Well, Wired is one on my favourite readings and in the blog roll, here is a good example why.
It’s well-known that magazines and newspapers are not going well… Chris Anderson, the editor in chief of Wired discusses the Internet’s challenge to the traditional press in the Spiegel.
Best bits:
More and more people are choosing social filters for their news rather than professional filters. We’re tuning out television news, we’re tuning out newspapers. And we still hear about the important stuff, it’s just that it’s not like this drumbeat of bad news. It’s news that matters.
Attention and reputation are two non-monetary economies. The vast majority of people online write for free. We’ve tried paying some of our bloggers and they thought it was insulting. They’re not doing it for the money, they’re doing it for attention and reputation, or just for fun.
(yes Adam Smith, yes some people do things for free, amazing…)
Funny to see the difference of core culture between The Spiegel and Anderson, two worlds colliding.
Brave new world…
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