The New York Times is taking a double punch by both this troubled economy and the continuing withering of the old media. Their net profit fell by 51.4 percent in the third quarter to 6.5 million dollars — profit from print advertising is down 18.5 percent while up a weak 2.5 in online ads. Their debt was downgraded to ‘junk’ status by Standard and Poors.
As with many in the old media, they continue their struggle to find the way forward in this new environment.
In his latest blog post, in his New York Times column, Pogue’s Posts, David Pogue talks about his idea for a book he’d like to write for the basic computer user. Things like highlighting a word by double-clicking it, etc.
In this time of social media, all he had to do was mention it and check the comments on his blog. He has a good head start on his research with no need for editorial assistants. And perhaps no real need for the book since we can get the information in one place on his blog.
I learned several new shortcuts. Thanks everyone!
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