“The question these companies should be asking is, “How do we keep reporting and publishing good content?” Instead, though, they’re asking “How do we keep making enough money to support our existing management and advertising divisions?

– John Gruber (Daring Fireball), Charging for Access to News Sites

“Magazines and newspapers were perfect businesses for a moment of time, but they wouldn’t have worked in 1784, and they’re not going to work very soon in the future either.

– Seth Godin, on Malcolm Gladwell, on Chris Anderson

“a confused view of the web, [is] that you never want to send people to another site, because (incorrectly) that means fewer page views on your own site

– Techdirt: Why Do Newspapers So Rarely Link Out?