Links for 2010-04-02
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"… there is one compensating advantage for the people who escape the old system: when the ecosystem stops rewarding complexity, it is the people who figure out how to work simply in the present, rather than the people who mastered the complexities of the past, who get to say what happens in the future." (
The Vision 20/20 group should invite Clay Shirky to speak.)
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On ESPN's expansion into local markets: "… here's maybe the most important reason not to underestimate ESPN's city sites: Consumers just can't get enough of the brand. ESPN's ironic sensibility has supplanted the ire of the jaded ink-stained wretch." Newest local,
ESPN NY, launched today. Like other city sites, focus is on major teams, hign school sports. What's missing? Racing, of course, despite New York being one of the largest markets in the game (this is a niche local papers can continue to dominate).
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Interesting reading. Proposes 30 days of international racing in US, a multi-jurisdictional racing association, compliance with IFHA rules (
PDF).
Posted by Delicious in Miscellany on 04/02/2010 @ 10:01 am / Follow @railbird on Twitter
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