Comments on: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Newspapers? http://www.investoralist.com/future-of-newspaper-and-publishing-industry/ where curious minds meet Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dana http://www.investoralist.com/future-of-newspaper-and-publishing-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-833 Dana Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:20:05 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=850#comment-833 Hi Squawkfox, Thank you for dropping by, it's really nice to see you here! I can imagine that unless someone's a columnist, it's pretty difficult to have a voice, especially if objectivity is a key concern. The thing with blog is that a voice and opinions are absolutely crucial. Some say since objectivity's next to impossible, publications should abandon that altogether (I think that's the TechCrunch vs. paidContent ongoing dispute?). Now the question is, of course, how to fairly compensate those writers that get aggregated, should those upcoming information aggregates and distributors find a way to monetize the vast sea of information online. Again, Fox, thanks for dropping by! Hi Squawkfox,

Thank you for dropping by, it’s really nice to see you here!

I can imagine that unless someone’s a columnist, it’s pretty difficult to have a voice, especially if objectivity is a key concern. The thing with blog is that a voice and opinions are absolutely crucial. Some say since objectivity’s next to impossible, publications should abandon that altogether (I think that’s the TechCrunch vs. paidContent ongoing dispute?).

Now the question is, of course, how to fairly compensate those writers that get aggregated, should those upcoming information aggregates and distributors find a way to monetize the vast sea of information online.

Again, Fox, thanks for dropping by!

]]> By: Dana http://www.investoralist.com/future-of-newspaper-and-publishing-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-2844 Dana Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:20:00 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=850#comment-2844 Hi Squawkfox, Thank you for dropping by, it's really nice to see you here! I can imagine that unless someone's a columnist, it's pretty difficult to have a voice, especially if objectivity is a key concern. The thing with blog is that a voice and opinions are absolutely crucial. Some say since objectivity's next to impossible, publications should abandon that altogether (I think that's the TechCrunch vs. paidContent ongoing dispute?). Now the question is, of course, how to fairly compensate those writers that get aggregated, should those upcoming information aggregates and distributors find a way to monetize the vast sea of information online. Again, Fox, thanks for dropping by! Hi Squawkfox,

Thank you for dropping by, it’s really nice to see you here!

I can imagine that unless someone’s a columnist, it’s pretty difficult to have a voice, especially if objectivity is a key concern. The thing with blog is that a voice and opinions are absolutely crucial. Some say since objectivity’s next to impossible, publications should abandon that altogether (I think that’s the TechCrunch vs. paidContent ongoing dispute?).

Now the question is, of course, how to fairly compensate those writers that get aggregated, should those upcoming information aggregates and distributors find a way to monetize the vast sea of information online.

Again, Fox, thanks for dropping by!

]]> By: Squawkfox http://www.investoralist.com/future-of-newspaper-and-publishing-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Squawkfox Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:49:26 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=850#comment-822 I used to work at a paper. My problem with being a journalist long again was my voice was always buried in the "voice" of the paper. The real story was buried to appease advertisers and sell copy. People want real. With self-publishing platforms like blogs, readers can tailor their preferences to what they want. Publishers need to work to provide quality information with value to earn readers. I think this model works. Readers choose. Publishers don't dictate and push content. Readers pull content in their feeds. I used to work at a paper. My problem with being a journalist long again was my voice was always buried in the “voice” of the paper. The real story was buried to appease advertisers and sell copy. People want real. With self-publishing platforms like blogs, readers can tailor their preferences to what they want. Publishers need to work to provide quality information with value to earn readers. I think this model works. Readers choose. Publishers don’t dictate and push content. Readers pull content in their feeds.

]]> By: Squawkfox http://www.investoralist.com/future-of-newspaper-and-publishing-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-2843 Squawkfox Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:49:00 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=850#comment-2843 I used to work at a paper. My problem with being a journalist long again was my voice was always buried in the "voice" of the paper. The real story was buried to appease advertisers and sell copy. People want real. With self-publishing platforms like blogs, readers can tailor their preferences to what they want. Publishers need to work to provide quality information with value to earn readers. I think this model works. Readers choose. Publishers don't dictate and push content. Readers pull content in their feeds. I used to work at a paper. My problem with being a journalist long again was my voice was always buried in the “voice” of the paper. The real story was buried to appease advertisers and sell copy. People want real. With self-publishing platforms like blogs, readers can tailor their preferences to what they want. Publishers need to work to provide quality information with value to earn readers. I think this model works. Readers choose. Publishers don’t dictate and push content. Readers pull content in their feeds.

]]> By: Dana http://www.investoralist.com/future-of-newspaper-and-publishing-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-471 Dana Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:37:39 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=850#comment-471 Hi Edwin, Thank you for your comment. I agree with you that contents will find value once they are 1) aggregated, 2) become available whenever and wherever. Print media and publishing industries need to find a way to segment their current content offerings in a way that eliminate customers' need to go hunting for information, while exposing them to a broader array of information. Some truly dynamic changes are happening in this field. May the best solution emerge! Again, thank you for your comment! Hi Edwin,

Thank you for your comment. I agree with you that contents will find value once they are 1) aggregated, 2) become available whenever and wherever. Print media and publishing industries need to find a way to segment their current content offerings in a way that eliminate customers’ need to go hunting for information, while exposing them to a broader array of information.

