Comments for mathewingram.com/media http://mathewingram.com/media ...watching the intersection of the Web and media Fri, 16 May 2008 04:19:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Clay Shirky and the “cognitive surplus” by Mathew http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/04/27/clay-shirky-and-the-cognitive-surplus/#comment-18710 Mathew Tue, 06 May 2008 20:07:48 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/?p=553#comment-18710 Thanks for the comment, James. Thanks for the comment, James.

]]> Comment on Clay Shirky and the “cognitive surplus” by James McNally http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/04/27/clay-shirky-and-the-cognitive-surplus/#comment-18707 James McNally Tue, 06 May 2008 19:25:12 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/?p=553#comment-18707 This reminds me of my long-running arguments with my geekier friends who hate sports. Sports is a big waste of time, they say. And instead, they spend their time catching up on Battlestar Galactica and playing World of Warcraft. Reverse snobbery, I say... By the way, I'm reading Shirky's book Here Comes Everybody and it ties in nicely with a lot of what you've been writing about (ie. newspapers migrating to being exclusively online, the Long Tail and the power law, etc.) This reminds me of my long-running arguments with my geekier friends who hate sports. Sports is a big waste of time, they say. And instead, they spend their time catching up on Battlestar Galactica and playing World of Warcraft. Reverse snobbery, I say…

By the way, I’m reading Shirky’s book Here Comes Everybody and it ties in nicely with a lot of what you’ve been writing about (ie. newspapers migrating to being exclusively online, the Long Tail and the power law, etc.)

]]> Comment on Why Nick Denton is good and/or evil by Mathew http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/04/14/why-nick-denton-is-good-andor-evil-2/#comment-16719 Mathew Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:48:16 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/?p=547#comment-16719 I totally agree, Guv. I totally agree, Guv.

]]> Comment on Why Nick Denton is good and/or evil by The Guv http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/04/14/why-nick-denton-is-good-andor-evil-2/#comment-16703 The Guv Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:04:54 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/?p=547#comment-16703 I always wonder why people rag on Denton for his pay-per-views salary system. You can damn well bet that if newspapers could figure out a way to pay reporters based on how many readers their stories bring in, they'd have done it yesterday. Even the most noble public service journalists pay a hell of a lot of attention to reader/audience figures, although often it's more sophisticated than a simple hit count. I don't see why we have to pretend that the number of people reading our stuff doesn't matter. I always wonder why people rag on Denton for his pay-per-views salary system. You can damn well bet that if newspapers could figure out a way to pay reporters based on how many readers their stories bring in, they’d have done it yesterday. Even the most noble public service journalists pay a hell of a lot of attention to reader/audience figures, although often it’s more sophisticated than a simple hit count. I don’t see why we have to pretend that the number of people reading our stuff doesn’t matter.

]]> Comment on PR industry: Still grasping for a clue by Ian Ketcheson http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/04/10/pr-industry-still-grasping-for-a-clue/#comment-16539 Ian Ketcheson Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:41:11 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/?p=545#comment-16539 Mathew, If you haven't already, take a look at what the ontario government is doing with their press releases. They have abandoned the traditional format, and are halfway to something neat. Mathew, If you haven’t already, take a look at what the ontario government is doing with their press releases. They have abandoned the traditional format, and are halfway to something neat.

]]> Comment on PR industry: Still grasping for a clue by Miles Galliford http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/04/10/pr-industry-still-grasping-for-a-clue/#comment-16264 Miles Galliford Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:15:40 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/?p=545#comment-16264 Mathew Its good to see a writer and journalist placing the empahsis on the importance of links. I spend my working day preaching the power of linking in the marketing to journalists and publishers. Few really take it on board. Here is a list of over 100 ways of getting inbound links. http://www.subhub.com/articles/the_link_building_bible_100_ways_to_build_backlinks_to_your_website Thanks Miles Mathew

Its good to see a writer and journalist placing the empahsis on the importance of links. I spend my working day preaching the power of linking in the marketing to journalists and publishers. Few really take it on board. Here is a list of over 100 ways of getting inbound links.
http://www.subhub.com/articles/the_link_building_bible_100_ways_to_build_backlinks_to_your_website

Thanks
Miles

]]> Comment on Publish2 gets Series A financing by Mathew http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/03/31/publish2-gets-series-a-financing/#comment-15581 Mathew Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:50:26 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/?p=542#comment-15581 My apologies, Om -- of course you are. I definitely could have phrased that better :-) My apologies, Om — of course you are. I definitely could have phrased that better :-)

]]> Comment on Publish2 gets Series A financing by Om Malik http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/03/31/publish2-gets-series-a-financing/#comment-15580 Om Malik Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:40:10 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/?p=542#comment-15580 Mathew, I am still a journalist, just I work for myself.:-) Mathew,

I am still a journalist, just I work for myself.:-)

]]> Comment on Is embedding better than quoting? by Bill Kinnon http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/03/17/is-embedding-better-than-quoting/#comment-14997 Bill Kinnon Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:14:50 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/03/17/is-embedding-better-than-quoting/#comment-14997 Doesn't show up in Google Reader either. Doesn’t show up in Google Reader either.

]]> Comment on Blogs and the settling of the Wild West by Jesse Hirsh http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/03/19/blogs-and-the-settling-of-the-wild-west/#comment-14996 Jesse Hirsh Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:12:47 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/03/19/blogs-and-the-settling-of-the-wild-west/#comment-14996 I like the idea of a dream team, although I think CNet is too low a target. The original dream team were world champions. They won the olympic gold decisively. So what would the appropriate target be? Does the dream team take on the NY Times? Ok, too general. Wired? Who's number one, and that's who the dream team needs to gun for. I like the idea of a dream team, although I think CNet is too low a target. The original dream team were world champions. They won the olympic gold decisively. So what would the appropriate target be? Does the dream team take on the NY Times? Ok, too general. Wired? Who’s number one, and that’s who the dream team needs to gun for.

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