Linky Goodness - 8/17/2009
Monday, August 17th, 2009Who is the Associated Press after?
Zachary Seward at the Nieman Journalism Lab is doing an incredible job tracking down and refining what the Associated Press’s plan are regarding aggregators. I obviously have an interest in this topic, so it’s been very good to watch Mr. Seward pin them down.
Can anyone tap the $100B potential of hyperlocal
Success remains perpetually around the corner, constantly predicted yet never fulfilled.
I’ve seen this movie before, but I still believe in it. Especially interesting nugget about the Times looking to sell its platform to people who want to do this. I think there’s a good market there; and sometimes it’s better to be the one selling the picks and shovels.
MSNBC buys Everyblock
Congratulations to the Everyblock team. The product still needs some work in Boston, but I hope that they’ll now have the investment to do this really well, all over the country. The more data that’s out there, the better it is for everyone.

