February 2012
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“I do not believe that begging for money from foundations, the public, or...”
– Jeff Jarvis in a great post, which also includes the quote, “The problem is that journalists don’t know shit about business. Culturally, they don’t want to.” I agree on all counts, and it’s the root cause of journalism’s problems today.
January 2012
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12 predictions for social TV in 2012 →
My predictions for a quickly-growing industry.
October 2011
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“An executive who worked at both Apple and Microsoft described the differences...”
– Steve Jobs Solved the Innovator’s Dilemma - James Allworth - Harvard Business Review This is the way journalism should be. (via bui)
September 2011
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How 'economies of proximity' help fuel hyperlocal
My wife Kate Bergman and I co-founded a network of Seattle neighborhood news sites in late 2007 called Next Door Media. Today, the 10 sites along with our regional guide bring in 230,000 unduplicated unique users a month with a combined social media following of nearly 40,000 fans and followers — at a much lower cost per audience than the Patch model.
One of our key learnings from...
“With few exceptions, the only instances in which mainstream firms have...”
– Clayton Christensen in the Innovator’s Dilemma, quoted in this Slate story on why the Netflix-Qwikster split may make sense.
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July 2011
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“Never dismiss or underestimate a competitor. And revere product over image.”
– Former MySpace president Jason Hirschhorn in a tweet.
June 2011
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“(TV) station Facebook pages are becoming community hubs during big stories —...”
– My quote in the NY Times referring to KXMC, the little station in Minot, North Dakota that’s doing an incredible job covering the flood on-air and on Facebook.
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“I’m not really opposed to self-promotion; what I’m opposed to is the casual way...”
– The Washington Post’s Gene Weingarter in a comment responding to a blog post about his latest column, “How branding is ruining journalism.” It beautifully illustrates how old-school journalists are completely oblivious to the changing economics of the business. Branding,...
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Welcome to my personal blog
I started a blog called LostRemote.com 12 years ago — one of the first on the web — and it’s taken me this long to create a personal space where I can freely write about random (and they’re random) things that cross my mind.
This will be a strange fusion of stuff: I’m a journalist MBA who dreams in disruptive ideas and tries to scrape together enough time to create...