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| Alton Lagan | Feb 12 2009, 09:29 PM |
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I do think that the morning newspaper is going to go the same way as the milkman. Perhaps someday our grandchildren will give us that same confused look as we try to explain about this boy, who would come around every morning, delivering a paper full of news. While the demise of newspaper was predicted long ago with the advent of radio and later TV, it managed to survive because it offered many things radio and TV couldn't. However, now the internet can offer everything newspaper can and more. However, I disagree with the belief that newspapers should start charging for their web sites. This was tried in the 1990's and didn't work. It is part of the reason the over used term Web 2.0 was created. Internet users will always chose a free site over a pay site, unless there is a strongly compelling reason for the pay site. This is why Wikipedia is far more popular than Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Even though Wikipedia has its inaccuracies, spelling and grammar problems, it is acceptable, and it is free. The second problem is demonstrated in this post. I can link to Wikipedia's definition of Web 2.0. I cannot link to Britannica's. Wikipedia can be linked, quoted and used for all online discussions. Britannica is never part of the discussion, and if you are not a part of the online discussion you might as well not exist. |
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