Comments on: EE Times Going Biweekly http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2008/11/12/ee-times-going-biweekly/ Brian Fuller's blog on the state of media and communications Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:03:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2008/11/12/ee-times-going-biweekly/comment-page-1/#comment-642 Anonymous Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:43:00 +0000 http://brian-fuller.com/blog/?p=374#comment-642 How many changes has EE Times made in the last 5 years? You have to give the folks credit for trying, but basically they are now on the same playing field as Electronic Business...which (in a bit of foreshadowing?) is now defunct. One might argue that EET is on the same playing field as EDN now but if you look at EDN's current staff (extremely technical) vs EET's (news folks who are more versed in the biz aspects than the transistors and IO), they can't compete with EDN. EET is essentially now the new EB but is kicking off at the beginning of a recession. BTW, half the publishing means half the advert dollars vs half the expense of funding print. That essentially means EET will be getting half the revenue it did before (if extremely lucky) but in bad economic times while trying to convince readers (and more importantly advertisers) its as valuable as it was when it was weekly. Thoughts? How many changes has EE Times made in the last 5 years? You have to give the folks credit for trying, but basically they are now on the same playing field as Electronic Business…which (in a bit of foreshadowing?) is now defunct. One might argue that EET is on the same playing field as EDN now but if you look at EDN’s current staff (extremely technical) vs EET’s (news folks who are more versed in the biz aspects than the transistors and IO), they can’t compete with EDN. EET is essentially now the new EB but is kicking off at the beginning of a recession. BTW, half the publishing means half the advert dollars vs half the expense of funding print. That essentially means EET will be getting half the revenue it did before (if extremely lucky) but in bad economic times while trying to convince readers (and more importantly advertisers) its as valuable as it was when it was weekly. Thoughts?

]]> By: wretch http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2008/11/12/ee-times-going-biweekly/comment-page-1/#comment-641 wretch Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:11:00 +0000 http://brian-fuller.com/blog/?p=374#comment-641 What? Analysis is only useful every two weeks?<br/><br/>Very few magazines have ever survived a change in frequency.<br/><br/>Any employee who blogs about his/her company's business without blanket WRITTEN immunity from management ire (and retaliation) is an idiot. Good luck, Debra. What? Analysis is only useful every two weeks?

Very few magazines have ever survived a change in frequency.

Any employee who blogs about his/her company’s business without blanket WRITTEN immunity from management ire (and retaliation) is an idiot. Good luck, Debra.

]]> By: Greeley's Ghost http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2008/11/12/ee-times-going-biweekly/comment-page-1/#comment-640 Greeley's Ghost Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:51:00 +0000 http://brian-fuller.com/blog/?p=374#comment-640 I'd like to see a reasonable, agreed-upon ratio for comments to reads on blogs. Comments are obviously good but reading is better. Many people "engage" with blogs and find them valuable withuot commenting. <br/>Unfortunately, engineers may be even more reticent than your average bear to speak up digitally! I’d like to see a reasonable, agreed-upon ratio for comments to reads on blogs. Comments are obviously good but reading is better. Many people “engage” with blogs and find them valuable withuot commenting.
Unfortunately, engineers may be even more reticent than your average bear to speak up digitally!

]]> By: Debra Seifert http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2008/11/12/ee-times-going-biweekly/comment-page-1/#comment-639 Debra Seifert Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:31:00 +0000 http://brian-fuller.com/blog/?p=374#comment-639 John Blyler is also helping engineers become bloggers. It is funny that these people ARE rocket scientists yet hesitate to use social media. I am involved in an effort to get engineers to blog on Intel Embedded & Communications Alliance Embedded Forum (goembeddedforum.com) and I know how hard it is to coax them out of the cubicle. They don't comment much (10 is the most I have ever seen anywhere on an engineering blog). Now is the time for adoption. John Blyler is also helping engineers become bloggers. It is funny that these people ARE rocket scientists yet hesitate to use social media. I am involved in an effort to get engineers to blog on Intel Embedded & Communications Alliance Embedded Forum (goembeddedforum.com) and I know how hard it is to coax them out of the cubicle. They don't comment much (10 is the most I have ever seen anywhere on an engineering blog). Now is the time for adoption.

]]> By: Greeley's Ghost http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2008/11/12/ee-times-going-biweekly/comment-page-1/#comment-638 Greeley's Ghost Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:55:00 +0000 http://brian-fuller.com/blog/?p=374#comment-638 We were talking about biweekly when I was still there. Going monthly is difficult in B:B sectors. This isn't the Atlantic monthly. I can't think of a B:B monthly at all, but i'm probably missing something. Didn't the remaining monthly design pubs go more frequent in recent years? We were talking about biweekly when I was still there. Going monthly is difficult in B:B sectors. This isn’t the Atlantic monthly. I can’t think of a B:B monthly at all, but i’m probably missing something. Didn’t the remaining monthly design pubs go more frequent in recent years?

]]> By: Lou Covey http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2008/11/12/ee-times-going-biweekly/comment-page-1/#comment-637 Lou Covey Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:03:00 +0000 http://brian-fuller.com/blog/?p=374#comment-637 Not really surprising. Almost a year ago there was the rumor that EE Times would be going monthly. I think this is the first step toward that. Not really surprising. Almost a year ago there was the rumor that EE Times would be going monthly. I think this is the first step toward that.

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