paidContent:UK: Viewpoint: The Future Of News Is Scarcity
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 17:03
Nic Brisbourne: "In the news industry, it is the news itself that has become abundant. … The good news is that every abundance creates new scarcities and this is where the news industry must go to make money in the 21st century. The scarcities created (and enabled) by abundant news are interesting stories, thought provoking analysis, conversation and community, and trust/verification."
Fuel Interactive: The Life and Times of A Twitter Link
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 16:15
"while a tweet lasts forever in search.twitter.com, it only lasts for a few moments in the eyes of 99% of your followers. If you have a follower who is not watching their twitter stream when you tweet, your message falls on def ears since you're likely going to be off of their 1st page."
Clay Shirky: Fame vs Fortune: Micropayments and Free Content (2003)
Saturday, 7 February 2009, 14:38
"[Micropayment systems don't] work, because the act of buying anything, even if the price is very small, creates what Nick Szabo calls mental transaction costs, the energy required to decide whether something is worth buying or not, regardless of price. …"
Sunday, 25 May 2008, 11:53
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"When you have a long stretch when you aren’t bothered, you can get in the zone. The zone is when you are most productive. It’s when you don’t have to mindshift between various tasks." (via Will Sullivan)
Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 18:03
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"Blogs are a good case where ‘time spent’ is more meaningful than page views. Especially since the blogosphere is particularly prone to the ‘quantity over quality’ problem. It’s easy to pump out 20+ posts a day – and that tactic garners a lot of page view
