Tag Archives: old media

Bezos’ Folly

Who would pay over $400 to read the newspaper?

If you’re Jeff Bezos, you’re banking pretty heavily that most people will. At $489 Amazon’s Kindle DX packs a punch on the wallet, but does it pack a better punch with a feature-rich user experience?

I’ve contacted Amazon public relations about a review unit. Until I hear back from them, here are some of my observations.


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Credibility versus the Internet

After listening to TWiT yesterday, I got to thinking about old media and the credibility it lends to the news.  Do you think that the Internet affords the same credibility but on a much larger scale?  My belief is that it does but only if you look in the right places.

What are your thoughts?  Leave your comments here.