http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/16/associated-press-in-a-hole-still-digging/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/16/associated-press-in-a-hole-still-digging/comment-page-1/#comment-374078 mathewi Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:15:11 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2492#comment-374078 Totally agree -- it seems like a foot-shooting type of effort, in a lot of ways. Totally agree — it seems like a foot-shooting type of effort, in a lot of ways.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/16/associated-press-in-a-hole-still-digging/comment-page-1/#comment-374077 ampressman Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:41:58 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2492#comment-374077 Forget about the legal issue, for a sec. From a strategic point of view, in the context of a print newspaper industry that is absolutely dying and putting the AP under all kinds of financial pressure, isn't it extra bizarre that they don't see this free promotion of their content with links back to their web site as beneficial? Forget about the legal issue, for a sec. From a strategic point of view, in the context of a print newspaper industry that is absolutely dying and putting the AP under all kinds of financial pressure, isn't it extra bizarre that they don't see this free promotion of their content with links back to their web site as beneficial?

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/16/associated-press-in-a-hole-still-digging/comment-page-1/#comment-340917 mathewi Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:15:11 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2492#comment-340917 Totally agree -- it seems like a foot-shooting type of effort, in a lot of ways. Totally agree — it seems like a foot-shooting type of effort, in a lot of ways.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/16/associated-press-in-a-hole-still-digging/comment-page-1/#comment-340916 ampressman Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:41:58 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2492#comment-340916 Forget about the legal issue, for a sec. From a strategic point of view, in the context of a print newspaper industry that is absolutely dying and putting the AP under all kinds of financial pressure, isn't it extra bizarre that they don't see this free promotion of their content with links back to their web site as beneficial? Forget about the legal issue, for a sec. From a strategic point of view, in the context of a print newspaper industry that is absolutely dying and putting the AP under all kinds of financial pressure, isn't it extra bizarre that they don't see this free promotion of their content with links back to their web site as beneficial?

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/16/associated-press-in-a-hole-still-digging/comment-page-1/#comment-338409 Why Saul Hansell is wrong on AP » mathewingram.com/work | Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:29:00 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2492#comment-338409 [...] without getting a “cease and desist” letter (if you need help with the background, see this post and also this post). “What the A.P. is offering has the potential to be a great deal more [...] [...] without getting a “cease and desist” letter (if you need help with the background, see this post and also this post). “What the A.P. is offering has the potential to be a great deal more [...]

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