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  • On the post: The Cognitive Mismatch Between Newspaper Execs And Newspaper Readers

    WillSee ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2009 @ 02:59am

    Online Edtions

    The only reason I use my local paper's online version is when the physical paper is late. I get up, drink coffee, read the paper, then go to work.

    If the paper's late I will use the online version (my wife watches TV news). but that's the only time.

    I have noticed that I don't read the physical and online versions in the same way. I generally at least skim a story if it looks interesting.

    With the online version I've taken to shrinking the pages so I can see the whole page. I only skim the headlines. The advantage of this is that it only takes a few minutes to read the whole paper, instead of nearly an hour.

    I don't know if this loss of my attention (and consequent lack of exposure to the ads that actually pay the freight) is important or not.

    I do know that if my paper goes online only I won't be a subscriber.

  • On the post: AP Exec Claims That Its Moves Look Stupid To The Untrained Eye… Not Clear On What The Trained Eye Thinks

    WillSee ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2009 @ 05:08pm

    AP suicide

    I run a small website where I frequently post links to news stores that I think would interest my visitors. As I interpret AP's statements they want me to pay to send them visitors who may generate revenue for them.

    Sorry, with gross income of $0 I doubt that I will pay them a whole lot.