Don't get it: Why aren't editors/staffers of print pubs informed of financial perf of their products! (#editorchat - http://ff.im/b0gqs
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Looking forward to #editorchat tonight – it's been a few weeks, guys.
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Ernie Smith of https://shortformblog.com/ here. It's pretty awesome. You should check it out. #editorchat
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Hm. My response is missing. :( #editorchat
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Is the chat slow again tonight? Hope not. :( #editorchat
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night folks #editorchat
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Ernie Smith of https://shortformblog.com/ – we're not only biased, we have personality! shortformblog.com/us/gee-house-republicans... #editorchat
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I'd like to see more non-fiction pieces done in a graphic novel style like Maus or Persepolis. #editorchat
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Q4: You can write a really good non-fiction piece that isn't straight narrative. I'd like to see more risk-taking. #editorchat
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Q4: Non-fiction doesn't have to necessarily be done traditionally. It should be riskier in its form. Mixed media, for example. #editorchat
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I think with Web sites, it's shorter the better. #editorchat
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Oof, I'm a dummy. Sorry I'm really late guys. Ernie Smith of https://shortformblog.com/ #editorchat
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Ernie Smith, dude behind https://shortformblog.com/ (with help from a great intern) and Wash. Post Express. #editorchat
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Good night, everyone - Jane Friedman, Publisher/Editorial Director of Writer's Digest (http://www.janefriedman.com #editorchat
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Online media/content still in infancy/transforming - will alwys be need for talented editors/quality writers. Stay positive. :-) #editorchat
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And @milehighfool is right. Editors are what are going to make sense of this whole Web mess. #editorchat
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Q5: Two more words: Dig deeper. #editorchat
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Those sites are making the market for information wide but shallower than it seems. #editorchat
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It's getting stolen by spam sites whose only purpose is to fill search engines with crap and siphon ill-gotten ad revenue. #editorchat
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We're basically in a position where our bread money isn't getting stolen by Fark or Digg, or even Associated Content. #editorchat
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Any idiot can take relevant topics and use them to boost their own SEO. But we're journalists. We're trying to be useful. #editorchat
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In case anyone's seen the proliferation of Splogs (automated spam blogs), it's the pump-and-dump scheme in action. #editorchat
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Q3: If your article is loaded with SEO keywords, people will find you. #editorchat
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Quality content is something publishers still pay for, and something readers still pay for. E.g., the too often cited Economist #editorchat
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I mean, I aggregate by myself, really (though I have an intern now). Don't need Helium to build fresh content to promote. #editorchat
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Maybe the secret is aggregating on your own without the man's help. When you control the engine, you make it move. #editorchat
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WikiNews does a good job with content aggregation – but they don't pay. But it's the kind of direction they should be going. #editorchat
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RT @jpippert: Branding exclusive to writer? I disagree. I always helped my authors brand. It was cooperative. --> Definitely! #editorchat
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@shortformernie Can you give an example of a best-in-class aggregator? #editorchat
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@milehighfool Seems like if a writer had a valuable brand, they would not post on aggregators. #editorchat
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