There’s been a growing feeling that the AP is not our friend in the media industry, but this week, that feeling seemed to bubble over. We’ve got some rough numbers to show that they’re not helping us, and with the rise of ESPN local sites, the AP is rapidly loosing it’s marketplace. I don’t know if I’m ready to sign their death sentence yet, they do seem to have some smart people working for ‘em (I look to the New Model for News study and their iPhone app). Yet, it’s painfully obvious (after the youtube fiasco) that the AP is a classic case of the right hand not knowing what the left is doing.
Continue readingI’m sick and tired of the mind-fuck that the ‘old media’ types try to pull on us. Charging for content, just because you decide it’s valuable is asinine. We’ve got a choice: charge for a great user experience, or charge for fantastic content.
Continue readingLast week has lead me this generalization: Generation Y fundamentally understands the internet, and therefore the current state of the world, in a way that older generations just never will. It’s a generalization and not a maxim, because as folks like John Bryne, Bryan Murley, and even Steve Jobs remind me that us youngin’s aren’t the only ones who get it, we’re just in the majority. This post contains my links for March 21st through March 27th.
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