Monthly Archives: August 2010

Shopkick and journalism sales staffs should be best friends

A couple of months ago, I had a great “original” idea. Newspapers should develop mobile apps that would allow people to scan barcodes and QR codes with their smartphones at local shops. Those codes would earn the user points, which … Continue reading

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My suggestion for the Google-newspaper discussion (and a way I’d support a paywall)

Talking about the relationship between Google and newspapers is hardly an original topic. The Google-newspaper discussion tends to fall into two distinct categories. Category 1: A shouting match between old printies screaming how Google’s aggregation is destroying the bottom line … Continue reading

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