Comments on: Who wants to own distribution? http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:40:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » It’s the relationship http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3665 BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » It’s the relationship Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:58:26 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3665 [...] If the uselessness of presses and broadcast towers in New Orleans is a demonstration that distribution is no longer king, here’s a case in the argument that content is no longer king; relationships are: The Times wrote a feature about Cooking Light magazine holding supper parties, inspired by a reader who started this on her own (a la Meetups). The gatherings, where readers cook meals using recipes from the magazine, then dine together, began in 1999 when Amy Fong, a reader in Alameda, Calif., organized the initial meetings on her own, without the magazine taking part. [...] [...] If the uselessness of presses and broadcast towers in New Orleans is a demonstration that distribution is no longer king, here’s a case in the argument that content is no longer king; relationships are: The Times wrote a feature about Cooking Light magazine holding supper parties, inspired by a reader who started this on her own (a la Meetups). The gatherings, where readers cook meals using recipes from the magazine, then dine together, began in 1999 when Amy Fong, a reader in Alameda, Calif., organized the initial meetings on her own, without the magazine taking part. [...]

]]> By: Terry Heaton http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3393 Terry Heaton Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:06:48 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3393 Jeff, your email isn't working. <a href="http://donatacom.com/archives/00001021.htm" rel="nofollow">Here's an example</a> of a station that's fully incorporated blogs into its coverage. This is a self-serving link, because they're a client of mine. That doesn't, however, change the reality that online plus broadcast is a better way to reach people during a time of breaking news. Jeff, your email isn’t working.

Here’s an example of a station that’s fully incorporated blogs into its coverage. This is a self-serving link, because they’re a client of mine. That doesn’t, however, change the reality that online plus broadcast is a better way to reach people during a time of breaking news.

]]> By: Tish G http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3389 Tish G Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:37:03 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3389 What's come thru the Times-Picayune to those of us in the North, on high ground, has been invaluable. TV broadcasts have shown the same photos over and over. It's what they have, and it's not giving us a full picture--it almost seems to be sugar-coating homeland devistation, whereas it was extraordinarily voyeuristic when the tsunami happened. The true value of what the T-P is doing is for the people who are far from home and should not go back any time over the next few days...although I'm sure knowing that looters might be ravaging your flooded home could be all that much of a comfort. What’s come thru the Times-Picayune to those of us in the North, on high ground, has been invaluable. TV broadcasts have shown the same photos over and over. It’s what they have, and it’s not giving us a full picture–it almost seems to be sugar-coating homeland devistation, whereas it was extraordinarily voyeuristic when the tsunami happened. The true value of what the T-P is doing is for the people who are far from home and should not go back any time over the next few days…although I’m sure knowing that looters might be ravaging your flooded home could be all that much of a comfort.

]]> By: Bill http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3387 Bill Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:55:09 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3387 Jeff, Who wants to own distribution? It depends. Like everything else, distribution channels evolve....but they are not going away. Yesterday, 'news' was distributed through old media channels including TV, printed newspapers, & Radio. In the future news will be *distributed* through other channels - Yahoo is one good example. Google is another. Would I like to own them? You bet. Jeff,

Who wants to own distribution? It depends.

Like everything else, distribution channels evolve….but they are not going away.

Yesterday, ‘news’ was distributed through old media channels including TV, printed newspapers, & Radio.

In the future news will be *distributed* through other channels – Yahoo is one good example. Google is another.

Would I like to own them? You bet.

]]> By: Right of Center http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3383 Right of Center Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:34:42 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3383 It is hard to know what is going on there. I read on blogs that a major levee broke and yet the MSM barely mentions it. There is no analysis, no charts, no reporting. None. The MSM says things like the water is rising and officials are confused as to why. Isn't it the levee? Is the "bowl" going to fill up? Is this the doomsday scenario? Lake Ponchatrain (sp?) is pouring through the levee and the MSM has no analysis? No helicopters? What is going on? It is hard to know what is going on there. I read on blogs that a major levee broke and yet the MSM barely mentions it. There is no analysis, no charts, no reporting. None. The MSM says things like the water is rising and officials are confused as to why. Isn’t it the levee? Is the “bowl” going to fill up? Is this the doomsday scenario? Lake Ponchatrain (sp?) is pouring through the levee and the MSM has no analysis? No helicopters? What is going on?

]]> By: EB http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3382 EB Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:26:09 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3382 http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/ Tuesday, August 30, 2005 T-P EVACUATING Tuesday, 9:40 a.m. The Times-Picayune is evacuating it's New Orleans building. Water continues to rise around our building, as it is throughout the region. We want to evaucate our employees and families while we are still able to safely leave our building. Our plan is to head across the Mississippi River on the Pontchartrain Expressway to the west bank of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. From there, we'll try to head to Houma. Our plan, obviously, is to resume providing news to our readers ASAP. Please refer back to this site for continuing information as soon as we are able to provide it. http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

T-P EVACUATING
Tuesday, 9:40 a.m.

The Times-Picayune is evacuating it’s New Orleans building.

Water continues to rise around our building, as it is throughout the region. We want to evaucate our employees and families while we are still able to safely leave our building.

Our plan is to head across the Mississippi River on the Pontchartrain Expressway to the west bank of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. From there, we’ll try to head to Houma.

Our plan, obviously, is to resume providing news to our readers ASAP. Please refer back to this site for continuing information as soon as we are able to provide it.

]]> By: greg http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3377 greg Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:20:38 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3377 Gunther's understandable cynicism aside, I have to agree with John. This is pretty significant for local news outlets in that it gives them the ability to stay online with their coverage. It can't always be about the big guns from New York and L.A. This is fraught with significance. Calm down, Gunther. I'd say the news outlets in NOLA are probably pretty thrilled to be able to stay in the game at this point -- something that would have been unthinkable even a few years ago. Gunther’s understandable cynicism aside, I have to agree with John. This is pretty significant for local news outlets in that it gives them the ability to stay online with their coverage. It can’t always be about the big guns from New York and L.A. This is fraught with significance. Calm down, Gunther. I’d say the news outlets in NOLA are probably pretty thrilled to be able to stay in the game at this point — something that would have been unthinkable even a few years ago.

]]> By: John http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3374 John Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:57:33 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3374 Actually, the services can prove helpflu for people who evacuated New Orleans and have access to the Internet from where they're staying. While the national news certainly has blanketed the major aspects of the story, the local sources you would assume would have a better grip on the smaller details of the disaster, which people who live in those neighborhoods but who may now be a few hundred miles away from would want to know. Actually, the services can prove helpflu for people who evacuated New Orleans and have access to the Internet from where they’re staying. While the national news certainly has blanketed the major aspects of the story, the local sources you would assume would have a better grip on the smaller details of the disaster, which people who live in those neighborhoods but who may now be a few hundred miles away from would want to know.

]]> By: temps http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3371 temps Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:08:04 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3371 It is a good thing. It is dramatic what it passed in New Orleans It is a good thing.
It is dramatic what it passed in New Orleans

]]> By: Gunther http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3370 Gunther Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:59:44 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/30/who-wants-to-own-distribution/#comment-3370 Yes, I guess that the denizens of New Orleans will be checking in to the internet from their rooftops and toasting the arrival of the new information zeitgeist while the bodies float by. Yes, I guess that the denizens of New Orleans will be checking in to the internet from their rooftops and toasting the arrival of the new information zeitgeist while the bodies float by.

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