From the daily archives:

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Free dailies – still not a “bright light” in the newspaper industry

June 22, 2008

More evidence that, despite Chris Anderson’s claims, free may be less of a viable business model than people expect, as Roy Greenslade reports that News International may be shutting thelondonpaper: “Rumours are rife that News International, now run by James Murdoch, may be about to close down thelondonpaper, claims The Observer media diary (not online). [...]

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Free dailies – still not a “bright light” in the newspaper industry

June 22, 2008

More evidence that, despite Chris Anderson’s claims, free may be less of a viable business model than people expect, as Roy Greenslade reports that News International may be shutting thelondonpaper: “Rumours are rife that News International, now run by James Murdoch, may be about to close down thelondonpaper, claims The Observer media diary (not online). [...]

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Why Andy Ihnatko is a really good writer

June 22, 2008

Because he comes out with stuff like this: “Setting up a server is like playing an old Infocom adventure. It’s an endless series of puzzles and even when you think you’ve solved them all…you’re eventually totally screwed because three months ago, you didn’t FEED CHEESE SANDWICH TO DOG.” …in a blog post. A blog post [...]

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Why Andy Ihnatko is a really good writer

June 22, 2008

Because he comes out with stuff like this: “Setting up a server is like playing an old Infocom adventure. It’s an endless series of puzzles and even when you think you’ve solved them all…you’re eventually totally screwed because three months ago, you didn’t FEED CHEESE SANDWICH TO DOG.” …in a blog post. A blog post [...]

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