They've set a business model that relies on making money on game sales rather than box sales. That's part of their problem
Dan Gillmor
This is a sad day for the Times and for journalism.
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It's as if the TV was sold to you at a loss and they're going to somehow make up the money on the programming. They'll be very anxious to make you watch only the certain kind of programming.
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[The pros still have one thing most amateurs don't: resources. Grassroots reporting fills the gaps in mainstream coverage, keeps members of the old guard on their toes, and shines when there's a premium on fast facts from the scene. But laypeople can't do much with a story like Watergate or Enron.] Big investigative projects require deep pockets,.. I'm not trying to tell anyone that we don't need paid journalists. I hope for an ecosystem where many forms of information can survive and thrive.
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[Others lambasted the ROKR: ] Talk about an anticlimax,.. The lack of genuinely interesting news about this phone is the real story. This phone and service are late and lame.
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Big investigative projects require deep pockets. I'm not trying to tell anyone that we don't need paid journalists. I hope for an ecosystem where many forms of information can survive and thrive.
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Fewer citizens participated, they were less interested in collaboration with one another, and the response to our initiatives was underwhelming.
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If you create a sufficient level of informed conversation about a very narrow subject, that's a business. You better really love it, though, because you'll get bored.
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