Comments on: How to Recycle Newspapers http://www.johnon.com/671/local-newspaper-seo.html I think there's an opinion on that subject lying around here somewhere.... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:24:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Scott Jacob http://www.johnon.com/671/local-newspaper-seo.html#comment-128931 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:36:22 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/671/local-newspaper-seo.html#comment-128931 I think the real issue for the newspapers is their capital requirements. It costs lots of money to print content on paper and then deliver it to your doorstep. To cover those costs, higher and higher percentages of their pages are covered with ads. I'm afraid recently we see the papers drastically cutting the rates they pay for content or just picking up the bulk of their content from wire services - so good writers are flocking to the web taking their audiences with them. I really wouldn't want to buy stock (inject more capital) in a company that is real good at printing and delivering paper! In terms of recycling - my favorite is the puppy's cage. Gotta go now - plenty of good blogs to read! I think the real issue for the newspapers is their capital requirements. It costs lots of money to print content on paper and then deliver it to your doorstep. To cover those costs, higher and higher percentages of their pages are covered with ads. I’m afraid recently we see the papers drastically cutting the rates they pay for content or just picking up the bulk of their content from wire services - so good writers are flocking to the web taking their audiences with them. I really wouldn’t want to buy stock (inject more capital) in a company that is real good at printing and delivering paper!

In terms of recycling - my favorite is the puppy’s cage.

Gotta go now - plenty of good blogs to read!

]]> by: Lucas Ng http://www.johnon.com/671/local-newspaper-seo.html#comment-128851 Mon, 11 May 2009 02:31:03 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/671/local-newspaper-seo.html#comment-128851 And even the giants are trying to go local: http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/03/google-exec-nyt-go-hyper-local/ Anyhow, I think the future of journalism is more important than the future of newspapers. The future of the newspaper industry in an online world is this: http://www.niemanlab.org/images/trib-chart.jpg. How can you compete for online advertising dollars? Instead of one or two metros monopolizing advertising spend in each city, a news website is up against the worldwide web. Speaking of strategy and vision, what do you think about The Guardian and the NY Times selling and repackaging their technology and data expertise? http://seekingalpha.com/article/125177-apis-the-future-of-content-distribution And even the giants are trying to go local: http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/03/google-exec-nyt-go-hyper-local/

Anyhow, I think the future of journalism is more important than the future of newspapers. The future of the newspaper industry in an online world is this: http://www.niemanlab.org/images/trib-chart.jpg.

How can you compete for online advertising dollars? Instead of one or two metros monopolizing advertising spend in each city, a news website is up against the worldwide web.

Speaking of strategy and vision, what do you think about The Guardian and the NY Times selling and repackaging their technology and data expertise? http://seekingalpha.com/article/125177-apis-the-future-of-content-distribution

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