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There's a distinctly autumnal feeling in the air, and as the leaves and weather undergo their transformation, so too will the world of digital publishing.

On Tuesday July 5th, we threw a summer party on the rooftop terrace of Taylor Wessing. But we weren't just there for the gorgeous skyline views of London.

The evening brought together professionals from the publishing and membership sectors to explore the subject 'Building communities: What publishers and membership organisations can learn from each other'.

Chrome will include ad blocking by default, platforms will overtake publisher’s websites for reaching audiences and print will only exist as a luxury item, were some of the predictions delivered to 70 publishers and editors by Drum MD Diane Young and Dennis CTO Paul Lomax last week.

Young started the debate, “2025 Visions for the Future of Publishing”, which included a panel of ‘Millennials’ to test ‘old publishing’ thinking, by warning publishers about the dangers of trying to maintain the status quo.

What is the future for publishers when social media platforms deliver your content and Facebook knows your audience better than you? 

More than 70 publishers and editors joined Page Lizard's 2025: Visions for the Future of Publishing event last night to face some of the challenges the next ten years brings. The threats identified ranged from the accelerating speed of change, to ad blockers, the rise of Facebook as a publisher and the challenge of converting the millennial generation to be paying consumers.

Last night, we attended our second Digital Innovation Meetup, hosted by the Innovation Enterprise at the Google Campus, London.

The evening featured speakers from Hearst and Unilever who discussed key areas of digital strategy within their organisations.