Microsoft is now going into the free classifieds business.
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November 30th, 2005 at 1:24 pm
Gives new meaning to free speech. Maybe SCOTUS was wrong!
November 30th, 2005 at 2:51 pm
[...] Another dull blow to newspaper kidneys. Jeff Jarvis points to this article that says Microsoft is moving into the free classified space. [...]
November 30th, 2005 at 3:02 pm
Slightly off (today’s) topic, but this thread may be of interest to those worrying about the fate of newspapers:
http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/11/29/111918/63
Some of the commentators are starting to make the distinction between investigative reporting (expensive) and news relaying (cheap and widespread).
November 30th, 2005 at 3:12 pm
As you know Mr. Jeff, the newspaper industry has missed the Internet ball for the past ten years - all they do now is repurpose the news (except for a select few).
They allowed the old business model to ossify any gray matter they have between their gray hair. Nothing like large profits to dumb down management (anyone want to buy K-R?). The death of newspaper classifieds we predicted just took a bit longer to happen. How long do we give the newspapers to keep this cash cow going? They not only have a small and getting smaller share of the under 35 crowd they have allowed the 55 plus crowd (not that there is anything wrong with these folks) to wander away to the smarter solutions. Man, the newspaper guys had it all and just let it slip away. No wonder the LA Times staff is shrinking so fast (OK, trying to be global and not local has also helped them dive.)
November 30th, 2005 at 4:23 pm
Another thread on future of newspapers (geek view)
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/27/1645214
December 1st, 2005 at 4:58 pm
too bad we can’t short craig’s list……
December 5th, 2005 at 8:00 am
[...] Today, the news about newspapers in America is not good: more layoffs (despite MoveOn’s whining), more competition, more fear, less revenue, lower stocks. The time that many hoped was a long way off may be upon us already. Newspapers are going to start to die. [...]