Svbtle is hiring to build the future of news and opinion on the web
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Re: Svbtle is hiring to build the future of news and opinion on the web
#2We’ve completely severed the relationship between content and revenue
It's a bold claim/goal with, in my experience, a dearth of successful precedent (in cases where there is non-trivial revenue, of course) and tells me the business model will certainly be interesting.
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#3It's really hard to tell if they want to be the future PandoDaily or The New York Times.
Re: Svbtle is hiring to build the future of news and opinion on the web
#4can i short this company?
Re: Svbtle is hiring to build the future of news and opinion on the web
#5can i short this company?
No, but if you'd like to make a bet on it, and are happy to lose money, I'm probably happy to put $500 on the line, winnings to charity (mine's Partners In Health).
What would you like the terms to be?
Re: Svbtle is hiring to build the future of news and opinion on the web
#6It's really hard to tell if they want to be the future PandoDaily or The New York Times.
It's really hard to understand what this comment means, as it boils down to "it's really hard to tell if they want to be the worst of online journalism or a rival for the best of it".
Is there some cue in the writing on this page that suggests that they're hoping to suck?
Re: Svbtle is hiring to build the future of news and opinion on the web
#7It's really hard to tell if they want to be the future PandoDaily or The New York Times.
It's really hard to understand what this comment means, as it boils down to "it's really hard to tell if they want to be the worst of online journalism or a rival for the best of it". Is there some cue in the writing on this page that suggests that they're hoping to suck?
The one has a clear focus on tech and startups, the other has a broad network of correspondents spanning the world.
In retrospect, PandoDaily would probably make me jump to "terrible journalism", too.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's really hard to understand what this comment means, as it boils down to "it's really hard to tell if they want to be the worst of online journalism or a rival for the best of it". Is there some cue in the writing on this page that suggests that they're hoping to suck?
The one has a clear focus on tech and startups, the other has a broad network of correspondents spanning the world. In retrospect, PandoDaily would probably make me jump to "terrible journalism", too.
I see the conclusion I jumped to. You were just saying, "tough to see whether they're launching a tech news site or a global news site".
I hope it's more like the latter!
I think sites like PandoDaily have a problem similar to the one CNN has: they have a mandate to produce more news content than there is to report. In CNN's case it's because they've commandeered a 24/7 cable channel and entered into a ridiculous competition; in the tech/trade press, it's because they've got such a narrow scope --- and again, because they're in what they perceive as a winner-take-all competition with each other.
Re: Svbtle is hiring to build the future of news and opinion on the web
#9We've completely severed the relationship between us and reality
Re: Svbtle is hiring to build the future of news and opinion on the web
#10We’ve completely severed the relationship between content and revenue It's a bold claim/goal with, in my experience, a dearth of successful precedent (in cases where there is non-trivial revenue, of course) and tells me the business model will certainly be interesting.
I assume they're expecting to get free content creation from their curated selection of blog posters, and part of to keep 'quality' up offer editorial services. I see some flaws in what they're doing so far. Will have to see how they navigate it all. Certainly be interesting is right.