Is It Newsworthy That People Shopped Online For Holiday Gifts?
from the shocking dept
Yes, I realize that this is a very slow news week, but it never fails to amaze me that every single year, we see press reports breathlessly claiming that internet sales went up over the holidays. Isn't that like saying "lunch sales increased around noon today?" The specifics may be interesting. How much sales increased and in what areas, but simply saying that they increased seems like the type of article a vacationing reporter could have handed in well before they took off for the holidays.
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Newsworthy?
Actually... I like to hear which sales went up (what people bought more of) and what went down (what people bought less of), as I find it interesting to see how psycho people were for certain trendy things.
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Well... I'm fucking confused now thanks!
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Heh. I knew that might come up. But, part of what we cover here is media criticism for how the media covers the tech industry -- so it seemed relevant.
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Wrong article?
Sure, there are fluff articles out there, but this doesn't seem to be one of those once you get past the headline.
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No
It's not even worthy enough to be on this blog.
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