Waiting for the second generation digital media product | BetaTales.

Media companies are fighting to be among the first to offer paid news apps on iPad. But most of them are based on a print paradigm. When will we see the first revolutionary second generation digital media app?

Plenty of media companies seem to rejoice in the opportunities presented by iPad and similar technologies. Finally they seem have a platform to replicate the traditional subscription model.

Has the media industry been saved?

Of course not.

Ipad is great for telling stories, but does not in itself make it easier to make money. One reason is that success in this new media landscape requires a radically different way of thinking.

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