We Media 2008 Proves Engaging

Once again, the 2-day We Media Conference proved to be inspirational and enlightening.

We Media happens to be one of my favorite conferences, mostly because I share lecture halls with a passionate journalism & media crowd who engage in debate and discussion on panels, in the audience, and even the hallways outside the sessions.

I am always intrigued by the caliber of the participants at the conference. Participants range from editors-in-chief and publishers of major newspapers to representatives of non-profit organizations who undertake interesting projects like providing platforms, publishing opportunities and education to journalists in less developed countries.

My takeaway from the conference? That the driver in the future of news media consumption continues to shift away from traditional publishers and into the hands of end users End users are choosing the news they consume, including from where they obtain it (sources) and when.

A few key factors that have made this possible are the social media movement, the growing demand for personalization, and advances in technology. It’s hard to say which of these forces have led the way, but it is clear that the media landscape is a very different game than we experienced even a year ago.

So I walked away from We Media with continued confidence in DailyMe’s vision of where news media is headed and feel inspired about the changes in the news media space.

2008 will be a big year for DailyMe in terms of new features, a new user interface and more sources.

As always we welcome your feedback.

-Lisa

DailyMe To Attend We Media Conference

Understanding what our users want and expect from their media is critical to DailyMe's success. For that reason we'll be attending this year's We Media conference www.ifocos.org/we-media-miami-2008/activities/ , which brings together leaders from both the new and traditional media worlds.

DailyMe will be present as both a sponsor and participant. We attended We Media last year and were very impressed with both the quality of the event and the people attending. That, of course, was prior to our Beta launch. We've come a long way since.

Lisa Lamb, our VP of Sales & Marketing and a key member of the DailyMe team, will be attending We Media. If you're at the event and want to chat about DailyMe, please look for Lisa and say hello.

- Eduardo