April 17th, 2009

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Online news should be replayable

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Follow-up thought on yesterday’s iTunes for news defense: When analysts say things like:

Newspaper content is ephemeral by nature … It isn’t the same as downloading a song and keeping it and replaying it. It loses its value almost instantaneously.

…the speaker is not describing a problem with iTunes. She’s describing a problem with the way news is traditionally presented.

It’s a problem that can be solved.

Update 7/26: Jackie Hai makes a similar point, except phrased better and with extra insights. Read it.