Comments on: Google hosts wire stories: Meh http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/ Journalism, the future of newspapers, and cat pictures. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:12:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: One year of wmhartnett.com: Lots of cat pictures, idle opinion-mongering : William M. Hartnett http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-2125 One year of wmhartnett.com: Lots of cat pictures, idle opinion-mongering : William M. Hartnett Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:38:15 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-2125 [...] 317 page views: Google hosts wire stories: Meh (Sept. 1, 2007) [...] [...] 317 page views: Google hosts wire stories: Meh (Sept. 1, 2007) [...]

]]> By: Google News does local aggregation: Meh, qualified : William M. Hartnett http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-2105 Google News does local aggregation: Meh, qualified : William M. Hartnett Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:48:52 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-2105 [...] bringing back the meh T-shirt from my September post on Google hosting wire stories on the occasion of another Google News development. (Note, however, that Howard Owens says in a [...] [...] bringing back the meh T-shirt from my September post on Google hosting wire stories on the occasion of another Google News development. (Note, however, that Howard Owens says in a [...]

]]> By: Zac Echola is muffin but trouble » Google News (now with AP style!) http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-507 Zac Echola is muffin but trouble » Google News (now with AP style!) Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:51:16 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-507 [...] Ryan Sholin has some rational thought here. Lucas Grindley says ‘I told you so.‘ Joe Murphy points out where newspapers should focus their energy. Howard, at Etaoin Shrudlu, points out that AP doesn’t sell state wires. William M. Hartnett says ‘Meh’ to the whole deal. [...] [...] Ryan Sholin has some rational thought here. Lucas Grindley says ‘I told you so.‘ Joe Murphy points out where newspapers should focus their energy. Howard, at Etaoin Shrudlu, points out that AP doesn’t sell state wires. William M. Hartnett says ‘Meh’ to the whole deal. [...]

]]> By: William M. Hartnett http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-488 William M. Hartnett Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:07:10 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-488 I think the practice makes less sense from the members' perspective with each passing day. Though, from what I understand, the state wires aren't part of the AP's deal with Google. Yet. I think the practice makes less sense from the members’ perspective with each passing day. Though, from what I understand, the state wires aren’t part of the AP’s deal with Google. Yet.

]]> By: Joe Murphy http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-483 Joe Murphy Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:18:44 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-483 Any thoughts on the significance of all the articles from your newspaper that the AP picks up? Any thoughts on the significance of all the articles from your newspaper that the AP picks up?

]]> By: Invisible Inkling » All I’m going to say about the Google/AP thing http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-480 Invisible Inkling » All I’m going to say about the Google/AP thing Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:52:59 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-480 [...] Weaver and Hartnett for more rational [...] [...] Weaver and Hartnett for more rational [...]

]]> By: William M. Hartnett http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-473 William M. Hartnett Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:15:00 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-473 I probably would not be surprised, seeing as how I work there and read it every day! But maybe you'll be surprised to learn that I think that using all those stories from the AP in print is all but obsolete. (<a href="http://patrickbeeson.com/2007/08/26/newspaper-wire-services-are-ob/" rel="nofollow">Some people would drop the "all but" part.</a>) Worse, they're just not much use to a local newspaper web site. If the best we can do online is wait around for roulette-like search engine traffic on the exact same stories carried on hundreds of other sites, then we might as well turn off the lights and call it a career right now. I probably would not be surprised, seeing as how I work there and read it every day! But maybe you’ll be surprised to learn that I think that using all those stories from the AP in print is all but obsolete. (Some people would drop the “all but” part.)

Worse, they’re just not much use to a local newspaper web site. If the best we can do online is wait around for roulette-like search engine traffic on the exact same stories carried on hundreds of other sites, then we might as well turn off the lights and call it a career right now.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-472 Anonymous Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:46:55 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-472 You might be surprised how often your local newspaper uses articles from the AP. You might be surprised how often your local newspaper uses articles from the AP.

]]> By: Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media » Sunday squibs http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-471 Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media » Sunday squibs Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:23:58 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-471 [...] the continuing death of wire services and a call to newspapers to replace the with their own work. William Hartnett says “meh.” And, Andy Dickinson and Mathew Ingram weigh in with a nice round-up of [...] [...] the continuing death of wire services and a call to newspapers to replace the with their own work. William Hartnett says “meh.” And, Andy Dickinson and Mathew Ingram weigh in with a nice round-up of [...]

]]> By: Google News Hosting Wire Service Stories Diminishes Value Of Duplicate Content - Publishing 2.0 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-470 Google News Hosting Wire Service Stories Diminishes Value Of Duplicate Content - Publishing 2.0 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:16:34 +0000 http://www.wmhartnett.com/2007/09/01/google-hosts-wire-stories-meh/#comment-470 [...] William Hartnett points out, this traffic was probably not worth much anyway: Were you getting loads of high-quality traffic, as opposed to drive-by one-timers, to generic, [...] [...] William Hartnett points out, this traffic was probably not worth much anyway: Were you getting loads of high-quality traffic, as opposed to drive-by one-timers, to generic, [...]

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