Nov
22
Rupert Murdoch: The man who might teach Google a lesson in humility
November 22, 2009 | Comments Off
Rupert Murdoch has threatened to pull the content of his newspapers from Google’s search engines. The results could be paradigm-shattering.
Here are some things to think about. Web only accounts for 10 percent of the revenue at many print newspapers. And only a fraction of local readers visit a newspaper site through Google. (Most readers type the [...]
Nov
16
A new community journalism site in Livingston County, Mich.
November 16, 2009 | Comments Off
LivingstonTalk.com was founded by two former staffers of the Livingston County Press & Argus. I heard about this one from the lady who cut my hair.
Online news sites are really gaining momentum–it’s hard to believe that only about five years ago conventional wisdom said that it was impossible for anyone but Google to make money [...]