Comments on: Reuters prez: "Why I believe in the link economy" http://boingboing.net/2009/08/06/reuters-prez-why-i-b-1.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 13:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Variable Rush http://boingboing.net/2009/08/06/reuters-prez-why-i-b-1.html#comment-560647 Variable Rush Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-560647 Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight? Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2009/08/06/reuters-prez-why-i-b-1.html#comment-560653 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-560653 Variable:Yes I have: but only religious types call her "the Devil". Variable:Yes I have: but only religious types call her “the Devil”.

]]> By: Xeni Jardin http://boingboing.net/2009/08/06/reuters-prez-why-i-b-1.html#comment-560654 Xeni Jardin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-560654 devil with a blue dress on. devil with a blue dress on.

]]> By: skinnedmink http://boingboing.net/2009/08/06/reuters-prez-why-i-b-1.html#comment-560677 skinnedmink Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-560677 Can anyone explain what "Reader habits are changing and vertically curated views need to be meshed with horizontal read-around ones." means? Can anyone explain what “Reader habits are changing and vertically curated views need to be meshed with horizontal read-around ones.” means?

]]> By: dculberson http://boingboing.net/2009/08/06/reuters-prez-why-i-b-1.html#comment-560700 dculberson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-560700 "I like jargon and outright industry babble and am not afraid to use it in press releases." “I like jargon and outright industry babble and am not afraid to use it in press releases.”

]]> By: flosofl http://boingboing.net/2009/08/06/reuters-prez-why-i-b-1.html#comment-560735 flosofl Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-560735 @SKINNEDMINK I had an work e-mail this morning that contained the phrase: "define the education vertical". My coworkers and I are still trying to decode that one. I swear, business speak seems to be more like postmodernism every day. @SKINNEDMINK

I had an work e-mail this morning that contained the phrase: “define the education vertical”. My coworkers and I are still trying to decode that one.

I swear, business speak seems to be more like postmodernism every day.

]]> By: Moriarty http://boingboing.net/2009/08/06/reuters-prez-why-i-b-1.html#comment-560763 Moriarty Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-560763 Just a guess, but perhaps it has to do with vertical vs. horizontal integration. As in, a local source covering lots of different topics vs. a niche source with global readership? Or something... Just a guess, but perhaps it has to do with vertical vs. horizontal integration. As in, a local source covering lots of different topics vs. a niche source with global readership? Or something…

]]> By: Boba Fett Diop http://boingboing.net/2009/08/06/reuters-prez-why-i-b-1.html#comment-560802 Boba Fett Diop Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-560802 Skinnedmink, It is marketing jargon for "some of your readers will get there through your portal or front page, others will get there through links from other locations. You need to take both into account." Skinnedmink,

It is marketing jargon for “some of your readers will get there through your portal or front page, others will get there through links from other locations. You need to take both into account.”

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/08/06/reuters-prez-why-i-b-1.html#comment-560831 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-560831 In fact, I'd bet the vertical part is only used by employees, and he's aware of this. He's met digg and reddit and sees the futility of the newspaper or TV-news structured site. In fact, I’d bet the vertical part is only used by employees, and he’s aware of this. He’s met digg and reddit and sees the futility of the newspaper or TV-news structured site.

]]> By: mypalmike http://boingboing.net/2009/08/06/reuters-prez-why-i-b-1.html#comment-560844 mypalmike Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-560844 Almost everyone's views are vertically curated. But I once knew someone whose views were horizontal read-around. Almost everyone’s views are vertically curated. But I once knew someone whose views were horizontal read-around.

]]> By: gwizah http://boingboing.net/2009/08/06/reuters-prez-why-i-b-1.html#comment-560639 gwizah Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-560639 Do you ever have Déjà vu? Do you ever have Déjà vu?

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