Comments on: Meet The Daily, the World’s First iPad-Only Newspaper http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/03/meet-the-daily-the-worlds-first-ipad-only-newspaper/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Wed, 23 May 2012 14:57:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt B. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/03/meet-the-daily-the-worlds-first-ipad-only-newspaper/comment-page-1/#comment-622157 Matt B. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:09:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25824#comment-622157 I think it's going to get to the point where the Associated Press and other news services sell their products directly to the consumers, without the middleman of newspapers. But right now, the newspapers are their customers, so the transition has a high risk. And there would need to be a new model of how to get <i>local</i> news to people in text form. But Nick is right; once a medium goes to data form, it can be copied way too easily. I like the idea on <i>Babylon 5</i> of being able to personalize your newspaper, and Ongo sounds close to that. There's so much in one issue of a newspaper that I'm never going to read, it just doesn't make sense to buy it. I think it’s going to get to the point where the Associated Press and other news services sell their products directly to the consumers, without the middleman of newspapers. But right now, the newspapers are their customers, so the transition has a high risk. And there would need to be a new model of how to get local news to people in text form. But Nick is right; once a medium goes to data form, it can be copied way too easily.

I like the idea on Babylon 5 of being able to personalize your newspaper, and Ongo sounds close to that. There’s so much in one issue of a newspaper that I’m never going to read, it just doesn’t make sense to buy it.

]]> By: Mediere http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/03/meet-the-daily-the-worlds-first-ipad-only-newspaper/comment-page-1/#comment-621948 Mediere Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:54:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25824#comment-621948 Why would you make a newspaper only for iPad? Why take on such a small consumer market. Why would you make a newspaper only for iPad? Why take on such a small consumer market.

]]> By: John http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/03/meet-the-daily-the-worlds-first-ipad-only-newspaper/comment-page-1/#comment-621503 John Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:47:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25824#comment-621503 Notes from a Hater: Apple's game is mostly slick packaging. 99% of the innovations of the iPhone have come from third party app developers. I've tried to like the iPad but it's really just a downgraded netbook (lets just come to terms with the fact that the keyboard was a great invention). I tried the Itunes movie rental service. It cost $4 for a 24 hr rental and took 2 hours to download on a fast connection. Coulda found a $1 Redbox in that time. And, finally, Apple's demands as a sole distributor for media content flies is in direct contradiction to the idea of a free press. Notes from a Hater:

Apple’s game is mostly slick packaging. 99% of the innovations of the iPhone have come from third party app developers. I’ve tried to like the iPad but it’s really just a downgraded netbook (lets just come to terms with the fact that the keyboard was a great invention). I tried the Itunes movie rental service. It cost $4 for a 24 hr rental and took 2 hours to download on a fast connection. Coulda found a $1 Redbox in that time.

And, finally, Apple’s demands as a sole distributor for media content flies is in direct contradiction to the idea of a free press.

]]> By: nick http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/03/meet-the-daily-the-worlds-first-ipad-only-newspaper/comment-page-1/#comment-621392 nick Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:58:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25824#comment-621392 This is a nice try to claw-back the ending of newspapers and magazines in general, but I have a theory that people will continue using RSS readers for their news, especially the large contingent of people who knows how full of it Fox and Murdoch are. And if all the big news outlets switch to paid content, it'll only take a few people with subscriptions sharing news below the radar to ruin that. And I really the state of American news in general is so piss-poor compared to the BBC and the 'terrorist-supporting*' al-Jazeera network. *I don't believe this for a second, unless they have folk like Keith Olberman on staff going behind their backs, which is always possible. Then again, Fox news accused this one middle-eastern gent of supporting terrorism... and he owned something like 5-10% of Fox news... This is a nice try to claw-back the ending of newspapers and magazines in general, but I have a theory that people will continue using RSS readers for their news, especially the large contingent of people who knows how full of it Fox and Murdoch are.

And if all the big news outlets switch to paid content, it’ll only take a few people with subscriptions sharing news below the radar to ruin that.

And I really the state of American news in general is so piss-poor compared to the BBC and the ‘terrorist-supporting*’ al-Jazeera network.

*I don’t believe this for a second, unless they have folk like Keith Olberman on staff going behind their backs, which is always possible. Then again, Fox news accused this one middle-eastern gent of supporting terrorism… and he owned something like 5-10% of Fox news…

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