http://sfappeal.com/2013/03/my-first-day-with-the-new-online-chron/ SF Appeal: San Francisco's Online Newspaper Sun, 06 May 2018 15:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.24 http://sfappeal.com/2013/03/my-first-day-with-the-new-online-chron/#comment-15249 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:43:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=43944#comment-15249 What are you smoking ? The Chron has always been a terrible rag and businesses should not ‘invest’ in the community, a Communist concept, but make money by offering a decent product.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/03/my-first-day-with-the-new-online-chron/#comment-23538 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:43:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=43944#comment-23538 What are you smoking ? The Chron has always been a terrible rag and businesses should not ‘invest’ in the community, a Communist concept, but make money by offering a decent product.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/03/my-first-day-with-the-new-online-chron/#comment-15231 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:01:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=43944#comment-15231 Print has bled red ink for a long time now. It’s about time to reverse the trend by investing in good journalism and serious I.T. power. The Chronicle is probably the best-positioned daily newspaper in the country to help “newspapers” (quality for-profit sources for news and information) survive. Pay walls might be part of the solution. But before I shell out for online content, I want a promise. I want some type of assurance that Hearst will invest in my community and dedicate a good chunk of the new revenue stream toward developing better content. That means hiring more journalists, editors and techies. Be bold. It’s a big ask, but your most valuable asset — your goodwill — is at stake.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/03/my-first-day-with-the-new-online-chron/#comment-23537 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:01:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=43944#comment-23537 Print has bled red ink for a long time now. It’s about time to reverse the trend by investing in good journalism and serious I.T. power. The Chronicle is probably the best-positioned daily newspaper in the country to help “newspapers” (quality for-profit sources for news and information) survive. Pay walls might be part of the solution. But before I shell out for online content, I want a promise. I want some type of assurance that Hearst will invest in my community and dedicate a good chunk of the new revenue stream toward developing better content. That means hiring more journalists, editors and techies. Be bold. It’s a big ask, but your most valuable asset — your goodwill — is at stake.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/03/my-first-day-with-the-new-online-chron/#comment-15187 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:27:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=43944#comment-15187 A lesson in how not to roll out a pay site. There are no substantial attractors, the layout was poorly conceptualized and is a bit of an eyesore, and the subscription options are initially confusing. I don’t mind paying to subscribe to the New York Times because the content there is superior on a number of levels, but what Hearst/Bushee/Vega/Adkins have done to the Chronicle has left it in a shambles. The longtime readership has rightly lost faith and become cynical. I just don’t see this succeeding.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/03/my-first-day-with-the-new-online-chron/#comment-23536 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:27:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=43944#comment-23536 A lesson in how not to roll out a pay site. There are no substantial attractors, the layout was poorly conceptualized and is a bit of an eyesore, and the subscription options are initially confusing. I don’t mind paying to subscribe to the New York Times because the content there is superior on a number of levels, but what Hearst/Bushee/Vega/Adkins have done to the Chronicle has left it in a shambles. The longtime readership has rightly lost faith and become cynical. I just don’t see this succeeding.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/03/my-first-day-with-the-new-online-chron/#comment-15184 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:45:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=43944#comment-15184 Wonder if they are going to use their decades-old automatic re-subscribe override for those who decide it wasn’t worth it.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/03/my-first-day-with-the-new-online-chron/#comment-23535 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:45:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=43944#comment-23535 Wonder if they are going to use their decades-old automatic re-subscribe override for those who decide it wasn’t worth it.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/03/my-first-day-with-the-new-online-chron/#comment-15181 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:12:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=43944#comment-15181 I don’t think they were ever planning on selling a better product for $12/month, just taking their regular stuff and making it so that you can only see the entire article if you pay.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2013/03/my-first-day-with-the-new-online-chron/#comment-23534 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:12:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=43944#comment-23534 I don’t think they were ever planning on selling a better product for $12/month, just taking their regular stuff and making it so that you can only see the entire article if you pay.

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