Google and others truncate headlines at 70 characters. On the Manti Teo story, Deadspin's scoop fell down the Google search results, overtaken by copycat stories with simpler headlines. Deadspin's headline was 118 characters. Vital information - 'hoax' - was one of the words that was cut off.
Nick DentonWeb media needs to move to TV metaphor - with full-screen imagery and other content interrupted with full-screen ads.
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 DentonYour writers write these pieces about meaningless startups, meaningless apps and meaningless companies.
Nick DentonPersonally, as a print journalist, I always found the most interesting stories to be the ones hacks talked about in the bar after work.
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