Best links - week 47

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Yet again, Murdoch declares that he is done with "giving away his news for free on the Web". Instead, he believes that the future of news lies in tablets, reports TechCrunch. Murdoch Warns That Without eTablets, "Newspapers Will Go Out Of Business.

The latest numbers published by eMarketer show that nearly 60% of publishers are considering charging for content that was currently free, and 25% expect to have a paid strategy in place within 6 months. Newspapers Hold Out Hope for Paid Models.

At the same time, NY Times reports that according to a recent study by the Boston Consulting Group, 48% of regular Internet users in the US say they would pay to read news online, including on mobile devices. About Half in U.S. Would Pay for Online News, Study Finds.

NielsenWire provides a great summary of US kids' use of social media. A Pocket Guide to Social Media and Kids.

Statistics published by Times Online Labs show the revenue trends of the music industry - recorded music, live music, and PRS revenues over the last 5 years. Among other things, the stats show that next year revenues from gigs payable to artists will for the first time overtake revenues accrued by labels from sales of recorded music. Do music artists fare better in a world with illegal file-sharing?

The iPhone gets a lot of attention-its users consume a lot of advanced mobile content, and are more likely than others to remember mobile ads. However, recent data from Nielsen, as presented by eMarketer, shows that Android users are actually more likely than iPhone users to use video, apps and the mobile Internet. Smartphones Square Off

Online auction giant eBay has generated $380m in sales through its mobile commerce channel, suggesting that m-commerce for retailers may actually be taking off. EBay shows that mobile commerce can work.

Drew Neisser from Renegade Marketing has listed his selection of Top ten digital trends for 2010.

MIT Media Lab PhD student Cati Vaucelle's thesis project Gesture Objects. Tangible Media and "Internet of Things" at its best.

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