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...that’s the difference between “paying people to write” and “paying people to get other people to write”. Somewhere down the chain, the incentives go from monetary to nonmonetary (attention, reputation, expression, etc). It works great for all involved. Is it the model for the newspaper industry? Maybe not all of it, but it is the only way I can think of to scale the economics of media down to the hyperlocal level. And I can imagine far more subjects that are better handled by well-coordinated amateurs than those that can support professional journalists. My business card says “Editor in Chief”, but if one of my children follows in my footsteps, I suspect their business card will say “Community Manager.” Both can be good careers.
You don’t need to be reminded of the crisis facing local newspapers; after a brutal year of cutbacks, many are being emasculated or dropped entirely, leaving many communities less informed. After years of hype about hyperlocal, many of us had hoped that independent, local amateurs would use free, online reporting tools to fill the gap with an eclectic mix of home-brew community reporting and commentary… But it just hasn’t happened.
I bought a copy of David Weinberger's "The $100 Million Dollar Secret" on lulu.com and was delighted both with the book and the lulu experience. I'm shocked that it's sold so few copies. Clearly, e-books and download have a long way to go. The culture of "free" is indeed pervasive.