Roundup: Aggregated links to newspaper web sites, and more
Here’s the latest action:
As an online publication largely comprised of former newspaper journalists — It’s pretty obvious what we here at VentureBeat think about newspaper leaders demanding payment anytime anyone aggregates any of their content. But we’ll stay mum, at this point, out of respect for all the great journalists who work at newspapers. Instead, here’s what Gabe Rivera, creator of news aggregator Techmeme, tells CNET:
“It’s illuminating to observe that both The Wall Street Journal… Continue Reading
Should Amazon be worried about iPhone readers like Stanza? In a word, yes
Over the last few years, I’ve been dragged kicking and screaming into the digital age. I listen to music, read news and watch movies and TV shows on my computer and my iPhone. The one area where I’m still holding out is books — as with most bibliophiles, I can go on and on about why physical books will never be replaced. But a startup called Lexcycle, which makes an iPhone ebook reader dubbed Stanza,… Continue Reading