of the following is true about book publishing revenues over the past five years? A) They have decreased by 25%. B) They have increased by 25%. C) They have remained stable. D) They have decreased by 10%. Answer: C Page Ref: 667 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 50) In 2014, Amazon engaged in a trade dispute with which of the following over the pricing of e-books? A) Simon & Schuster B) Penguin Random House C) Hachette D) Harper Collins Answer: C Page Ref: 672 Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Application of knowledge 51) Which of the following statements about the wholesale and agency models for selling books is not true? A) In the wholesale model, the retailer decides at what price to sell a book to the consumer. B) Amazon surprised traditional publishers by selling e-books for below their wholesale cost. C) Amazon supports the agency model. D) A result of the agency model was that Amazon's prices on e-books rose. Answer: C Page Ref: 671 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge
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52) Zinio is an example of which of the following? A) interactive book developer B) magazine aggregator C) e-reader platform D) vanity press Answer: B Page Ref: 664 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 53) Which of the following is the largest online movie download distributor? A) Netflix B) Hulu C) iTunes D) Google Play Answer: C Page Ref: 677 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 54) Which of the following statements about the movie industry is not true? A) Over 100 million Americans were expected to watch movies online in 2014. B) Online movie distribution is not dominated by a single distributor. C) Sales of digital movies that can be downloaded increased by almost 50% in 2013. D) Internet and online distribution now make up the largest share of movie revenues. Answer: D Page Ref: 680-681 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 55) Which of the following is not a leading factor in changing the television industry? A) increasing broadband penetration B) development of the mobile platform C) a willing industry with a library of high-quality content D) inability to attract customers to traditional products Answer: D Page Ref: 677-679 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge
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56) Which of the following statements about the television and premium video industry is not true? A) Apple's iTunes store is the leading distributor of streaming video. B) The television industry is the major source of premium video on the Internet. C) Americans spend more time watching television on a computer or mobile device than they do on a traditional television set. D) Over-the-top entertainment services are a threat to cable television distributors. Answer: A Page Ref: 677-678 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 57) The New York Times introduced which of the following revenue models in 2011? A) paywall B) metered subscription C) advertising D) walled garden Answer: B Page Ref: 656 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 58) Which of the following statements about the music industry is not true? A) Music industry revenues have decreased by 50% since 2000. B) Digital revenues accounted for less than half of all U.S. music revenues in 2013. C) In 2013, sales of digital downloads of music declined. D) Streaming music is the fastest growing segment. Answer: B Page Ref: 683-690 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 59) Which of the following is the largest producer of revenues in the entertainment industry? A) radio B) television C) films D) video games Answer: B Page Ref: 674 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge
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60) Which of the following start-up digital news sites is owned by AOL? A) Vox B) Vice C) Reddit D) Huffington Post Answer: D Page Ref: 657 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 61) In 2014, which of the following forms of entertainment produced the least amount of revenue? A) radio B) recorded music C) video games D) motion pictures Answer: B Page Ref: 674 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 62) In 2014, which of the following comprised the largest segment of the online gaming audience? A) social gamers B) mobile gamers C) casual gamers D) console gamers Answer: B Page Ref: 692 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge 63) Which of the following is not a source of illegal file-sharing? A) Movie2K B) Megaupload C) MovieWatch D) UltraViolet Answer: D Page Ref: 683 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge
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64) Which of the following statements about gaming is not true? A) The sale of video game hardware and boxed software no longer generates a majority of video game industry's revenue. B) Words with Friends is an example of a social game. C) In 2013, around 50% of smartphone owners played games on their phones. D) About 50% of all Internet users are online gamers. Answer: A Page Ref: 690-692 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 65) Which of the following is the fastest growing online gaming audience? A) casual gamers B) mobile gamers C) social gamers D) console gamers Answer: B Page Ref: 691 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 66) Grand Theft Auto is an example of a(n) ________ game. Answer: console Page Ref: 690 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 67) ________ describes the development of hybrid devices that can combine the functionality of two or more existing media platforms into a single device. Answer: Technological convergence Page Ref: 643 Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Application of knowledge 68) Content convergence describes convergence in the design, production, and ________ of content. Answer: distribution Page Ref: 643 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 69) ________ convergence involves the merger of media enterprises into synergistic combinations that can create and cross-market content on different platforms. Answer: Industry Page Ref: 644 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 15 Copyright Š 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
