Comments on: The Seattle web wars

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:43:41 +0000

that’s pretty much par for the course these days in the big 5 markets as well… i don’t think seattle is any different.

wondering out loud if you just wanted to just show your competitors that your breaking news alert beat theirs.

By: Steve Boriss

Steve Boriss — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:31:40 +0000

See my post about this post: “First shots fired in the future of news. All media converge on the Internet in the Battle for Seattle” (Steve Boriss, TheFutureOfNews.com)

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:27:41 +0000

The amusing thing is that with POP3 delivery variables and large subscriber lists there’s no way to know which one of those alerts was actually sent first

By: thedetroitchannel

thedetroitchannel — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:12:55 +0000

i like reading what steve (above) writes even though i don’t completely agree.

yesterday i came across a site dedicated to early tv days in Detroit.

it’s operator seems to know what he’s talking about (always a plus!).

if you substitute ‘internet’ for tv in his writings as they relate to the switch from radio to tv to what we’re witnessing now (in regards to fear and less-than-enthusiastic investment) it is striking.

if i remember the link i’ll try to post it here later.

that said radio is still here.

btw- this particular site has some old footage, photographs and commercials that’ll jog long-dead brain cells if you’re from around here.

By: Steve Boriss

Steve Boriss — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:29:32 +0000

Cory, Seattle is just ahead of the rest of the country. What you are witnessing is the beginning of the convergence of all news media onto the Internet. Ultimately, these web sites/blogs will remain, and newspapers, radio broadcasts, and TV transmissions will go away. Which means that today’s newspapers and local TV affiliates will be direct competitors providing completely substitutable products, just one mouseclick away. Welcome to the future of news. (Steve Boriss, TheFutureOfNews.com)

By: Cory

Cory — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 06:29:35 +0000

Good point, guys, I added Q13 and NWCN.com, although the former is not an online news competitor because of Tribune, and NWCN is an Belo Northwest aggregator.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:10:45 +0000

Sounds like things are popping on the other side of the Cascade Curtain. With all the moves FishComm has been making lately (Adding Terry Heaton to the mix sounds interesting), things should definitely be interesting for KING and KIRO in the near future.

Q13 … yeah … their web presence isn’t really that newsy, but I’m kinda shocked that Cory didn’t mention *cough* NWCN.com.

By: tdc

tdc — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:55:09 +0000

whatup?

no mention of that asskicking women’s blog…seattlechic?

for shame

By: Don Day

Don Day — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:45:56 +0000

Where’s KCPQ?????

By: Michael Gay

Michael Gay — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:42:00 +0000

I wonder how long the ad market can support that many local news websites. The good news is, that market is probably so crowded now that the cost of entry to that market is too high for a new news website to get any traction. Now, as always, lots of money or an amazing idea throw my observation out the window.

Good thing KING has Cory to lead the way.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:38:30 +0000

Seattle sounds like fun…

By: fleetwood mack

fleetwood mack — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:49:32 +0000

But…but…but…

Are those stories really honest to G-d right now “breaking news? Or are those web sites being infected by cable’s need for “breaking news”…”still breaking news”…”continuing coverage of stuff we wished was honest breaking news but maybe can suck you in on with a misleading banner….”???

Cory if you have any muscle in that market…suggest to those websites that setting a good example CAN be good business. Or ought to be.