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The “newspaper effect” at eBay
Chris O’Brien: They had a legacy business (auctions) that once made them dominant, but was now falling out of favor among consumers. Despite the obvious warning signs, executives repeatedly refused to fundamentally re-examine their core business model. They made a number of rash acquisitions that didn’t pan out. And the result is that they fell…
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Seismic activity and volcanic eruptions
The Innovator’s Dilemma for newspapers is that while they must radically adapt to the changing media landscape and the economic realities of an economic downturn, a sizable number of loyal print readers aren’t ready to turn the page with them. In a snarky blog post at the Tampa Tribune’s cross bay rival tampabay.com, TV/media critic…
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Psst … Mahalo has been getting interesting
Mahalo, which launched as a beta site at the first of the year, was derided as no match for Google’s algorithms with its “human search engine.” (Click on image to see a larger version of the screen shot.) Turns out, Google doesn’t seem to be evolving as its competitor. It’s news sites and maybe Wikipedia.…