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I guess I find most reports on online media interesting, but I thought this MediaPost email was spot on:

by Kory Kredit, Thursday, April 24, 2008

What is the value of an established print media name? Let's take a simple test to find out. Which of these URLs do you recognize?

How do you feel about ads being served up to you according to your web surfing history? On one hand, it only goes to prove Big Brother is watching (as if we didn't know that). On the other hand, the ads you see are more likely to suit your interests, which might not be a bad thing in the long run — unless you're surfing a lot of porn at work. 

Here's an email I received on the matter from MediaPosts's MediaDailyNews. 


Monday, April 14, 2008 by Wendy Davis

Noam Chomsky says a well-informed populace is a necessary ingredient to any democracy. In other words, we're boned.

The wailing and gnashing of teeth continues unabated at the Strib and other print publications these days. A report from ABC, the company that audits the circulation of the Strib and most other daily newspapers, just noted that most daily newspapers’ circulation was down again. The Strib was down over six percent.