New York Times
Google Base, which lets users post free classified ads, could
really hurt local and regional newspapers, says
David Carr. "So far, those papers have managed to maintain their connection between their readers and the goods and services in the same market," he writes. "By allowing its audience to customize content and post it for free (all the while selling ads against the audience that information aggregates), Google could all but wipe out the middle man, which could be your friendly neighborhood daily paper." (Related Motley Fool
piece.)
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The newspaper industry needs to get urgent about applying its resources -- financial and human -- to adapting to the Internet age and changing news-consumption patterns, says Poynter's
Rick Edmonds.
(Newsday)
