Comments on: Twitter shakes the ground under major news websites: How they have to adapt http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/news-websites-have-to-adapt-to-microblogging/ Digital Content, Marketing and Disruptive Technology Consultancy Fri, 18 May 2012 01:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: 140Char » Twitter during a plane crash - and implications for news http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/news-websites-have-to-adapt-to-microblogging/#comment-3781 140Char » Twitter during a plane crash - and implications for news Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:46:22 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=342#comment-3781 [...] wrote about how news sites have to change back in July. At that time, the LA Times was the first new source I’d seen to reference Twitter. The fact [...] [...] wrote about how news sites have to change back in July. At that time, the LA Times was the first new source I’d seen to reference Twitter. The fact [...]

]]> By: Citizen Media Watch » Good use of microblogging in journalism - give us more examples! http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/news-websites-have-to-adapt-to-microblogging/#comment-3606 Citizen Media Watch » Good use of microblogging in journalism - give us more examples! Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:05:03 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=342#comment-3606 [...] Another post on how news makers have to change and use micro-blogging tools. [...] [...] Another post on how news makers have to change and use micro-blogging tools. [...]

]]> By: TheWayoftheWeb » Worth repeating? http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/news-websites-have-to-adapt-to-microblogging/#comment-2360 TheWayoftheWeb » Worth repeating? Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:56:33 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=342#comment-2360 [...] And we can see it with the adoption in growing ways by a small number of titles (I mentioned the LA Times and The Guardian, here). Now we’re adding C-Span to the [...] [...] And we can see it with the adoption in growing ways by a small number of titles (I mentioned the LA Times and The Guardian, here). Now we’re adding C-Span to the [...]

]]> By: 140Char » Summing up Earthquakes and Twitter in 140 characters http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/news-websites-have-to-adapt-to-microblogging/#comment-415 140Char » Summing up Earthquakes and Twitter in 140 characters Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:10:26 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=342#comment-415 [...] genius quote which sums up the effect of Twitter and earthquakes to the same extent I managed in a typically epic blog post. It’s from [...] [...] genius quote which sums up the effect of Twitter and earthquakes to the same extent I managed in a typically epic blog post. It’s from [...]

]]> By: Dan Thornton http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/news-websites-have-to-adapt-to-microblogging/#comment-403 Dan Thornton Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:18:48 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=342#comment-403 I agree that different people have different requirements and tastes in how they get their information, but at the moment, the organisations are limiting themselves, and their audience. The people who are still happy to wait for the morning paper will need a more informed analysis of what has happened, or they'll continue to hear things from their friend who is using the internet/facebook/twitter. I remember having a great chat with a research company as they outlined how a group of 6 new mothers interacted, and how the only one of them with broadband access was the focal point for questions and answers, because she had all the relevant information and was seen as the gatekeeper to all the knowledge...the others had TV and newspapers, but it didn't serve the same function. It's about aggregation and then presenting that aggregation in the most appropriate way - for web users that may be incoming RSS feeds for 30 sources - for print readers it could be in a 1000 word article on page 2. The difference is that by the time the paper comes out, most people will have heard about the news from the internet or from their friends. I agree that different people have different requirements and tastes in how they get their information, but at the moment, the organisations are limiting themselves, and their audience.

The people who are still happy to wait for the morning paper will need a more informed analysis of what has happened, or they’ll continue to hear things from their friend who is using the internet/facebook/twitter.

I remember having a great chat with a research company as they outlined how a group of 6 new mothers interacted, and how the only one of them with broadband access was the focal point for questions and answers, because she had all the relevant information and was seen as the gatekeeper to all the knowledge…the others had TV and newspapers, but it didn’t serve the same function.

It’s about aggregation and then presenting that aggregation in the most appropriate way – for web users that may be incoming RSS feeds for 30 sources – for print readers it could be in a 1000 word article on page 2.

The difference is that by the time the paper comes out, most people will have heard about the news from the internet or from their friends.

]]> By: Dan Thornton http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/news-websites-have-to-adapt-to-microblogging/#comment-5630 Dan Thornton Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:18:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=342#comment-5630 I agree that different people have different requirements and tastes in how they get their information, but at the moment, the organisations are limiting themselves, and their audience. The people who are still happy to wait for the morning paper will need a more informed analysis of what has happened, or they'll continue to hear things from their friend who is using the internet/facebook/twitter. I remember having a great chat with a research company as they outlined how a group of 6 new mothers interacted, and how the only one of them with broadband access was the focal point for questions and answers, because she had all the relevant information and was seen as the gatekeeper to all the knowledge...the others had TV and newspapers, but it didn't serve the same function. It's about aggregation and then presenting that aggregation in the most appropriate way - for web users that may be incoming RSS feeds for 30 sources - for print readers it could be in a 1000 word article on page 2. The difference is that by the time the paper comes out, most people will have heard about the news from the internet or from their friends. I agree that different people have different requirements and tastes in how they get their information, but at the moment, the organisations are limiting themselves, and their audience.

The people who are still happy to wait for the morning paper will need a more informed analysis of what has happened, or they’ll continue to hear things from their friend who is using the internet/facebook/twitter.

I remember having a great chat with a research company as they outlined how a group of 6 new mothers interacted, and how the only one of them with broadband access was the focal point for questions and answers, because she had all the relevant information and was seen as the gatekeeper to all the knowledge…the others had TV and newspapers, but it didn’t serve the same function.

