Daily Archives: 21 March 2007

“If we’re going to bridge the gap between print and online revenue, we simply must do a better job of pulling more people to our web sites. If we do that, we might find the path to sustainable business models.”

“the economics and fragmentation of local makes the prospect of generating offline-like dollars less likely”

“Most large publishers at the conference said they had no choice but to build, expand or acquire online operations. The reason: Their largest advertisers are starting to abandon them for online forums, Web sites and even Web games.”

“Many of us in the VC community have been quietly wondering about the state of Web 2.0 innovation. We aren’t seeing much.”

Praise for the Washington Post’s Express site: blog-based approach, print-online integration, focus on localised niche content, clear design, and digestable content.

“The Daily Express and its Sunday version have become the latest national newspapers to overhaul their website to make greater use of web 2.0 and community features.”