70) ________ is the second largest source of Internet music. Answer: Pandora Page Ref: 640 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 71) Amazon's Kindle uses a kind of DRM sometimes referred to as a(n) ________ to restrict the widespread sharing of content. Answer: walled garden Page Ref: 641 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Information technology 72) A business model that uses advertising revenue to provide some content for free, combined with an option to obtain additional content for a price is called a(n) ________ model. Answer: freemium Page Ref: 646 Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Application of knowledge 73) ________ refers to that portion of perceived customer value that can be attributed to the fact that content is available on the Internet. Answer: Net value Page Ref: 646 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 74) ________, who come to a news site by following a link from another site, pose a problem for online newspapers, because they stay for only a few seconds and are not very responsive to ads. Answer: Link visitors Page Ref: 659 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 75) Amazon's ________ is not just an e-book reader but also a media and entertainment portable device. Answer: Kindle Fire Page Ref: 669 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 76) ________ refers to the use of the Internet to deliver entertainment services to the home. Answer: Over-the-top (OTT) Page Ref: 678 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Application of knowledge 16 Copyright Š 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
77) In the ________ model for e-books, prices are set by the publisher. Answer: agency Page Ref: 671 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 78) ________ is the movie industry proof of DVD purchase program that allows playback of DVDs to any digital device. Answer: UltraViolet Page Ref: 683 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 79) An example of ________ is a song downloaded from Rhapsody that expires, or cannot be played, if your monthly subscription fee is not paid. Answer: digital rights management (DRM) Page Ref: 641 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge 80) Next Issue Media is an example of a(n) ________. Answer: magazine aggregator Page Ref: 666 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Application of knowledge
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81) Explain the concept of media convergence. Answer: The term media convergence refers to digitally based changes in technology platform, content, and industry structure. Technological convergence means the integration of previously separate platform functionality into hybrid devices that can combine the functionality of many different existing media platforms such as books, newspapers, television, radio, and stereo equipment. Content convergence has three dimensions: design, production, and distribution. Content design convergence occurs as content created in an older media technology is transferred to a new technology. Historically the initial transference involves little artistic change, but as the artists and producers learn how to use the new tools and how to deliver content more efficiently in the new media the new capabilities can be fully exploited and the art becomes measurably different. Content production convergence occurs when content, which is the most significant cost of content, is developed only once using technology that can deliver it to multiple different platforms. Production convergence drives content convergence as new tools are developed for economically producing content for delivery to multiple platforms. For example, the text produced in a word processing program can be easily converted to an HTML or PDF file for Web delivery. Distribution convergence occurs when the distributors and ultimate consumers have the devices needed to receive, store, and experience the product. Industry convergence refers to the merger of media enterprises into powerful, synergistic combinations that can cross-market content on many different platforms and create new works that use multiple platforms. Traditionally, each type of media — film, text, music, television — had its own separate industry, typically composed of very large players. However, the Internet has created forces that make the merger of traditionally separate firms in separate media industries a plausible — perhaps necessary — business proposition. Page Ref: 643-644 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Analytical thinking; Written and oral communication 82) Describe the three basic revenue models for digital content delivery. Answer: There are three revenue models for delivering content on the Internet. The two "pay" models are subscription (usually "all you can eat," meaning the amount of content that you can consume is unlimited) and a la carte (pay only for what you use). The third model uses advertising revenue to provide content for free, often with a "freemium" option, which makes additional content available for a cost. In many cases, all three of the models work in tandem and cooperatively: free content can drive customers to paid content, as music companies have discovered with services such as Pandora. Page Ref: 637 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Analytical thinking; Written and oral communication
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83) How is the television industry being impacted by the Internet? Answer: The television industry has become the major source of premium video on the Internet. It is beginning a transition to a new delivery platform: the Internet and mobile smartphones and tablet computers. This new platform is not leading to a decline in traditional television viewing. Instead, it is just changing how, when, and where consumers can watch TV. Cloud computing has created a shift away from the ownership of content and instead a focus on access to content anywhere, anytime, from any device. Social networks have enabled a new kind of "social TV" where consumers share comments while viewing television shows. Expansion of broadband networks and the growth of cloud servers has also enabled the growth of a whole new class of television distributors. Whereas the dominant way consumers obtained a TV signal in the past was from over-the-air broadcasters, cable TV, or satellite distributors, a new "over-the-top" channel has developed led by powerful technology companies such as Apple, Google, Hulu, VUDU, Netflix, and others, all of whom offer consumers access to television shows. The services ride "on top" of other network services like cable TV and telephone service. It's as if there is a new "Internet Broadcasting System" with many new players, which is obviously a threat to cable television and the other distributors, who, in turn, have their own on-demand services for television. In some cases, these new distributors have also begun to get into the content production business by creating their own TV shows. While the Internet has not diminished TV viewing, it has transformed how, when, and where TV shows are watched. While the TV may be the biggest screen in the house, it now has to compete or share with other digital devices, such as smartphones, tablet computers, and game consoles. The Internet and new mobile platform are changing the viewing experience, making it more of a social experience extending beyond family and friends in the same room. The social circle has expanded to include Facebook and Twitter friends in different locations, changing television viewing from a "lean back and enjoy" experience into a "lean forward and engage" experience. Challenges lie ahead for the television industry however. With so much video and television now available online "for free," many users are thinking about "cutting the cable cord" and just relying on the Internet for their video entertainment. Other viewers are "cord shavers" who have reduced their subscriptions to digital channels. So far this phenomenon has been limited, but the high service fees for cable television service and expanding Internet capabilities suggest that the future of traditional cable systems may be challenged. Page Ref: 677-679 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Analytical thinking; Written and oral communication
