Comments on: Letting go of everything you have ever held on to http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/01/05/letting-go-of-everything-you-have-ever-held-on-to/ Thoughts from a technologist and journalist Wed, 09 May 2012 14:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: It’s time to drop the grade-school talk about online social networks http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/01/05/letting-go-of-everything-you-have-ever-held-on-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1863 It’s time to drop the grade-school talk about online social networks Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:00:54 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=112#comment-1863 [...] Steve Outing pushed for it on Jan. 2, followed with a response from Mindy McAdams and then Pat Thornton. Things were looking [...] [...] Steve Outing pushed for it on Jan. 2, followed with a response from Mindy McAdams and then Pat Thornton. Things were looking [...]

]]> By: pat http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/01/05/letting-go-of-everything-you-have-ever-held-on-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1681 pat Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:11:13 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=112#comment-1681 John - When will publishers realize it was always about the content? Newspaper content just isn't that good, which is why it's not making that much money. Badger - Most great industries and companies were founded on risks. With big risks come big rewards. Publishers are holding on to the past, which is a great way to die. John – When will publishers realize it was always about the content? Newspaper content just isn’t that good, which is why it’s not making that much money.

Badger – Most great industries and companies were founded on risks. With big risks come big rewards. Publishers are holding on to the past, which is a great way to die.

]]> By: Badger Gravling http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/01/05/letting-go-of-everything-you-have-ever-held-on-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1678 Badger Gravling Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:00:45 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=112#comment-1678 Most major publishers are too afraid of the risk of messing up to change quickly enough. If only they embraced the change, they'd realise how quickly they could turn a mistake into success... Most major publishers are too afraid of the risk of messing up to change quickly enough. If only they embraced the change, they’d realise how quickly they could turn a mistake into success…

]]> By: JohnofScribbleSheet http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/01/05/letting-go-of-everything-you-have-ever-held-on-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1663 JohnofScribbleSheet Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:28:58 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=112#comment-1663 I couldn't agree anymore. The time for change has come and gone and old style news is somehow still floating around. As you say its not the medium and distribution its about the journalism. I couldn’t agree anymore. The time for change has come and gone and old style news is somehow still floating around. As you say its not the medium and distribution its about the journalism.

]]> By: Provokerende medietanker : Mads Kristensen http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/01/05/letting-go-of-everything-you-have-ever-held-on-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1653 Provokerende medietanker : Mads Kristensen Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:35:44 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=112#comment-1653 [...] læser noget, der virkelig provokerer mig. Men i dag lykkedes det mig alligevel, da jeg kom forbi The Journalism Iconoclast. Her spørger Pat Thornton: If you could start a news organization today, what would it be [...] [...] læser noget, der virkelig provokerer mig. Men i dag lykkedes det mig alligevel, da jeg kom forbi The Journalism Iconoclast. Her spørger Pat Thornton: If you could start a news organization today, what would it be [...]

]]> By: Mads Kristensen http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/01/05/letting-go-of-everything-you-have-ever-held-on-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1652 Mads Kristensen Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:31:48 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=112#comment-1652 Thought provoking. I'm a journalist myself, who have turned to the digital era and now make a living provoking oldschool media into change. We should talk sometime soon. Thought provoking. I’m a journalist myself, who have turned to the digital era and now make a living provoking oldschool media into change. We should talk sometime soon.

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