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Disruptions are something we talk about all the time in the media, and there is a new type of disruption happening at the moment. More and more of what used to be media is turning into much more specific, personalized, and data-focused services.
What's special about these services is that they are not defined by the 'article'. Instead, they are defined by trying to give people the information they need in the most efficient way possible.
This has a pretty big impact on old media, because if all you do as a publisher is release more articles, you end up offering the least valuable way to give people information.
So, in this report, let's talk about the future of content as a service, and what that really means for publishers.
To start this topic, let me give you a simple example of something we do in the media that will soon become obsolete.
As I'm writing this, it's the middle of summer, and all the newspapers and health magazines are publishing articles about how important it is to stay hydrated.
This is not bad advice, but also not very specific. Of course, some sites take this a step further, and they start to tell you this:
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