Links for 2009-03-15
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Includes video links, connections, pedigree, also-ran information.
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"That is what real revolutions are like. The old stuff gets broken faster than the new stuff is put in its place." Clay Shirky cuts through the noise about saving newspapers, puts the focus on saving journalism.
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"So this is what the old-growth forests tell us: there is going to be more content, not less; more information, more analysis, more precision, a wider range of niches covered." Complements Shirky's "Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable."
Links for 2009-03-14
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“I think the over-and-under on Larry’s retirement is 90 days,” says owner Rick Porter.
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Sulzberger Jr. makes two pragmatic points: Strategy must be rooted in the premise that journalism is “OF the Internet, not merely ON it,” and that no one business model will work for all newspapers, publishers.
Links for 2009-03-13
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Inertia, maybe. Outdated web publishing systems, certainly.
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See Big Brown (Race Horse), etc. A stunning example of how to organize and make useful a massive collection of archives.
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"Like any person who runs a blog, I enjoy seeing the comment counts rise to 50, 70, 100 and more, but the truth is that no more than a quarter of those comments are worth reading."
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How DRM Drives Readers Mad.
Holiday Hiatus Continues
For a few more days weeks …
If you’re already focusing on the Derby, take a look at the Raceday 360 Wire Kentucky Derby tag pages, loaded with Top 10 lists, video contender profiles from Churchill Downs, classic replays, Derby prospect updates, statistical research, and much more. We might be four months away from the first Saturday in May, but it’s apparently never too early for Derby fever to kick in.
Or, if you’re more in the mood to reflect on the year past, check out the 2008-in-Review page.
Happy Holidays
… and best wishes playing the Pick 6 carryovers awaiting us Friday. See you all in 2009!
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