"Trending" Affects News Presentation

"Digital subscriptions and online advertising haven’t turned into the gold mine newspapers were hoping for when they made the transition from print to screen. But when you look at the history of the newspaper industry in this country, digital is relatively new, so they’re still working out the kinks," according to Marketing Pilgrim. "What they need are some fresh ideas and the New York Times has that covered.  Michael Zimbalist, head of the NYT’s research and development department, talked to Beet.TV about a new concept in ad targeting. It’s called 'Sparking Stories' and it ties ads together with articles that are trending on Twitter." Read more.