As I’ve mused in the past, I don’t think the paper newspaper translates very well into the online space. With the news of the New York Times cutting 100 of its newsroom jobs, I start thinking about who/what will be the future of the industry. Obviously depending on a paper newspaper and paper ads isn’t enough.
More and more I think the future is a personlized start page, like iGoogle or Netvibes.
What does a newspaper?… It takes a bunch of different disparate sources of information from around the world and aggregates them into one convenient space.
What does a personalized start page do? … It takes a bunch of different disparate sources of information from around the world and aggregates them into one convenient space.
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