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Saving the Globe From its World of Hurt

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Doc Searls

One of the geeks here at the Berkman Center walked into a room recently and started poking his index finger down on a newspaper that was laying on the table, as if expecting it to do something electronic. “This isn’t working,” … Continue reading →

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Can journals live on subscriptions?

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Doc Searls

Some do. My long-time favorite magazine is The Sun. I bought one of the first issues Sy Safransky sold on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, in 1974, and found myself writing regularly for the magazine for several years after that, … Continue reading →

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After the advertising bubble bursts

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Doc Searls

Thesis #74 of The Cluetrain Manifesto says, “We are immune to advertising. Just forget it.” We wrote that in 1999, when everybody thought that advertising was going to be THE model for businesses on the Internet. The crash came less … Continue reading →

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