tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10547970.post3898968133108889924..comments2024-03-13T01:04:34.580-04:00Comments on <b>Canadian Entrepreneur</b>: Why blogs are better than print (there, I said it)Rick Spencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147840937518662183noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10547970.post-6555617245324885042010-01-18T06:22:17.165-05:002010-01-18T06:22:17.165-05:00Hi Rick,I agree with your argument for serendipity...Hi Rick,I agree with your argument for serendipity.Very interesting, I enjoy reading this article. Thanks for sharing.Sports Pickshttp://www.sports-picks.biz/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10547970.post-78510958386675061312007-09-27T11:31:00.000-04:002007-09-27T11:31:00.000-04:00Rick responds...Brad: I agree with your argument f...Rick responds...<BR/><BR/>Brad: I agree with your argument for serendipity. The magazine editor who brings you news and articles you didn't know you were interested in (and would never have thought to search for) is performing a compelling and under-rated (and underpaid) service. Expanding people’s range of interests and stimulating new lines of thought and curiosity are essential tasks in an information-driven society.<BR/><BR/>Marco: You make some good points, especially regarding the creation of new knowledge. By doing what they do best (popularizing known concepts, expressing new opinions and stimulating discussion), I hope bloggers will free up more newspaper and magazine editors to create the new information, compelling narratives (not “long” for the sake of long) and investigative journalism you speak of. Currently, there is not enough of it.<BR/><BR/>But I believe photography and photo essays work very well on the Net – better, in fact, than in print, since I see many people sharing photo essays and collages by email. <BR/><BR/>Although nothing beats cutting out pictures from old National Geographics for school projects.Rick Spencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147840937518662183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10547970.post-28328710331038873962007-09-27T09:54:00.000-04:002007-09-27T09:54:00.000-04:00Hi Rick,As the new editor of Masthead, I feel comp...Hi Rick,<BR/><BR/>As the new editor of <A HREF="http://www.mastheadonline.com" REL="nofollow">Masthead</A>, I feel compelled to chime in.<BR/><BR/>Many blog features you point to are indeed improvements on older media models, particularly with regards to user interaction.<BR/><BR/>At the same time, alternative forms of media—both in print and other online models—are better for certain kinds of information, including:<BR/><BR/>1. Investigative reporting;<BR/>2. Long, narrative features;<BR/>3. Serious arts writing (here the web reigns supreme, but it's generally writers at online magazines like Pitchfork Media, Television Without Pity and the Onion's AV Club)<BR/>4. Providing NEW information, rather than aggregate quotes tied to opinion;<BR/>5. Photo essays and photography in general.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/><BR/>Marco UrsiMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674735498619179021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10547970.post-71211119488730308312007-09-24T08:50:00.000-04:002007-09-24T08:50:00.000-04:00In defence of magazines, I'm a believer that while...In defence of magazines, I'm a believer that while getting content you want to know about is awesome (Rick, you're on my google homepage via RSS) - the thing that I love about magazines is the ability to draw me into an article or feature on something that I - for lack of better words - didn't know I wanted to know about. It takes a lot for that to happen with blogs and the internet in general. I'm taking the (is it still just a rumoured?) death of Business 2.0 magazine quite hard as I don't go out and search for the information that they are able to put into print each month. I like that it comes to me and I can digest it in whatever time frame I want to and reading articles whose headlines I may skip over if I was online. <BR/>It's a fair argument though- and as blogs become a medium unto themselves (and some would argue they already are) they will continue to be strong competition to the print industry.<BR/><BR/>BradAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10547970.post-31811086726383989992007-09-24T03:51:00.000-04:002007-09-24T03:51:00.000-04:00Very interesting, I enjoy reading this article. Th...Very interesting, I enjoy reading this article. Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10547970.post-2018106387872194182007-09-22T03:40:00.000-04:002007-09-22T03:40:00.000-04:00Hi RickI agree with this completely, thanks for th...Hi Rick<BR/>I agree with this completely, thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com