Archive for 'Newspaper Ideas'
Hope for Newspapers: Services Die, Not Media
The other day my daughter, or someone she was reading, likened the future of newspapers to the fate of milkmen. They couldn’t imagine the service would fade away, but it did. Radio dramas were once popular, too, but they’re now a relic too.
But in these examples is kind of buried a lesson for newspapers: Don’t confuse […]
Posted: January 29th, 2009 under Writing & Publishing, Newspaper Ideas, 'Biggest' Ideas.
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CompuSleeve
I’m writing this on an Acer mini netbook I recently bought. Love its portability (2 lbs!) and affordable price ($350). Screen’s glarey in sunlight, but keyboard’s big enough for even my large paws. Anyway, for even more portability, why not invent the CompuSleeve? suggests a friend, Danielle Comisky. It’s a touch-screen computer that curls around your […]
Posted: January 20th, 2009 under Newspaper Ideas, Computer Ideas, Convenience / Time-Saving Ideas.
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‘Know News’: So That Explains It!
Imagine every day your newspaper had on its front page a little box labeled “Know News.” In that box, you’d find a single timely word, term or name with a simple definition. Could be old: Arraignment. Concerto. Insurgency. Or relatively new: Stem cells. Keylogging. Podcast.
Finish with a quick teaser or page number to a story […]
Posted: February 28th, 2006 under Writing & Publishing, Education / School Ideas, Newspaper Ideas.
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