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- MokaPot, on 01/21/2009, -1/+24I told you! You can't click on a piece of paper!
- stvidguy, on 01/21/2009, -1/+16Goodbye Print Newspapers. It was nice to know you.
- web2pointYo, on 01/21/2009, -1/+14"Welcome Newspapers! You can take your seat right over there next to the Horse and Buggy display."
-Museum of things that once ruled all, but now...not so much - dystra, on 01/21/2009, -0/+10is it me or Is this title missing a comma, period..colon....something?
- joshuaer, on 01/21/2009, -2/+10Internet killed the Newspaper star.
- pjr12345, on 01/21/2009, -2/+8What's killing the Print Media is inaccuracies, bias, and lies.
- KSUdesigner, on 01/21/2009, -1/+6The headline, description and article itself all say "print ads." I don't see what is misleading or inaccurate here.
- masonreloaded, on 01/21/2009, -0/+5The beauty of internet adwords is the business model - its setup so its almost impossible for Google to lose money on it, so even if ad revenues drop, it's still profitable. The newspaper ad business requires too much overhead it seems...
- mikehill33, on 01/21/2009, -1/+5Only newspapers can save Newspapers. Instead of stuffing the coffers all those years, they should have been innovating. The newspaper industry will be looking for a bailout ala Big 3 in 2009. Sad.
- haydesigner, on 01/21/2009, -1/+5"If Microsoft is smart...."
- 4NDr01D, on 01/21/2009, -1/+5Content is King
and if all your newspaper does is crappy local news and reprinting AP stories
its time you re-evaluate your "news" content - dazparkour, on 01/21/2009, -0/+4http://books.google.com
- dazparkour, on 01/21/2009, -0/+3Newspapers can make all the money they want, but they are still full of crap.
- whatthefu, on 01/21/2009, -0/+3I like print newspapers. They provide lots of quality material daily without flashing ads for spammy websites or links to other stories getting in the way. I'll miss them when they die out.
- inactive, on 01/22/2009, -0/+3"they will need to find another white knight."
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2 ...
??? - dazparkour, on 01/21/2009, -0/+3Yes, they will take over something that is making less money, maybe even a loss.
That's where the smart is. - leetn00b, on 01/21/2009, -1/+4 Google's provider model was flawed and prevented the newspapers from making any money in the deal, which frustrated the relationship between advertisers, the newspapers, and Google. In other words, Google jumped the shark.
While in decline, the newspaper business is still worth billions. There are plenty of companies that cater to newspaper's business models, and while traditional revenue is in fact shrinking, there is still large financial gains to be made such a large market. - Cerialthriller, on 01/21/2009, -0/+3what you mean you can get a print version of articles that show up on like digg? How do you dig them, do you have to send a mail to to digg something or bury as spam? And I have to write comments on a piece of paper and mail them somewhere to add a comment. Sounds lame.
- inactive, on 01/22/2009, -0/+3crappy local news is ok. the AP reprints are lame.
newspapers are going to be replaced by laptops. its already happening, its inevitable. once they get to a certain size/weight theyre basically just high tech newspapers.... whats really changing is the company you get that content from... - paradigmxx, on 01/21/2009, -0/+2Not many advertisers would want to do print ads - you can't split test... test for tracking or ROI effectively as online ads.
So this is well expected right from the start. - lava, on 01/21/2009, -0/+2That's until e-ink becomes ubiquitous. I'm still waiting for my interactive USAToday from Minority Report.
- roctimo, on 01/21/2009, -2/+4I would love a cheap e-ink powered piece of technology that's as thin as paper...flash memory inside with the day's stories...re-usable but cheap enough that if you lost it, no big deal.
- KeyLimePie, on 01/21/2009, -3/+5Oh yeah cause there's certainly none of _that_ on the internet
- WraTH017, on 01/21/2009, -1/+3There is, but you don't have to $2.50 pay for it.
