links for 2008-12-18

"If 80 verses seem excessive, that's because Leonard Cohen belongs to the old school of proper, serious, tortured songwriters." What on *earth* does this mean?

New global nav went live across the whole site today.

"Today, the media organisations look to Google to explain what is really happening in the world. Convinced that they can't lead, the only option left is to follow. So they reflect ourselves – or more accurately, they reflect the unstinting efforts of small self-selecting pockets of activists – back at us. In the absence of editorial confidence, Google – the Monster that threatens to Eat The Media – now defines the purpose of the media. All media companies need do is "tap into the zeitgeist" – Google Zeitgeistâ„¢!"

"For the record, the Telegraph works with lots of technology partners – including Apple, the BBC and Adobe – but our work with Google has been about ensuring our stories can still be found in an environment where audiences are fragmenting. I've explained this at some length in a recent article for the British Journalism Review."

"The report also looks at whether the Times could ever succeed as a web-only product, and concludes that it could — once NYT.com starts generating 1.3 billion page views a month. By Ms. Fine's back-of-the-envelope calculations, that kind of traffic would bring in $300 million in quarterly advertising revenues, about what the flagship paper is expected to generate in the fourth quarter."

Andy Pipes on the changes to channel4.com and what they mean.

Our GetSatisfaction site. Everything you need to give us feedback on Channel 4's new media undertakings.

"Fans of Channel4 TV shows have a new place to soak up their favourite shows. Channel4.com aims to be the source fans turn to first for content around each of its television shows. In this post we take a look at a few ways we’re trying to deliver on that promise. We’ll run through a typical programme area in the new site, followed by a few of the things to look out for in the near future."

Richard on the goodies being unlocked at channel4.com