Comments on: They're just not that into you http://www.writethirty.com/?p=152 Adventures at the end of journalism. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:50:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Why it's best not to anger Google | Write -30- http://www.writethirty.com/?p=152&cpage=1#comment-68 Why it's best not to anger Google | Write -30- Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:13:40 +0000 http://tylerdukes.com/?p=152#comment-68 [...] news organizations are all writing about the same stuff, effectively driving down the value in the eyes of the consumer, is a problem in and of itself. But despite that, aggregators have given the AP a golden [...] [...] news organizations are all writing about the same stuff, effectively driving down the value in the eyes of the consumer, is a problem in and of itself. But despite that, aggregators have given the AP a golden [...]

]]> By: Why it’s best not to anger Google « -30- | Adventures at the end of journalism. http://www.writethirty.com/?p=152&cpage=1#comment-37 Why it’s best not to anger Google « -30- | Adventures at the end of journalism. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:08:18 +0000 http://tylerdukes.com/?p=152#comment-37 [...] news organizations are all writing about the same stuff, effectively driving down the value in the eyes of the consumer, is a problem in and of itself. But despite that, aggregators have given the AP a golden [...] [...] news organizations are all writing about the same stuff, effectively driving down the value in the eyes of the consumer, is a problem in and of itself. But despite that, aggregators have given the AP a golden [...]

]]> By: mtdukes http://www.writethirty.com/?p=152&cpage=1#comment-36 mtdukes Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:21:09 +0000 http://tylerdukes.com/?p=152#comment-36 @Ted That's a good point. But I think the problem there is that the record industry, in suing that 12-year-old, created a major public relations problem. They are now this widely hated evil empire of sorts. We don't want that to happen with journalism, an industry whose saliency depends on gaining the audience's trust. Suing is a deterrent to sharing, and with so much content out there for audiences to choose, sharing and spreading content seems to be the only way to dominate the narrative now. @Ted That’s a good point. But I think the problem there is that the record industry, in suing that 12-year-old, created a major public relations problem. They are now this widely hated evil empire of sorts.

We don’t want that to happen with journalism, an industry whose saliency depends on gaining the audience’s trust.

Suing is a deterrent to sharing, and with so much content out there for audiences to choose, sharing and spreading content seems to be the only way to dominate the narrative now.

]]> By: Ted http://www.writethirty.com/?p=152&cpage=1#comment-35 Ted Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:43:25 +0000 http://tylerdukes.com/?p=152#comment-35 I for one love the mental image of the NY Times being overrun with feral cats. But maybe that's just me. As for the prospect of newspaper suing sites that steal their content, photos, etc, yes, it does make them look desperate. And yes, it is lame. And yes, it is no different than the recording industry threatening 12-year-old kids with going to juvie if they keep swapping music files over the interwebs. But consider: Those threats did play a big role in music industry putting the squeeze on illegal downloading. And if not for the very real threat of litigation, it would have been infinitely harder for them to get the kind of deals they now have with middlemen like Apple and iTunes. Had the music industry simply rolled over, they would have seen their entire industry vanish in record time. Granted, it's still a doomed model. I expect that in 5 years record labels may cease to exist in their present form. But at least they managed to find a way to turn a potential collapse into a gradual decline. I for one love the mental image of the NY Times being overrun with feral cats. But maybe that’s just me.

As for the prospect of newspaper suing sites that steal their content, photos, etc, yes, it does make them look desperate. And yes, it is lame. And yes, it is no different than the recording industry threatening 12-year-old kids with going to juvie if they keep swapping music files over the interwebs.

But consider: Those threats did play a big role in music industry putting the squeeze on illegal downloading. And if not for the very real threat of litigation, it would have been infinitely harder for them to get the kind of deals they now have with middlemen like Apple and iTunes. Had the music industry simply rolled over, they would have seen their entire industry vanish in record time.

Granted, it’s still a doomed model. I expect that in 5 years record labels may cease to exist in their present form. But at least they managed to find a way to turn a potential collapse into a gradual decline.

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