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84) What are the three different online business models that newspapers have employed from 1995-2014? Answer: Newspapers have developed three distinct business models in an effort to the adapt to the Internet and the mobile and social platform. The three models are Print-centric, Integrated Print/Web and the most current model, Digital First (2007-present). In the Print-centric business model, newspapers created digital copies of their print editions and posted them online. Readers discovered stories as they did before, by reading the front page online, following links to stories, and clicking on topic areas or sections. Stories were promoted by a business department that sought to enlarge the print audience and to attract advertisers based on readership and online visitors. Digital advertising was very limited, in part because advertisers did not believe it was effective. Readers were not engaged with journalists except insofar as they read the stories and could identify with the subjects of stories. The business process of creating journalism did not change. There was little difference, if any, between the print and online versions. The technology platform for the digital edition was the desktop or laptop, and news was consumed at home and work. In the Integrated Print/Web business model, newspapers adopted multimedia elements such as video, added more interactive elements like crossword puzzles and contests, and provided more reader feedback opportunities, especially on opinion and editorial pages. There were opportunities to personalize the news using RSS feeds and push news to the reader. Nevertheless, news was discovered by the reader visiting the Web site; promoting content online was limited, primarily to RSS feeds. Readers were somewhat more engaged. The technology platform remained the desktop or laptop platform.
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In the Digital First business model, start-up news sites have spurred newspapers to radically transform their business — or go out of business. The new platform is not based on personal computers using a browser, but on mobile devices and apps, with desktops and laptops now just one pillar of the delivery platform. In this new environment, the news does not stop at 5 PM, but goes on 24×7. Often amateurs on scene know more about the news in the first hours of a story than any collection of journalists in their offices. Amateurs provide video feeds, commentary, and opinion. The Digital First business model inverts previous models: the top priority is producing the most engaging, continually updated digital edition, and then producing a print product based on the news developed in the digital edition. In the case of pure digital start-ups, there is no print edition, and the news is just a continuous stream of updates, blogs, tweets, and posts, rather than a fixed article. News articles are timestamped, indicating an update is on the way and the reader should return to follow the story. Instead of waiting for readers to discover the news, or search for the news on a search engine, the news is pushed to readers on any of a variety of venues where they happen to be — social media sites, mobile news feeds, Twitter, or Yahoo or Google News. Journalists remain professionals, but they follow Twitter feeds and social media sites, and promote their stories and personas on social media sites. Their job is no longer simply reporting and writing, but promoting and engaging readers on a personal level through their own efforts. Superior reporting and writing is no longer the sole criterion for hiring and advancement. More emphasis is put on reporters' abilities to attract audiences on their own social media pages and Twitter feeds. The Digital First business model is not yet a reality for traditional newspapers. The largest print newspaper organizations, such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Washington Post, and others, have just begun the journey towards becoming Digital First news organizations. Page Ref: 647-652 Difficulty: Difficult AACSB: Analytical thinking; Written and oral communication 85) What is the book publishing industry's view of the intellectual property protections offered by Apple and Amazon? Answer: The book publishing industry has become generally comfortable with the security and intellectual property protections offered by online distributors. Both Amazon and Apple offer publishers walled gardens and tight controls over proprietary formats, devices, and files, thus preventing the large-scale theft of copyrighted book content. This is very different from the music industry, where the music files can be easily copied and distributed. Apple and Amazon ebooks are difficult to copy and upload to cyberlockers or to distribute on the Internet. Page Ref: 670 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Analytical thinking; Written and oral communication
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86) Discuss the structure of the media content industry. Answer: The media content industry prior to 1990 was composed of many smaller independent corporations specializing in content creation and distribution in the separate industries of film, television, book and magazine publishing, and newspaper publishing. During the 1990s and into this century, after an extensive period of consolidation, huge entertainment and publishing media conglomerates emerged. The media industry is still organized largely into three separate vertical stovepipes: print, movies, and music. Each segment is dominated by a few key players. Generally, there is very little crossover from one segment to another. Newspapers do not also produce Hollywood films, and publishing firms do not own newspapers or film production studios. The purchase of the Washington Post in 2013 by Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, and an Internet mogul in his own right, was an anomaly. Even within media conglomerates that span several different media segments, separate divisions control each media segment. The competition between corporate divisions in mega-sized corporations is often more severe than with marketplace competitors. While the commercial media industry is highly concentrated within each segment, the much larger media ecosystem includes literally millions of individuals and independent entrepreneurs creating content in the form of blogs, videos on YouTube and Vevo, and music on indie sites. Page Ref: 642-643 Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Analytical thinking; Written and oral communication
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