Solar flare could cause Northern Lights over New England

New Englanders looking for a rare showing of the aurora borealis may want to grab a scarf, a lawn chair and a thermos of something hot to get through the next few nights.

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/solar_flare_2011_northern_lights_new_england.html

Google Elbows Apple, Woos Publishers

Google Inc. fired another salvo in its broadening competition with Apple Inc., opening a payment system for digital content that will let publishers keep a bigger share of revenues than a service launched by Apple this week.

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Apple, Google and the Publishers: Here’s How to Make Subscriptions Work

In recent weeks, we’ve heard growing concern from magazine and newspaper publishers regarding the challenge of providing content for mobile media while preserving their print franchises. The concern is nothing new, but it’s apparent that content providers are at risk of losing track of their customers like toddlers in a shopping mall.

http://voices.allthingsd.com/20110210/have-we-forgotten-the-customer-in-the-customer-ownership-battle/?mod=ATD_rss

Despite Pushback From Pubs, Apple Will Make iTunes Subscription Billing Mandatory

When Rupert Murdoch’s The Daily launched last week, Apple’s VP Eddy Cue got on stage to announce one-click subscriptions for iPad publications through iTunes. The Daily already has the one-click billing option as a feature, and Cue promised it would be made available to other iPad newspaers and magazines soon. Cue then started to make the rounds of print media companies in New York City to explain how subscription billing will work on the iPad.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/08/apple-subscription-itunes/

Top 10 Monthly Magazines: Style-ish Gains Over Five Years

Tracking min's five-year ad and revenue monthly magazine charts is like riding a roller coaster, considering the highs and lows in the industry from 2006 to 2010. The just-completed 2010 was a welcome change from the dismal results in 2009 and 2008. As we reported on minonline, 99 of the 149 monthlies...


http://www.minonline.com/mins_top_5/Top-10-Monthly-Magazines-Style-ish-Gains-Over-Five-Years_16190.html