tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871062928216679863.post2892385067010630687..comments2023-11-09T00:14:25.945-08:00Comments on The Creative Workshop: Will Mobile Help Save a Dying Industry?Manny Juhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639753078967616270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871062928216679863.post-89417325992936353942010-06-08T14:54:02.725-07:002010-06-08T14:54:02.725-07:00Vlad, your point about free vs. paid news is absol...Vlad, your point about free vs. paid news is absolutely spot on. Only a few sites have been successful with paid content - The Wall Street Journal being one of them. Will the iPad bring an experience for consuming news in a manner compelling enough for us all to pay for it? The jury is still out on that one, I agree.Manny Juhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639753078967616270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871062928216679863.post-15323986196475070552010-06-03T08:27:10.824-07:002010-06-03T08:27:10.824-07:00In my opinion the iPad (aka giant iPod touch) and ...In my opinion the iPad (aka giant iPod touch) and mobiles aren't saving the print industry in any real sense.<br /><br />We've had web based news for quite some while now. Phone based apps just make it more accessable on the go.<br /><br />The problem is they're all basically free and paying people to write costs money. Yahoo.News uses Associated Press articles just like the newspaper does, any local news is dependent on feeds from the local papers, and they don't currently receive much in the way of stipends from yahoo for that privilege.DavidValkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330729953900345553noreply@blogger.com