That's always been my test for what makes a story: is this something journalists would gossip with each other about?
Nick DentonCritics say Internet advertising suffers from limitless inventory, which depresses prices. These exclusive front-page sponsorships are not limitless. If HBO doesn't move quickly enough, Showtime can buy out Gawker and Jezebel for the key fall TV season. On any individual day, there isn't room for both of them; and that's healthy.
Nick DentonYour writers write these pieces about meaningless startups, meaningless apps and meaningless companies.
Nick DentonForget about someone's resume or how they present themselves at a party. Can they blog or not? The blog doesn't lie.
Nick DentonI think people are sort of waking up to it now, how probably the biggest change in Internet media isn't the immediacy of it, or the low costs, but the measurability. Which is actually terrifying if you're a traditional journalist, and used to pushing what people ought to like, or what you think they ought to like.
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