It’s about aggregation and then presenting that aggregation in the most appropriate way – for web users that may be incoming RSS feeds for 30 sources – for print readers it could be in a 1000 word article on page 2.

The difference is that by the time the paper comes out, most people will have heard about the news from the internet or from their friends.

]]> By: Dennis McDonald http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/news-websites-have-to-adapt-to-microblogging/#comment-399 Dennis McDonald Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:36:43 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=342#comment-399 I agree in principle with much of what you said, with one significant caveat: not everyone agrees with what constitutes "news." Some people need certain types of information immediately and don't care about the "professionalism" source. For them, a Twittered message suffices. For others, for certain topics they are happy to wait till they receive the morning paper or turn on network TV to get an edited, concise view of some event that occurred yesterday. We make a major mistake if we think that everyone has the same needs. The essence of capitalism is figuring out how to meet those diverse needs profitably and consistently. So, for some things -- like being aware of the well-being of my family members who live in Los Angeles -- Twitter has been a great boon for me. But I still periodically check Yahoo News and scan the morning Washington Post. I agree in principle with much of what you said, with one significant caveat: not everyone agrees with what constitutes “news.” Some people need certain types of information immediately and don’t care about the “professionalism” source. For them, a Twittered message suffices.

For others, for certain topics they are happy to wait till they receive the morning paper or turn on network TV to get an edited, concise view of some event that occurred yesterday.

We make a major mistake if we think that everyone has the same needs. The essence of capitalism is figuring out how to meet those diverse needs profitably and consistently.

So, for some things — like being aware of the well-being of my family members who live in Los Angeles — Twitter has been a great boon for me. But I still periodically check Yahoo News and scan the morning Washington Post.

]]> By: Dennis McDonald http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/news-websites-have-to-adapt-to-microblogging/#comment-5629 Dennis McDonald Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:36:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=342#comment-5629 I agree in principle with much of what you said, with one significant caveat: not everyone agrees with what constitutes "news." Some people need certain types of information immediately and don't care about the "professionalism" source. For them, a Twittered message suffices. For others, for certain topics they are happy to wait till they receive the morning paper or turn on network TV to get an edited, concise view of some event that occurred yesterday. We make a major mistake if we think that everyone has the same needs. The essence of capitalism is figuring out how to meet those diverse needs profitably and consistently. So, for some things -- like being aware of the well-being of my family members who live in Los Angeles -- Twitter has been a great boon for me. But I still periodically check Yahoo News and scan the morning Washington Post. I agree in principle with much of what you said, with one significant caveat: not everyone agrees with what constitutes “news.” Some people need certain types of information immediately and don’t care about the “professionalism” source. For them, a Twittered message suffices.

For others, for certain topics they are happy to wait till they receive the morning paper or turn on network TV to get an edited, concise view of some event that occurred yesterday.

We make a major mistake if we think that everyone has the same needs. The essence of capitalism is figuring out how to meet those diverse needs profitably and consistently.

So, for some things — like being aware of the well-being of my family members who live in Los Angeles — Twitter has been a great boon for me. But I still periodically check Yahoo News and scan the morning Washington Post.

]]> By: Ben Barden http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/news-websites-have-to-adapt-to-microblogging/#comment-397 Ben Barden Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:59:51 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=342#comment-397 I certainly agree that user-generated content is extremely important and that traditional news outlets need to adapt. However, I don't know if Twitter is up to the job. I've experienced numerous issues with it and have seen a lot of issues reported by others too. To be a reliable route for breaking news it has to perform better when under pressure. I personally don't use Twitter anymore. Problems aside, it is extremely difficult to keep up with if you follow more than a few users. I have since moved to Plurk, which serves a similar function but in a much more accessible format. Of course, this kind of thing is very much down to preference. I certainly agree that user-generated content is extremely important and that traditional news outlets need to adapt.

However, I don’t know if Twitter is up to the job. I’ve experienced numerous issues with it and have seen a lot of issues reported by others too. To be a reliable route for breaking news it has to perform better when under pressure.

I personally don’t use Twitter anymore. Problems aside, it is extremely difficult to keep up with if you follow more than a few users. I have since moved to Plurk, which serves a similar function but in a much more accessible format. Of course, this kind of thing is very much down to preference.

]]> By: Ben Barden http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/news-websites-have-to-adapt-to-microblogging/#comment-5628 Ben Barden Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:59:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=342#comment-5628 I certainly agree that user-generated content is extremely important and that traditional news outlets need to adapt. However, I don't know if Twitter is up to the job. I've experienced numerous issues with it and have seen a lot of issues reported by others too. To be a reliable route for breaking news it has to perform better when under pressure. I personally don't use Twitter anymore. Problems aside, it is extremely difficult to keep up with if you follow more than a few users. I have since moved to Plurk, which serves a similar function but in a much more accessible format. Of course, this kind of thing is very much down to preference. I certainly agree that user-generated content is extremely important and that traditional news outlets need to adapt.

However, I don’t know if Twitter is up to the job. I’ve experienced numerous issues with it and have seen a lot of issues reported by others too. To be a reliable route for breaking news it has to perform better when under pressure.

I personally don’t use Twitter anymore. Problems aside, it is extremely difficult to keep up with if you follow more than a few users. I have since moved to Plurk, which serves a similar function but in a much more accessible format. Of course, this kind of thing is very much down to preference.

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