Some truly dynamic changes are happening in this field. May the best solution emerge! Again, thank you for your comment!

]]> By: Dana http://www.investoralist.com/future-of-newspaper-and-publishing-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-2842 Dana Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:37:00 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=850#comment-2842 Hi Edwin, Thank you for your comment. I agree with you that contents will find value once they are 1) aggregated, 2) become available whenever and wherever. Print media and publishing industries need to find a way to segment their current content offerings in a way that eliminate customers' need to go hunting for information, while exposing them to a broader array of information. Some truly dynamic changes are happening in this field. May the best solution emerge! Again, thank you for your comment! Hi Edwin,

Thank you for your comment. I agree with you that contents will find value once they are 1) aggregated, 2) become available whenever and wherever. Print media and publishing industries need to find a way to segment their current content offerings in a way that eliminate customers’ need to go hunting for information, while exposing them to a broader array of information.

Some truly dynamic changes are happening in this field. May the best solution emerge! Again, thank you for your comment!

]]> By: edwin http://www.investoralist.com/future-of-newspaper-and-publishing-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-435 edwin Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:27:44 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=850#comment-435 Problem with the printed media is that the information is not keeping up with the informationhunger we nowadays have. All information needs to be up-to-date and should be ready whenever and wherever. This means that platforms like twitter, RSS feeds and the internet are becoming the main platform for news as this is not depending on the logistical process of printing papers and distributing this. Filtering the mass dump of information available and published would be a very good market as we cannot and do not always want to know everything. We are still small people in a very very big world! My expectation is that aggregated news that is pushed to an RSS feed or to a smartphone is something that people want to use and potentially pay for. Filtering the news is possible on these platforms in contrary to a printed newspaper. This would mean that people could subscribe for a specific feed to their needs. These needs could be business, jobs, world, regional, etc. I'm curious to see what will happen in the coming few years. Will we see an aray without the Newyork Times, Wallstreet Journal and the many more big newspaper names? Problem with the printed media is that the information is not keeping up with the informationhunger we nowadays have. All information needs to be up-to-date and should be ready whenever and wherever. This means that platforms like twitter, RSS feeds and the internet are becoming the main platform for news as this is not depending on the logistical process of printing papers and distributing this.

Filtering the mass dump of information available and published would be a very good market as we cannot and do not always want to know everything. We are still small people in a very very big world!
My expectation is that aggregated news that is pushed to an RSS feed or to a smartphone is something that people want to use and potentially pay for. Filtering the news is possible on these platforms in contrary to a printed newspaper. This would mean that people could subscribe for a specific feed to their needs. These needs could be business, jobs, world, regional, etc.

I’m curious to see what will happen in the coming few years. Will we see an aray without the Newyork Times, Wallstreet Journal and the many more big newspaper names?

]]> By: edwin http://www.investoralist.com/future-of-newspaper-and-publishing-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-2841 edwin Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:27:00 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=850#comment-2841 Problem with the printed media is that the information is not keeping up with the informationhunger we nowadays have. All information needs to be up-to-date and should be ready whenever and wherever. This means that platforms like twitter, RSS feeds and the internet are becoming the main platform for news as this is not depending on the logistical process of printing papers and distributing this. Filtering the mass dump of information available and published would be a very good market as we cannot and do not always want to know everything. We are still small people in a very very big world! My expectation is that aggregated news that is pushed to an RSS feed or to a smartphone is something that people want to use and potentially pay for. Filtering the news is possible on these platforms in contrary to a printed newspaper. This would mean that people could subscribe for a specific feed to their needs. These needs could be business, jobs, world, regional, etc. I'm curious to see what will happen in the coming few years. Will we see an aray without the Newyork Times, Wallstreet Journal and the many more big newspaper names? Problem with the printed media is that the information is not keeping up with the informationhunger we nowadays have. All information needs to be up-to-date and should be ready whenever and wherever. This means that platforms like twitter, RSS feeds and the internet are becoming the main platform for news as this is not depending on the logistical process of printing papers and distributing this.

Filtering the mass dump of information available and published would be a very good market as we cannot and do not always want to know everything. We are still small people in a very very big world!
My expectation is that aggregated news that is pushed to an RSS feed or to a smartphone is something that people want to use and potentially pay for. Filtering the news is possible on these platforms in contrary to a printed newspaper. This would mean that people could subscribe for a specific feed to their needs. These needs could be business, jobs, world, regional, etc.

I’m curious to see what will happen in the coming few years. Will we see an aray without the Newyork Times, Wallstreet Journal and the many more big newspaper names?

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