Getting rid of a paywall doesn't mean that a newspaper has finally figured out how to make money. Advocating against paywalls matters little if there is still no sustainable business model for that newspaper. It's an industry-wide problem and the move to mobile is making things far worse.
I agree. I wrote about it at the time of the announcement, saying:
"Its strategy is puzzling. It's taking a big risk in publicizing its interest in the Nortel portfolio.
Google could have waited until the auction and then made its move. By advertising its interest in the patents it reveals areas in its IP where it is weak.
For example, hedge funds might get together to outbid Google because they could then sell licenses or pursue successful legal challenges and recoup more than their outlay."
I agree with most of your points but wonder about your choice of words. Are aggregators the same as curators?
There seems to be a difference in meaning emerging where aggregation is associated with machines based filters; while curation is the human version of the same. I was wondering if you had noticed something similar...
Still searching...
Getting rid of a paywall doesn't mean that a newspaper has finally figured out how to make money. Advocating against paywalls matters little if there is still no sustainable business model for that newspaper. It's an industry-wide problem and the move to mobile is making things far worse.
Puzzling strategy...
I agree. I wrote about it at the time of the announcement, saying:
"Its strategy is puzzling. It's taking a big risk in publicizing its interest in the Nortel portfolio.
Google could have waited until the auction and then made its move. By advertising its interest in the patents it reveals areas in its IP where it is weak.
For example, hedge funds might get together to outbid Google because they could then sell licenses or pursue successful legal challenges and recoup more than their outlay."
http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2011/04/googles_900m_pa.php
Aggregators or curators?
I agree with most of your points but wonder about your choice of words. Are aggregators the same as curators?
There seems to be a difference in meaning emerging where aggregation is associated with machines based filters; while curation is the human version of the same. I was wondering if you had noticed something similar...
Ooops...
Sorry, that wasn't my intention. I was just pointing to the SIAA's new direction. It was a little tongue-in-cheek.