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This is a quote from a Bild spokesman, a newspaper that has famously low editorial standards. I don't get his appeal to the public interest here. These people have made a business of publishing irresponsible rumors that appeal to populist sentiment.
There are German newspapers that are actually doing poorly. These are mainly the broadsheets with high standards. Bild is not having any major financial issues like the broadsheets are having. It's true that its circulation is decreasing, sure, but for a newspaper that has consistently chosen the profit motive as a guiding principle over quality journalism in the public's interest, it's obviously disingenuous of them to justify their price increase as a way to provide better journalism.
The motivation is so clear here: squeeze as much money out of their readers before the great unwashed migrate away from Bild to equally poor-quality blogs.
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Also, those douches aren't doing their job. Most of the Bild properties haven't changed their format in years and their online presence is especially a mess.
They can't expect to just keep doing what they've been doing since the eighties yet hope to preserve or increase their circulation numbers. The major problem I see is that the Bild concept is graphics heavy but commentary light -- a format that's easily supplanted by anybody with an Internet connection and a Wordpress account.
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But seriously, why is he so obssesed with trying to be twitter? specially considering FB is closer to what a real business should be.
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Stupid lede -- Twitter has absolutely nothing to do with the decline of newspapers.
Best,
Jack
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My guess is: both.
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And, the ability to add one person to multiple groups (work, school or friends, school and friends, work and school..., say).
Right now, my only option is to block ALL trinkets to a specific group, which leaves suspicious gaps on my page (Really, Mom, you DON'T want to see me doing my half-naked Jiggy Dance on the Go-Go stage at 4AM, even though you think you do).
It's such a common sense way to do things that I suspect that FB doesn't do this on purpose, all the more to propagate personal data. Which might be better for their IPO, but lousy for their long-term success since Moms (and potential bosses) are instead completely locked out.
I suspect that, like Regional settings, FB doesn't like its members to be selective with who sees what, and rather than delivering what users want, works against it. No successful company has enjoyed long-term success (without breaking Anti-Trust law).