The Internet in 10 years?

[WaylonJennings]

We talk a lot around here about newspapers 10 years from now. What about the Internet? Clearly it's not a "fad," which it seems some people thought it was in the mid-1990s (just as television was thought to be so in the '40s).

The bottom fell out once already about 10 years ago, but 10 years from now, will the people at Yahoo! still be writing there for their good salaries? The guys and gals at ESPN.com? Sportsline? What about the recruiting sites, Rivals.com and Scout.com, which have added some newspaper talent over the last couple years and will likely continue to pursue it as they branch out beyond just recruiting?

Or will everybody be trying to get back into traditional media orgs, which will have figured things out by then?

 

[OTD]

We talk a lot around here about newspapers 10 years from now. What about the Internet? Clearly it's not a "fad," which it seems some people thought it was in the mid-1990s (just as television was thought to be so in the '40s).

The bottom fell out once already about 10 years ago, but 10 years from now, will the people at Yahoo! still be writing there for their good salaries? The guys and gals at ESPN.com? Sportsline? What about the recruiting sites, Rivals.com and Scout.com, which have added some newspaper talent over the last couple years and will likely continue to pursue it as they branch out beyond just recruiting?

Or will everybody be trying to get back into traditional media orgs, which will have figured things out by then?

They will have changed the name of the internet to the gan-nett. It will have lots of pretty colors, short stories and no one will make more than $27.5K a year.

 

[BRoth]

Maybe we'll have more ads asking about who's hotter, the Jonas Brothers or Zac Efron. If we're lucky.

 

[TheMethod]

Nobody will read anything unless it is BLOG!!! form.

 

[spaceman]

what makes you think traditional media orgs (newspapers in particular) will have it figured out by then? Seriously.

 

[BRoth]

Just saw this, for those interested: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003713968

Internet hasn't been easy for some paper chains, apparently.

 

[Diabeetus]

Maybe we'll have more ads asking about who's hotter, the Jonas Brothers or Zac Efron. If we're lucky.

Everybody knows it's Zac Efron. Gosh...

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

More porn.
Next question.

 

[BRoth]

More porn.
Next question.

Dare I say ... 3 girls, 1 cup? Or even more scandalous, 2 cups?

 

[Diabeetus]

More porn.
Next question.

Dare I say ... 3 girls, 1 cup? Or even more scandalous, 2 cups?

Dare not! Bite your tongue! ;)

 

[Tom Petty]

More porn.
Next question.

Dare I say ... 3 girls, 1 cup? Or even more scandalous, 2 cups?

so damn solid it's sick.

 

[EStreetJoe]

In 10 years the Internet will be renamed Microgoogle after Microsoft buys Google for $10 trillion dollars.

 

[shotglass]

There's going to be a big opening in the middle of your browser. You're going to be able to climb in and just live in cyberspace.

 

[jfs1000]

The internet will destroy the profession. There won't be a difference between a pro journalist and a blogger/part time muckracker. That's probably how the founding fathers intended it anyway.

It used to be that he who controlled the press controls information. Same with radio and television broadcast towers. Now, anyone tom, **** or harry can be a published journalist.

That is where we are going in 10 years. No more professionals. All a bunch of citizen journalists with no editors.

 

[shotglass]

 

[statrat]

It used to be that he who controlled the press controls information. Same with radio and television broadcast towers. Now, anyone tom, **** or harry can be a published journalist.

Thanks for checking in Stephen A. Smith.
Damn that whole free press thing were people not under the control of massive corporations have the right to disseminate opinions and information.
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