To capture the big picture behind IDG and tech edit overall, listen to our in-depth interview (12:17) with IDG Enterprise CEO and President Michael Friedenberg.
TechWeb will stage live TV programming from Interop next week in Las Vegas. After Tuesday's and Wednesday's keynote, "Interop TV" will broadcast from approximately 10a until the show floor closes. It will operate on Thursday as well, though not as late into the day.
Ziff Davis Enterprise editors took a ten percent pay cut last week, sources say.
That's par for the course these days. According to American Business Media via BtoB Online, b-to-b print ad pages declined 29.7 percent in Q1, while trade show revenue dropped 20.1 percent.
Three leading tech publishers are differing on the roles of social media.
IDG increasingly sees it as a way for tech vendors to generate better marketing content and higher sales. Archrivals TechWeb and TechTarget seem to disagree.