Read and Trust:
“Openness” is a word thrown around quiet a lot, lately. What does it mean and how does it impact us? These are the questions, with their surprising and varied answers, that our writers try to unpack this month.
This month’s contributing members: Stephen Hackett, David Caolo, David Chartier, Randy Murray and Adam King.
This is another great month of writing from R&T. In my article, I explain why I write so much on the Internet about my son and his battle with cancer.
This whole interview is great, but this bit really jumped out at me. Here’s Tim Cook:
Everybody in our company is responsible to be innovative, whether they’re doing operational work or product work or customer service work. So in terms of the pressure, all of us put a great deal of pressure on ourselves. And yes, part of my job is to be a cheerleader, and getting people to stop for a moment and think about everything that’s been done.
Nilay Patel just broke my brain.
Rupert Murdoch, in a News Corp press release:
From its launch, The Daily was a bold experiment in digital publishing and an amazing vehicle for innovation. Unfortunately, our experience was that we could not find a large enough audience quickly enough to convince us the business model was sustainable in the long-term. Therefore we will take the very best of what we have learned at The Daily and apply it to all our properties. Under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Col Allan and the business and digital leadership of Jesse, I know The New York Post will continue to grow and become stronger on the web, on mobile, and not least, the paper itself. I want to thank all of the journalists, digital and business professionals for the hard work they put into The Daily.
It’s easier than you would think.
I was excited to be able to write for Randy Murray’s site, and took the chance to write about writing reviews. Meta, perhaps, but it was a lot of fun. First Today, Then Tomorrow is a great site. If you’re a writer, this should be in your RSS collection.
This morning, every tech site on the planet reported that Google had purchased ICOA Inc., a provider of Wi-Fi hotspots across the country.
The source? This PRWeb post.
But there’s a snag…
Here’s Arik Hesseldahl at All Things D:
Sources at Google are denying reports that the search giant has acquired ICOA Wireless in a $400 million deal.
And CNET’s Shara Tibken:
According to a press release on PRWeb, Google bought WiFi provider Icoa for $400 million. The trouble is the press release isn’t real, according to Icoa.
PBS takes a look at how journalists are using the social network.
If you write on the web, this piece by MG is a must-read.
The Oatmeal, on making things for the Internet.
Ken Doctor:
The Romney crowd was overwhelmingly white and older. The Obama crowd was mixed in color and younger in age.
[…] Around noon Wednesday, I started hearing a voice inside my election-addled head: Where else had I seen numbers like these? Where had I heard that Politico description? Who else was getting a really good market share of a smaller and smaller slice of the population?
Ah, yes: the newspaper industry.