- kdor, on 01/21/2009, -0/+2Newspapers. Buh-bye. They just are not selling. The NYT circulation declined 20% last year. Stock is junk status. Massive layoffs and pay cuts, but they still stick to the same old drivel. Same with Wash Post and others. I used to read the paper every evening, then evening papers went away. I read it every morning. Great way to start the day angry because the reporting was not really reporting, but opinion. Who, What, When Where and How do not matter anymore. It's like local TV news, which is losing as well. Limited, junk stories, no real international news, no useful local news (lucky to find a handful of stories that aren't tear-jerkers, murders or shootings). A dead dog story beats out real news (seen it). Stories picked for sensational, human interest, and feature value or to reinforce an editorial bias. Too arrogant to retract wrong information. Lots of times I know more about an issue earlier and from more viewpoints using online and radio sources. Comics shrank to nothing. Newspapers and TV news have become redundant. Lots of pages of ads and inserts. Gobs of paper to dispose. Clogs recycling bins. Well, I stopped reading the paper in the morning. Tried a local bi-weekly paper. All they did was compete with the national paper with wire stories and a little local news. Gave it up. The only papers that are being read are the free street corner tabloids that cater to the 20 minute subway ride market. I think lots of people do what I have done the last 5 years. I get up every morning, check e-mail, check news sites, and if there is something I want to follow up check a newspaper site, CNN/Fox sites, follow story links. Then I eat breakfast. Lots greener too. No gobs of newsprint and no ink stains on my fingers. Newspapers should not be bailed out. Dying industry that has not kept up. Use trees for more useful things like furniture and hockey sticks. This is just another indication of a lost market. The whole print newspaper industry is probably no larger than Microsoft anyway. Let them innovate their way out with a new online delivery and revenue structure or fade away. Podcast like daily transmission to a Kindle, Sony, iPhone, e-paper or netbook type device. They might survive. I don't think they are smart enough. Maybe they'll join up with RIAA, another group trying to hold on to the past.
- AmyVernon, on 01/23/2009, -0/+1The first word of the headline is "AdWords" And more than once in the article, he said AdWords. I blame the site, not the submitter.
- kdor, on 01/21/2009, -1/+2The whole newspaper industry is probably worth less than Microsoft or Google. NYT and Washington Post stock is basically junk paper. Buggy whips is right.
- roctimo, on 01/21/2009, -1/+2Ok not POWERED by e-ink, e-ink as the main format. Sorry, mr. leetnoob
- Noelix, on 01/21/2009, -0/+1I can't get my daily dose of LOLcat in the New York Times is all I know
- pw378, on 01/22/2009, -0/+1They might lose money for each print ad, but they can make up for it in volume. :)
- inactive, on 01/22/2009, -0/+1why cant they use the amazon kibble or whatever it is for news?
- inactive, on 01/21/2009, -3/+3Don't be evil..
Google is trying to kill the printed information industry, I guess because they can't index it.. - Kazakaz, on 01/21/2009, -3/+3Screw a bailout on the newspaper industry, spend the money by giving everyone a blackberry.
- MRintheKeys, on 01/21/2009, -0/+0That almost did make "reading the paper" seem like a little too much fun.
- joshuaer, on 01/22/2009, -1/+1I heard you on the wireless back in Fifty Two
Lying awake intent at tuning in on you.
If I was young it didn't stop you coming through.
Oh-a oh
They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.
Oh-a oh
I met your children
Oh-a oh
What did you tell them?
Internet killed the newspaper star.
Internet killed the newspaper star.
Pictures came and broke your heart.
Oh-a-a-a oh
And now we meet in an abandoned studio.
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago.
And you remember the jingles used to go.
Oh-a oh
You were the first one.
Oh-a oh
You were the last one.
Internet killed the newspaper star.
Internet killed the newspaper star.
In my mind and in my car, we can't rewind we've gone to far
Oh-a-aho oh,
Oh-a-aho oh
Internet killed the newspaper star.
Internet killed the newspaper star.
In my mind and in my car, we can't rewind we've gone to far.
Pictures came and broke your heart, put the blame on VTR.
You are a newspaper star.
You are a newspaper star.
Internet killed the newspaper star.
Internet killed the newspaper star.
Internet killed the newspaper star.
Internet killed the newspaper star.
Internet killed the newspaper star. (You are a newspaper star.) - inactive, on 01/21/2009, -1/+1Buggles... Google... What can it mean?
- Paulish, on 01/21/2009, -1/+1Naw. We will just hand them over to the Amish.
- leetn00b, on 01/21/2009, -3/+1e-ink???
Do you hear yourself? - merbrian, on 01/21/2009, -4/+1Not feeling so lucky offline, hm?
- michaelpinto, on 01/21/2009, -10/+5If Microsoft is smart they'll take advantage of this opening!
- AmyVernon, on 01/21/2009, -11/+5This doesn't seem to be truly accurate. It's not AdWords that's being discontinued. It's offering print ads to its advertisers - ads in the actual print edition.
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