Comments on: “The business case for TimesSelect” http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/10/20/the-business-case-for-timesselect/ any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:33:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Carr’s dreams http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/10/20/the-business-case-for-timesselect/comment-page-1/#comment-79667 BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Carr’s dreams Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:36:30 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/10/20/the-business-case-for-timesselect/#comment-79667 [...] Hyndman also points out to Carr and company that lots of the people formerly known as readers like using the internet and [...] [...] Hyndman also points out to Carr and company that lots of the people formerly known as readers like using the internet and [...]

]]> By: Joe Duck http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/10/20/the-business-case-for-timesselect/comment-page-1/#comment-79666 Joe Duck Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:19:24 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/10/20/the-business-case-for-timesselect/#comment-79666 <i>... sadly, when all news and comment are fungible ... </i> Hey, this is a happy thing. As Rob notes brands are getting lost in all the noise so people will have to focus more on *what* is getting said rather than who or what media player says it. … sadly, when all news and comment are fungible …

Hey, this is a happy thing. As Rob notes brands are getting lost in all the noise so people will have to focus more on *what* is getting said rather than who or what media player says it.

]]> By: Rob Hyndman http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/10/20/the-business-case-for-timesselect/comment-page-1/#comment-79664 Rob Hyndman Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:31:08 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/10/20/the-business-case-for-timesselect/#comment-79664 That'll learn me to not read the source material. Agreed that we may well be moving in that direction. For me, it's about the author's voice. I don't see much to brands, sadly. They're getting lost in all of the noise. That’ll learn me to not read the source material. Agreed that we may well be moving in that direction. For me, it’s about the author’s voice. I don’t see much to brands, sadly. They’re getting lost in all of the noise.

]]> By: Nick Carr http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/10/20/the-business-case-for-timesselect/comment-page-1/#comment-79663 Nick Carr Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:42:41 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/10/20/the-business-case-for-timesselect/#comment-79663 <i>it’s that the online news and opinion offerings of other publishers are almost perfect substitutes for their own (online or offline)</i> Rob, "Almost perfect" would seem to be too strong. The study actually shows that a lot of people like one of their hometown papers and do not see its contents as fungible. So if they can't get the paper online, they'll tend to get it in print (or vice-versa) - even if they have access to other news from other sources. We may be moving to a time, sadly, when all news and comment are fungible, but it doesn't seem to have arrived quite yet. Nick it’s that the online news and opinion offerings of other publishers are almost perfect substitutes for their own (online or offline)

Rob,

“Almost perfect” would seem to be too strong. The study actually shows that a lot of people like one of their hometown papers and do not see its contents as fungible. So if they can’t get the paper online, they’ll tend to get it in print (or vice-versa) – even if they have access to other news from other sources. We may be moving to a time, sadly, when all news and comment are fungible, but it doesn’t seem to have arrived quite yet.

Nick

]]> By: Nick comes to the defence of TimesSelect - - mathewingram.com/work http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/10/20/the-business-case-for-timesselect/comment-page-1/#comment-79662 Nick comes to the defence of TimesSelect - - mathewingram.com/work Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:29:00 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/10/20/the-business-case-for-timesselect/#comment-79662 [...] Times or any other paper simply blocks people out who then go elsewhere (my friend Rob Hyndman has more on that angle). That’s not a religious view, as Nick would like to portray it — in fact, I would [...] [...] Times or any other paper simply blocks people out who then go elsewhere (my friend Rob Hyndman has more on that angle). That’s not a religious view, as Nick would like to portray it — in fact, I would [...]

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