It's especially true at a time like this, when journalists fear unemployment more than they yearn for autonomy. What this means is that some great Web journalism is now coming out from organizations that are Clueless about the Internet. But the magazine has also built a strong bench, young staff writers who understand not only the Internet but, more important, story-telling as well. If the company had a Clue about how to exploit them it could become dangerous. The Clue here is that other publications can do this as well.
Great talent is available at popular prices - seize the day.
Larry has been around so long, and has done so well in his niche, that many have forgotten he was here before any of us. He'll also probably be here after all of us have left. What brings him to my attention today is a recent issue of WDFM in which he noted that the companies whose people spin the hardest are usually the first to go belly-up. It was just another brilliant observation from the master. Clueless are the Online Journalism Awards .