Comments on: AP rethinking blogger use of its content

By: Rocker

Rocker — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:33:43 +0000

As Terry Heaton (I think) says, one of the basic functions of the internet is that it disintermediates the middleman. Maybe that’s what’s going on with AP, as the ultimate “middleman”, they’re grasping at straws, but if Terry’s theory is correct, they’re probably inevitably doomed.

By: Rocker

Rocker — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:31:25 +0000

I struggle with how to look at AP. Somehow though, I’m always left with the impression that they’re increasingly up to no good.

By: Dude

Dude — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:39:22 +0000

When talking to AP about RSS and the related issues to this blog, they always told me there was a character limit on the abstract/teaser that can be displayed via RSS. I think they limited it to 13 words. It will be interesting to see if they create a different rule for another publisher.