My post on the Washington state linking project focused on the awesome innovation involved and on the benefits of collaborative linking in general. But the project also shows why this kind of news aggregation is so useful for a local audience.
The biggest danger with news aggregation is that instead of acting as a filter, it [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Howard Owens’
Why local-news aggregation is useful information, not information overload
January 26th, 2009 |
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GateHouse Media Seeks to Disrupt Print-Only Batavia NY Newspaper Market With Online-Only Innovation
September 8th, 2008 |
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Newspapers face the challenge of ensuring that their websites don’t cannibalize more lucrative print audience and revenue — even as more and more people get their news online. Then there’s the challenge of shrinking editorial staffs having to put out both a print paper and a website. It’s enough to kept many newspapers from innovating [...]