No Internet, Back To Basics

Sep 14, 2009 by

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...

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Ripping Off Newspapers

Aug 3, 2009 by

I’ve touched on this topic before – the whole premise of sites taking content from a newspaper, then republishing parts...

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Online Newspaper Readership Le...

Apr 14, 2009 by

I find this pretty amazing, but according to a recent article over at Nieman Journalism Lab,  only about three percent of newspaper...

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Time For Some Links

Apr 9, 2009 by

On vacation, well trying to be and it’s not working out, but that’s another story. Anyway, there’s a couple of...

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Holding Back The ‘Good S...

Apr 1, 2009 by

It’s called “print exclusive” and the plan by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune might be the start of where print...

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The Internet Is Not Free

Mar 26, 2009 by

Never was, never will. In fact, we spend more now than ever on news/entertainment/information thanks to the “free”...

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Web Traffic For Newspapers Is ...

Mar 24, 2009 by

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...

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Paid Content – Yeah, The...

Mar 23, 2009 by

And currently has 1.1 million paid subscribers. Yep, the Wall Street Journal charges for its online subscription. God forbid....

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It’s Monday, And Everyth...

Mar 23, 2009 by

Well, at least in the media/advertising world based on a couple of new posts. In a nutshell – advertising is going down, down...

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News Content: To Charge Or Not...

Mar 22, 2009 by

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...

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Geeks And Dead Trees

Mar 22, 2009 by

So any one can start a blog. But does that qualify them as “journalists?” And more importantly, whom can, or should, you...

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No Newspaper? One-Third Won...

Mar 12, 2009 by

And isn’t that just some cheery news to offset all the negatives – newspapers shutting down, massive layoffs, bankruptcy,...

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Twacking Tritter, er, Tracking...

Mar 11, 2009 by

At rather glacial speed, I’m moving into the Twitter world. How exactly I’ll end up using it remains open, but I’ll...

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Everyone – But Newspaper...

Mar 9, 2009 by

The debate over newspapers charging for content probably will never end; but we should at least address those “third...

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Should Newspapers Charge For C...

Mar 2, 2009 by

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...

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A Little Black Dress … A...

Mar 1, 2009 by

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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