Comments on: I-News. OMG. Stupidest Idea Ever http://www.whatthefarq.com/Business/i-news-omg-stupidest-idea-ever/ Insight about my web stuff Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:45:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Laird Farquharson http://www.whatthefarq.com/Business/i-news-omg-stupidest-idea-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Laird Farquharson Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:53:32 +0000 http://www.whatthefarq.com/?p=183#comment-47 I'm all for choice. I'm all for personalized news. I totally believe consumers will vote with their clicks, and purchase habits. I sure hope there's something really extra special being offered here, because I just don't see anyone under 60 wanting to have a special newspaper-printer-slash-modem hooked up to their homes. I've seen (and participated) in all kinds of newspaper experiments too, I've been working with them for over 9 years. I don't think this idea has legs, but there are parts of the idea that will win (as I mentioned, the idea of aggregated content also being delivered). So, in your examples of Napster/iTunes, Blockbuster/NetFlix, etc, parts of ideas win and parts loose. VHS/Beta? Not always does the better technology win. Personalize my news, and send me a PDF (or a morning digest newsletter into my inbox). Fine! Beautiful. I get that. Great Idea. Ask me to set up a printer for my home? No. Parts of this will win. Parts of this will fail. I wish MediaNews the best, because I don't want to see Newspapers collapse and become obsolete. I applaud efforts to try. I applaud and pay for <strong>smart</strong> efforts. I’m all for choice. I’m all for personalized news. I totally believe consumers will vote with their clicks, and purchase habits. I sure hope there’s something really extra special being offered here, because I just don’t see anyone under 60 wanting to have a special newspaper-printer-slash-modem hooked up to their homes. I’ve seen (and participated) in all kinds of newspaper experiments too, I’ve been working with them for over 9 years. I don’t think this idea has legs, but there are parts of the idea that will win (as I mentioned, the idea of aggregated content also being delivered). So, in your examples of Napster/iTunes, Blockbuster/NetFlix, etc, parts of ideas win and parts loose. VHS/Beta? Not always does the better technology win. Personalize my news, and send me a PDF (or a morning digest newsletter into my inbox). Fine! Beautiful. I get that. Great Idea. Ask me to set up a printer for my home? No. Parts of this will win. Parts of this will fail.

I wish MediaNews the best, because I don’t want to see Newspapers collapse and become obsolete. I applaud efforts to try. I applaud and pay for smart efforts.

]]> By: Stephen Keating http://www.whatthefarq.com/Business/i-news-omg-stupidest-idea-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Stephen Keating Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:19:44 +0000 http://www.whatthefarq.com/?p=183#comment-46 I am working with MediaNews on this project. A few points: - The totality of this service, both in technology and content, is not yet public. Stay tuned. - The operative concept in I-News is choice. The demand by individuals for choice in media drives innovation and new business models. File-sharing music sites innovated and iTunes made the market. Blockbuster built a video store franchise and NetFlix brought the video store home. Starting with choice and figuring out how best to deliver that is the constant question. - For more on the Individuated News conference this summer, check here: http://www.individuatednews.com/ I am working with MediaNews on this project. A few points:

- The totality of this service, both in technology and content, is not yet public. Stay tuned.

- The operative concept in I-News is choice. The demand by individuals for choice in media drives innovation and new business models. File-sharing music sites innovated and iTunes made the market. Blockbuster built a video store franchise and NetFlix brought the video store home. Starting with choice and figuring out how best to deliver that is the constant question.

- For more on the Individuated News conference this summer, check here: http://www.individuatednews.com/

]]> By: Tim Hewetson http://www.whatthefarq.com/Business/i-news-omg-stupidest-idea-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Tim Hewetson Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:01:52 +0000 http://www.whatthefarq.com/?p=183#comment-43 I especially like the line, "You’ll be able to choose the news you want about anything, whether you’re a Detroit Red Wings fan or if you’re green-oriented," Doesn't using ink, electricity to print it, and paper defeat the purpose of being 'green'???? This idea fell out of the stupid tree and hit it's head on every branch on it's down to the ground. EPIC FAIL! I especially like the line,

“You’ll be able to choose the news you want about anything, whether you’re a Detroit Red Wings fan or if you’re green-oriented,”

Doesn’t using ink, electricity to print it, and paper defeat the purpose of being ‘green’???? This idea fell out of the stupid tree and hit it’s head on every branch on it’s down to the ground.

EPIC FAIL!

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