“Also doomed, he opined, was AOL’s hyperlocal Patch effort, which “doesn’t make any…”

April 17 Comments Off on “Also doomed, he opined, was AOL’s hyperlocal Patch effort, which “doesn’t make any…” Category: Feed, Tumblr

“Also doomed, he opined, was AOL’s hyperlocal Patch effort, which “doesn’t make any sense.””

Diller: Death Will Come For ‘Irrelevant Media’

"Newspapers are well positioned to start [local membership] programs. They have great brands that are…"

March 22 Comments Off on "Newspapers are well positioned to start [local membership] programs. They have great brands that are…" Category: Feed, Tumblr

“Newspapers are well positioned to start [local membership] programs. They have great brands that are well-known in their communities, they already have a membership base in the form of subscribers, and they have strong relationships with local busin…

RIP EveryBlock

February 08 Comments Off on RIP EveryBlock Category: Feed, Tumblr

RIP EveryBlock: EveryBlock down. This makes Patch the last big hyperlocal standing. If the pressure wasn’t already on. It’s on. 

Why Allbritton was right to short-circuit TBD.

March 07 Comments Off on Why Allbritton was right to short-circuit TBD. Category: Blogging, Feed, HackText

Someone realized that TBD was doing the worst thing in the world for Allbritton, telling the competition that they could compete. The cut-backs issued to Allbritton Communication’s grand experiment TBD were surprising. First the outlet cut community profit-sharing, than Allbritton paired the organization down to just a website and put it under the purview of […]

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