http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2009/06/30/old-media-new-technology-and-the-tyranny-of-age/ 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 http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2009/06/30/old-media-new-technology-and-the-tyranny-of-age/comment-page-1/#comment-766 Steve Leibson Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:56:40 +0000 http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/?p=695#comment-766 I'd like to say that this is just another example of big media's self immolation by replacing experienced, clear-thinking people with cheaper know-nothings because anyone can write a story, all they need to know is typing. However, Orenstein's been writing articles for NYT Magazine for 20 years according to her bio, so she should know better. I too keep in contact with my world-traveling daughter with Skype. Who can argue against free intercontinental long distance? My Skype's only running when I want to talk to her, so I'm in control. But I'm now the old fuddy-duddy exception. I don't IM, Tweet, Blackberry, or Facebook and I don't automatically power up Skype when I start my PC. I'm a caveman these days but I'm glad for these technologies because lots of people use them and are welcome to them. I’d like to say that this is just another example of big media’s self immolation by replacing experienced, clear-thinking people with cheaper know-nothings because anyone can write a story, all they need to know is typing. However, Orenstein’s been writing articles for NYT Magazine for 20 years according to her bio, so she should know better. I too keep in contact with my world-traveling daughter with Skype. Who can argue against free intercontinental long distance? My Skype’s only running when I want to talk to her, so I’m in control. But I’m now the old fuddy-duddy exception. I don’t IM, Tweet, Blackberry, or Facebook and I don’t automatically power up Skype when I start my PC. I’m a caveman these days but I’m glad for these technologies because lots of people use them and are welcome to them.

]]> http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2009/06/30/old-media-new-technology-and-the-tyranny-of-age/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Lou Covey Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:07:40 +0000 http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/?p=695#comment-765 It's like my pastor said Sunday: Great opportunity is always met by equally great opposition. When a culture is in crisis, the general response from the masses is to desperately try to put the old paradigm on life support. Old media has been able to survive every significant cultural crisis but the one we are in now, because this one actually affects how they ended up making money. It's not all their fault. There was a time that media was considered a public service provided by large corporation that were involved in a lot of different things. The rise of large media corporations, however, moved to a profit and loss model, completely focused on making money only in media. It’s like my pastor said Sunday: Great opportunity is always met by equally great opposition. When a culture is in crisis, the general response from the masses is to desperately try to put the old paradigm on life support. Old media has been able to survive every significant cultural crisis but the one we are in now, because this one actually affects how they ended up making money.
It’s not all their fault. There was a time that media was considered a public service provided by large corporation that were involved in a lot of different things. The rise of large media corporations, however, moved to a profit and loss model, completely focused on making money only in media.

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