Google the crooks, screwer of web publishers has the nerve to take this bullshit position after millions of publisher revenue has been misappropriated.what balls. And the Local Media Consortium Google new partner is getting into bed with the most crooked company
Local Media Consortium and Google News Initiative Announce Publication of Digital Advertising Revenue Playbook for Small and Midsize Publishers
Series of free workshops will supplement content
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NEW YORK, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Google News Initiative (GNI), in partnership with the Local Media Consortium (LMC), today announced the publication of the
GNI Advertising Revenue Playbook, a comprehensive guide for small and midsize news organizations on how to successfully monetize web content and grow digital advertising revenue. This is one of the pillars of GNI s
Digital Growth Program, which also includes audience development, reader revenue, data and product.
The Wrap: Waterville gets a new restaurant, and cocktails-to-go stay
Portland gets a grilled cheese restaurant, while South Portland gets a knishery.
Photo courtesy of Cheese Louise
Well, that didn’t take long. A new grilled cheese restaurant (slogan: “Sweet Dreams are Made of Cheese”) is scheduled to open in early May at 363 Fore St., the Old Port space previously occupied by Cheevitdee.
Cheese Louise, founded by three college students in 2018, began as a food trailer in New Hampshire. James Gaudreault, Ian Lubkin and Bryce Harrison have since expanded the business to include two food trucks and two restaurants, all in the Mount Washington Valley. (The trio also have an ice cream business called Freeze Louise.) They specialize in upscale grilled cheese sandwiches such as The Canadian, made with applewood-smoked bacon, Cabot cheddar, sliced green apples and maple syrup on Tuscan bread. A vegetarian sandwich, No Porkin’ Way, is made with shredded barbecue sweet potato,
Covid sparks the growth of independent local news sites
“The next generation of both journalists and news consumers will scatter to small cities and more rural areas and away from America’s big media hubs. Waiting there for them will be modern local news operations.”
Covid-19 has changed America forever. One change: Many large employers have indicated a willingness to allow employees to work from wherever they choose, and a few of the largest have even indicated that a three-day in-office work week will be the new normal.
This will scatter the next generation of both journalists and news consumers to small cities and more rural areas and away from America’s big media hubs. Waiting there for them will be modern local news operations, appropriately sized for their area and monetized through the combination of membership, subscription, and local advertising that best suits their community.