[Translate] According to Real Clear Politics, The San Francisco Chronicle is one of ten newspapers in trouble. The total list in order from “still alive” to “almost passed on” is: 10. NY Daily News9. LA Times8. St. Paul Pioneer Press7. Chicago Sun-Times6. Detroit News5. San Francisco Chronicle4. Miami Herald3. Philadelphia Daily News2. Rocky Mountain News1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer The San Francisco Chronicle, at number five, may cease to exist if management and union can’t get together on an...
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[Translate] According to today’s NY Times, the newspaper industry is in trouble, as papers suffer from competition from the Internet. The SF Chron has been losing $1 million a week since last year. As Time O’Reily wrote last year, he reads the online version of the SF Chron 95 percent of the time, and the “offline” version about 5 percent of the time. That’s probably true for me, as well, but Tim and I are both in the Internet business. What can be done? Well, my answer is “nothing” —...
[Translate] It’s no secret that Craiglist is widely used to locate many goods and services, but it seems the best use is for erotic services. This is what Compete.com reports: “It’s no wonder that Craigslist is champion of the online classifieds revolution; Compete reports just under 17 million people visiting per month. The site boasts quick accessibility, a straight-forward interface, and a posting registry ranging from video games and community events to furniture and real estate. But as it turns out, many visitors...
