As everyone talks about the death of newspapers, i’d like to remark on one of the majors elements in this death spiral: Craigslist. To me the two major killers of the newspaper are:
Decrease of authority & differentiation
Lack of classified revenue
First, the decrease in authority and differentiation. Every web site and publication needs to be an [...]
Toby and i have been debating and discussing what new media will look like. His post today inspired me to lay down some of my thoughts. A lot of my thinking stems from this article in The Atlantic and Fred’s Post about his reading habits.
The Atlantic post described how the NY Times is dead. With [...]
I’m at work and trying to figure out who’s winning the election and what i notice is that every site is different. Some have called over 15 states already whereas others have only called 2. How can this happen? It can happen b/c lots of sites are just making the news up.
The NYTimes however has [...]
During my trip to Maui, i brought along the book “The Post-American World” by Fareed Zakaria. It’s a good read (not done yet). One part i really liked at the begging was when he was talking about how war and organized violence have declined substantially over the past 60 years – and dramatically [...]
