Does The Web Have A Publishing Cycle?
from the for-newspapers-it-does dept
Sometimes it's difficult to break out of habits. While newspapers have a clear reason for having a drop-dead deadline for submitting articles, and a once-a-day publishing schedule, the web world offers them plenty of flexibility in when they publish... which they seem to have promptly ignored. E-Media Tidbits notes a new study showing many online newspapers stick to a once-a-day publishing schedule. It's not that surprising that they do this. It fits within their existing processes, and since many are reusing print copy anyway, it makes some amount of sense. Still, you would expect them to start to realize they can publish on a less strict schedule. It appears some newspapers have made an effort to stay more regularly updated, but many simply don't bother at all. Of course, in doing so, they risk losing readers to other sites that are more timely.
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Don't forget ...
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Is techdirt timely?
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Re: Is techdirt timely?
As for weekends, well I think Mike's allowed to have a life...even if you don't want one :)
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umm yes and no?
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Re: Is techdirt timely?
If you're displeased with the tools available to you here at Techdirt, please - GO ELSE WHERE.
Signed,
Civilized Beings Everywhere
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Re: Is techdirt timely?
I judge Techdirt by the same standard that Mike judges newspapers. People still want to read newspapers on weekends. They do not accept the excuse that we should feel sorry for journalists, therefore newspapers don't have to publish on weekends.
>If you're displeased with the tools available to you here at Techdirt, please - GO ELSE WHERE.
I am in plenty of other forums already.
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Dorpus is an asshole
Dorpus, You are just an asshole.
Face it.
Your opinions and statements are either absurd, off topic or just written to bait people.
Go to slashdot. Your kind is welcome there.
Techdirt is a nice forum for discussing news articles, not a freakin' newspaper.
Or if you don't like the way techdirt runs may I suggest you start your own website ?
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Re: Dorpus is an asshole
No, I wrote in response to the absurd notion that Techdirt has a right to complain that newspapers only get updated daily, when
1. Techdirt does not update on weekends, and
2. Techdirt steals all its news from real news sources, such as newspapers.
>Go to slashdot. Your kind is welcome there.
I'm already there.
>Or if you don't like the way techdirt runs may I suggest you start your own website ?
I've got a medical research career to pursue, don't have the time.
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Re: Dorpus is an asshole
Judging by the amount of posts I suspect the only job in the medical community you will excel @ is emptying bedpans.
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Re: Dorpus is an asshole
1. Dorpus has yet to say anything, ever, that actually adds to the conversation
2. Dorpus seems to have no reading comprehension or analytical skills whatsoever
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Re: Dorpus is an asshole
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Re: Dorpus is an asshole
Oh, I didn't realise he was a medical research subject !
My bad ... lol
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