tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998710950562947543.post3172501028965087092..comments2023-09-02T07:21:21.603-04:00Comments on Leigh's Blitherings: Throwing The Digital Babies Out With The Media BathwaterLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01163262798612657124noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998710950562947543.post-72269650463598801742007-10-03T16:35:00.000-04:002007-10-03T16:35:00.000-04:00I'm not sure a "do or die" moment will come. I'm ...I'm not sure a "do or die" moment will come. I'm of the belief that the epiphany will be more along the lines of what happened with Amazon and eBay: they tried something new and, for some reason, it just worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998710950562947543.post-7257393981435772842007-10-02T10:44:00.000-04:002007-10-02T10:44:00.000-04:00It would definitely take a different mind set to t...It would definitely take a different mind set to turn it around. While the trend might be bean counters right now, the truth is that the beans are getting smaller…at some point it will be do or die but by then I guess it might be too late…..Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163262798612657124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998710950562947543.post-84493964963630385442007-10-02T10:35:00.000-04:002007-10-02T10:35:00.000-04:00This isn't new, but I see what you mean. I was at...This isn't new, but I see what you mean. I was at the National Post when Conrad sold his remaining shares to the Asper clan. One minute, us folks in the Interactive department were working on our award-winning web site; the next, we were drinking our severance cheques away while the lacklustre Canada.com took over our content.<BR/><BR/>The internet industry has been taken over by cynics and bean counters. It's unfortunate that the freshness and excitement of the medium was killed off by the greedy frenzy of the dot-com stock bubble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com