If you run a tech-centric website, then, so far as I see it, there are two paces of posting schedule that your site can take: (a) the breaking news, real-time schedule; or (b) the schedule and pace that you set on your own. Most tech-centric sites opt for the former.
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By making an intentional decision to not pursue a real-time schedule with my site it allows me the space to think and breathe and therefore write things which are more thought related than they are time-sensitive.
I’d rather write stories than break them.
I totally agree with Shawn here, and I wish more people would.
I’m not saying (and I don’t think Shawn is) that there isn’t a place for breaking stories. There is. In the fast-paced world where Twitter has overtaken RSS for many, hitting the publish button first means more income. I get that.
But it’s not for me. I prefer using a little common sense, and a lot of polish before I hit publish.
I think this sentiment is growing, at least in this corner of the Internet. Which is great.