Tech evangelism and Miso soup like no other
Posts tagged newspapers
Pay Us Because We Suck
Jul 3rd
Over the past decades a lot has been changed, from the first colour TV to mobile phones, and from the internet to mind control devices. Of course, not everything has changed, especially the news papers sticking to their old traditions.
Looking at how many other services, objects and other things evolved over the past decades, especially if you look at how many services embraced the internet, it’s shocking to see the newspapers haven’t done this in a way they should. They still rely heavily on printed forms of news. Not that this means it’s the end of the world, but it’s getting a bit out of control if they fail to improve their medium and want us to pay for it.
Aggregators In The Crosshairs – Again
Apr 14th
In the land of lawless content aggregators — where it appears legal to abscond with web news and repackage it as your own — endgame may have come for these internet outlaws. They may be singing their final songs.
Associated Press decided to stand its ground and is ready to set industry precedence [again] for the second time in three years. AP Chairman Dean Singleton said in an AP news release,
We can no longer stand by and watch others walk off with our work under misguided legal theories.
Recent Comments