Social media wrap-up

Tweets

  • Communications Minister Stephen Conroy saying weekday print newspapers might be gone in five years
  • The Federal government considering no longer printing the daily parliamentary program to save money
  • The new Sydney Morning Herald boss denying he has been hired to manage an exit from print
  • Publishers Australia announcing the categories for the 2012 Excellence Awards
  • News International selling its historic UK printing site

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Facebook fun

  • Rodney Frost from Cheque-Mates and Bob Alexander from Opus Group being caught on video at the CEO Sleepout
  • Webstar printing the new magazine for The Block TV show
  • An Argentinean publisher printing books with disappearing ink
  • GJI raising $6,870 at the MS Brissie to Bay charity bike ride
  • Lonely Planet bridging the print-digital divide with guidebooks that can be scanned through apps for location-specific content

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LinkedIn discussions

  • Was Rupert Murdoch right to say newspapers will be all but dead in 20 years?
  • Does your company have dedicated IT staff?
  • Do catalogues have a bright future?
  • Should the industry stop operating on credit?
  • What stops companies from making technological changes?

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Our top five stories this week were…

1) MBO team takes over SEMA and saves 250 jobs

2) Smaller SEMA to return to profit by September after ‘traumatic’ month

3) Business Print Australia wins Subway contract and pharma client from Blue Star

4) UPDATE: SEMA expected to be sold to MBO team today

5) Melbourne printer invests $220,000 in Australia’s first Speedmaster SX 52

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