Comments on: Your paperboy called. He says he’s made of fiberoptic cable. And your micropayment is late. http://ryansholin.com/2006/04/05/your-paperboy-called-he-says-hes-made-of-fiberoptic-cable-and-your-micropayment-is-late/ The future of news. And more. No funny stuff. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eoin Purcell’s Blog » Blog Archive » More thoughts on E-Newspaper & RSS Feeds http://ryansholin.com/2006/04/05/your-paperboy-called-he-says-hes-made-of-fiberoptic-cable-and-your-micropayment-is-late/comment-page-1/#comment-2622 Eoin Purcell’s Blog » Blog Archive » More thoughts on E-Newspaper & RSS Feeds Wed, 03 May 2006 11:59:59 +0000 http://www.ryansholin.com/2006/04/05/your-paperboy-called-he-says-hes-made-of-fiberoptic-cable-and-your-micropayment-is-late/#comment-2622 [...] Ryan Sholin has a great post on e-newspapers here he touches on an issue I didn’t consider in my previous post, that of the Newspapers trying to monoplise content: Let’s start with the closed model, in which different news orgs each have their stable of papers and sources, set up in an iTunes-like environment, where readers can subscribe to their news feeds from within your range of sources. If you’re McClatchy, you’ve got feeds from all your papers available for readers to subscribe to. [...] [...] Ryan Sholin has a great post on e-newspapers here he touches on an issue I didn’t consider in my previous post, that of the Newspapers trying to monoplise content: Let’s start with the closed model, in which different news orgs each have their stable of papers and sources, set up in an iTunes-like environment, where readers can subscribe to their news feeds from within your range of sources. If you’re McClatchy, you’ve got feeds from all your papers available for readers to subscribe to. [...]

]]> By: fling93 http://ryansholin.com/2006/04/05/your-paperboy-called-he-says-hes-made-of-fiberoptic-cable-and-your-micropayment-is-late/comment-page-1/#comment-2547 fling93 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:49:05 +0000 http://www.ryansholin.com/2006/04/05/your-paperboy-called-he-says-hes-made-of-fiberoptic-cable-and-your-micropayment-is-late/#comment-2547 Well, I suspect that "something" is merely comfort. It's something we're used to, much like how some people cling to LPs. This is something not really shared by the next generation, who will someday find comfort in their ancient iPods and outdated computer monitors. Well, I suspect that “something” is merely comfort. It’s something we’re used to, much like how some people cling to LPs. This is something not really shared by the next generation, who will someday find comfort in their ancient iPods and outdated computer monitors.

]]> By: Ryan http://ryansholin.com/2006/04/05/your-paperboy-called-he-says-hes-made-of-fiberoptic-cable-and-your-micropayment-is-late/comment-page-1/#comment-2510 Ryan Sun, 09 Apr 2006 03:02:26 +0000 http://www.ryansholin.com/2006/04/05/your-paperboy-called-he-says-hes-made-of-fiberoptic-cable-and-your-micropayment-is-late/#comment-2510 Shaminder said: "...there is something about holding a paper newspaper in your hands in the morning." <em>What</em>, exactly, is that something? For me, it might be the comics, or the fact that the newspaper is often somewhere where my laptop isn't, or where there's no free wi-fi. The newsprint I handle most often turns out to be the local alt-weeklies, and I'm rarely reading the articles in those. Shaminder said: “…there is something about holding a paper newspaper in your hands in the morning.”

What, exactly, is that something?

For me, it might be the comics, or the fact that the newspaper is often somewhere where my laptop isn’t, or where there’s no free wi-fi.

The newsprint I handle most often turns out to be the local alt-weeklies, and I’m rarely reading the articles in those.

]]> By: fling93 http://ryansholin.com/2006/04/05/your-paperboy-called-he-says-hes-made-of-fiberoptic-cable-and-your-micropayment-is-late/comment-page-1/#comment-2506 fling93 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 21:04:04 +0000 http://www.ryansholin.com/2006/04/05/your-paperboy-called-he-says-hes-made-of-fiberoptic-cable-and-your-micropayment-is-late/#comment-2506 Heh, that day I was trying to read the Daily while walking to class but it was windy. So something like this would've been nice if it worked well. I don't think I'd miss paper. Then again, I'm the kind of person who quickly weaned myself from using index cards to write term papers and now do all of my writing in the computer. Anyway, I think it'll eventually happen. Dunno if it's now, but more and more people are increasing the percentage of their reading on computer screens at the expense of paper. So I think it'll be soon. Heh, that day I was trying to read the Daily while walking to class but it was windy. So something like this would’ve been nice if it worked well. I don’t think I’d miss paper. Then again, I’m the kind of person who quickly weaned myself from using index cards to write term papers and now do all of my writing in the computer.

Anyway, I think it’ll eventually happen. Dunno if it’s now, but more and more people are increasing the percentage of their reading on computer screens at the expense of paper. So I think it’ll be soon.

]]> By: Shaminder Dulai http://ryansholin.com/2006/04/05/your-paperboy-called-he-says-hes-made-of-fiberoptic-cable-and-your-micropayment-is-late/comment-page-1/#comment-2504 Shaminder Dulai Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:34:32 +0000 http://www.ryansholin.com/2006/04/05/your-paperboy-called-he-says-hes-made-of-fiberoptic-cable-and-your-micropayment-is-late/#comment-2504 RCA said the same thing when they tried to push eBooks on us. You saw how that evolved. Do you really think it will be different this time? Personally, I still subscibe to the physical paper. Sure I read news online all day and know most of the national news by the time I get the paper, but there is something about holding a paper newspaper in your hands in the morning. I don't think paper newspapers will be going away anytime soon. RCA said the same thing when they tried to push eBooks on us. You saw how that evolved. Do you really think it will be different this time?

Personally, I still subscibe to the physical paper. Sure I read news online all day and know most of the national news by the time I get the paper, but there is something about holding a paper newspaper in your hands in the morning.

I don’t think paper newspapers will be going away anytime soon.

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