by Tim Windsor on November 2, 2008
Jeff Jarvis points to what may be a better analogy for the role of a modern journalist: A nightclub DJ.
Previously, I’d suggested journalists need to become a curator, but I agree that the messier, noisier role of a nightclub spinner is closer to what journalists do as they run toward constant deadlines, and serves as [...]
by Tim Windsor on September 22, 2008
Newspapers need to be dragged kicking and screaming, but Drudge knows it and Google knows it. Aggregation works. An outstanding way to build audience is by sending people away.
One of my favorite recent arrivals on the web has been Guy Kawasaki’s Alltop.com. The model is simple: aggregate the best of the web in vertical categories [...]
