Comments on: The death of snail mail & Sunday papers

By: Los e-mails salvan el correo postal « Instituto para el Desarrollo de la Política en Internet

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:47:59 +0000

[...] La consecuencia de la revolución electrónica ha sido la caída en picado del correo postal. El desplome del volumen de correo postal en Estados Unidos durante el año pasado fue la mayor de sus 234 años de historia, y el declive proyectado para los próximos dos años es de diez mil millones de envíos anuales. Desde los 213 mil millones de envíos del año 2006, se ha pasado a los 170 mil millones de 2010 (datos del diario Washington Post, vía BuzzMachine). [...]

By: My address is no good for identity verification « BANK 2.0 – Author's Blog

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:50:50 +0000

[...] decades in the US, has been decimated in recent times by the daily deals industry. Jeff Jarvis predicted this shift back in [...]

By: PDA’s Newsbucket | Richard Hartley

PDA’s Newsbucket | Richard Hartley — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:09:44 +0000

[...] Than Selling Word >> paidContent• The death of snail mail & Sunday papers >> Jeff Jarvis, Buzzmachine• Long form video on the rise >> Ian ForresterVia delicious [...]

By: Colin Hall

Colin Hall — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:54:32 +0000

Coupon’s do work, there’s no doubt about it, but how long before the online coupon websites take over where the postal system left off? A Google search for “Coupons and vouchers” already results in 2 million + options and let’s face it giving out your coupons online is cheaper and far more targeted.

Basically the postal services have their destiny in their own hands. They need to offer parallel services in-house and cut out the middle men marketers. They have the network and they see to be unable to maximise on the fact.

By: lida

lida — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:48:07 +0000

Mobile coupons are already so prevalent and so convenient regardless of anyone’s affluency…ie Google android coupon apps. I suppose it’s sad but newspapers are a thing of the past. Who really wishes to purchase something like a newspaper when the content is only updated once or twice a day at best??? It’s just too archaic and eventually will evolve out of existence.

By: McGuire on Media » Trying to find the right tone when "left wing technologists" grab all the attention

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:49:03 +0000

[...] be, or should be, all online. Jeff Jarvis, a really smart, albeit controversial guy, tells us that in a number of ways. Eric Clemons, another smart guy, says advertising has failed on the [...]

By: Robert D

Robert D — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:58:01 +0000

We all tend to compare the cost of a physical product with the benefit of a vitual product. Anyone have anyidea of the true cost of ICT and its growth rate? Data breaches cost companies an estimated 32B EURO in 2008 – more than the sum total of the previous four years. Don’t writeoff the postal busines just yet – it can change when the cost of online fraud hits the consumers pockets!!

By: A next generation in Ann Arbor : Business News

A next generation in Ann Arbor : Business News — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:37:17 +0000

[...] probably why people don’t notice just how much of a change this represents. As I said below, there’s still money in distributing coupons and circulars and in some print advertising, so [...]

By: newspapers are dead; long live news « eskimon

newspapers are dead; long live news « eskimon — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:24:49 +0000

[...] Everyone seems to be talking about the collapse of the industry; analysis and comment lament the seemingly inevitable death of ‘quality’ journalism, and the industry’s obsession with the ad-supported model. [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:49:11 +0000

C’mon. They won’t keep making papers because people want them. People loved cassette tapes, had their data on colored floppy disks, and loved their horse and buggies. They went away because they were replaced by better, faster, smarter, and more efficient technologies. And you say the non-profit is dropping back on paper – imagine what the newspaper is doing.

It’s time. Let them die and embrace the change…

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:16:48 +0000

The transition can take place, and I think we should use the digital TV transition as a role model. Coupons can be distributed at the stores if you want them in paper form.

By: Matthew Snodgrass

Matthew Snodgrass — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:55:12 +0000

I’m happy to see so much less paper and transportation fuel go to waste. This is a good thing. Not that I’m slamming the USPS. Hell, who else will bring a piece of paper across the country for me for 44 cents?

By: La caída del correo postal |

La caída del correo postal | — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:33:47 +0000

[...] Interesantes cifras: la caída del volumen de correo postal en los Estados Unidos durante el año pasado fue la mayor de sus doscientos treinta y cuatro años de historia, y el declive proyectado para los próximos dos años es de diez mil millones de envíos anuales. Desde los doscientos trece mil millones de envíos del año 2006, a los ciento setenta mil millones proyectados para 2010 (datos del Washington Post, vía BuzzMachine). [...]

By: La caída del correo postal » El Blog de Enrique Dans

La caída del correo postal » El Blog de Enrique Dans — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:59:30 +0000

By: Dying, another Green opportunity | Enquiring Mimes

Dying, another Green opportunity | Enquiring Mimes — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:16:15 +0000

[...] The death of snail mail & Sunday papers (buzzmachine.com) [...]

By: Newspapers Panic In New Publishing World - PSFK

Newspapers Panic In New Publishing World - PSFK — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:22:14 +0000

[...] from direct mail and newspapers (local and national) in the future. He suggests that someone will ‘craigslist’ the couponing system (probably via the mobile phone) and that the reduced costs will cause retailers and product sellers [...]

By: Charlie Gross

Charlie Gross — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:18:05 +0000

Let the market decide. If you do not want to receive unsolicited mail that is fine and there are ways to stop it. However, it sure defeats free market principles to legislate away mail that is soliciting your business. The local plumber, auto mechanic as well as larger companies will be the victims of a national do not mail initiative. We are over-regulated enough and do not need more. We also do not need to destroy any more jobs by more regulations on the marketplace.

And yes, newspapers appear to be dying. The market will make that call too. We also need to be aware that we all will be charged for content, whether electronic or on paper. There is no free lunch.

By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » July 27, 2009: Same old corners

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:36:09 +0000

[...] of you doing business by mail might be discouraged by Jeff Jarvis‘ take on the future of the post [...]

By: A next generation in Ann Arbor « BuzzMachine

A next generation in Ann Arbor « BuzzMachine — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:26:50 +0000

By: links for 2009-07-27 « A little Jack with that?

links for 2009-07-27 « A little Jack with that? — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:33:30 +0000

[...] The death of snail mail & Sunday papers >> Jeff Jarvis, Buzzmachine [...]

By: Jim S

Jim S — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:22:14 +0000

They’ll do without, Lawrence. Until someone figures a way to make a profit off of them, that is.

By: Mike Mokrzycki

Mike Mokrzycki — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:05:55 +0000

Note data on handheld online usage by race, about halfway down this report:

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1287/wireless-internet-use-mobile-access

Non-whites more likely than whites to use handhelds to access the Internet.

Neither that link nor the full Pew Internet report provides crosstabs of handheld use by socioeconomic status but race is a decent proxy, suggesting the demographics of the handheld sector may already be shifting.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:13:57 +0000

would certainly be a good use of those lonely copper wires that once ran landline phones.

By: Jeff Jarvis

Jeff Jarvis — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:19:39 +0000

Or an HP idea.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:13:19 +0000

Hmmm, well, it’s progress. ONLY a fool would stand in the way of progress. Maybe instead of a mail person or the need of a mailbox, how ’bout everyone recives a system that beams all mail to a speciific spot in the house? No need for stamps either. It would also send as well as recieve. Sounds more like a Star Trek idea, doesn it?