No Internet, Back To Basics
So we lose internet service a couple of days ago. No big deal as we live out in the country and these things happen. But a couple of...
read moreRipping Off Newspapers
I’ve touched on this topic before – the whole premise of sites taking content from a newspaper, then republishing parts...
read moreOnline Newspaper Readership Le...
I find this pretty amazing, but according to a recent article over at Nieman Journalism Lab, only about three percent of newspaper...
read moreTime For Some Links
On vacation, well trying to be and it’s not working out, but that’s another story. Anyway, there’s a couple of...
read moreHolding Back The ‘Good S...
It’s called “print exclusive” and the plan by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune might be the start of where print...
read moreThe Internet Is Not Free
Never was, never will. In fact, we spend more now than ever on news/entertainment/information thanks to the “free”...
read moreWeb Traffic For Newspapers Is ...
It’s not the Holy Grail, and to be honest, a lot of web traffic is just plain useless. I would argue overall newspaper traffic...
read morePaid Content – Yeah, The...
And currently has 1.1 million paid subscribers. Yep, the Wall Street Journal charges for its online subscription. God forbid....
read moreIt’s Monday, And Everyth...
Well, at least in the media/advertising world based on a couple of new posts. In a nutshell – advertising is going down, down...
read moreNews Content: To Charge Or Not...
Seems to be the question of the day/week/month/year. And here are actually a couple of people who know about the subject – Jeff...
read moreGeeks And Dead Trees
So any one can start a blog. But does that qualify them as “journalists?” And more importantly, whom can, or should, you...
read moreNo Newspaper? One-Third Won...
And isn’t that just some cheery news to offset all the negatives – newspapers shutting down, massive layoffs, bankruptcy,...
read moreTwacking Tritter, er, Tracking...
At rather glacial speed, I’m moving into the Twitter world. How exactly I’ll end up using it remains open, but I’ll...
read moreEveryone – But Newspaper...
The debate over newspapers charging for content probably will never end; but we should at least address those “third...
read moreShould Newspapers Charge For C...
In a word – yes. When I was a publisher back in the 90s, I charged for content. I thought it was asinine to give our content...
read moreA Little Black Dress … A...
I’d prefer my wife in the little black dress, but if she’s not around then it’s time to pull out my nifty new HP...
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