Comments on: Free Rob Bradford from purgatory http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/15/free-rob-bradford-from-purgatory/ Media, Baseball, Boston, the Red Sox, Music, Literature, and Mnookins Sat, 17 May 2008 05:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: tecosystems » Blogging Conquered Politics: Looks Like Sports is Next http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/15/free-rob-bradford-from-purgatory/#comment-11849 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:58:12 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/15/free-rob-bradford-from-purgatory/#comment-11849 [...] Empower the individual writers. If you look at our own history here at RedMonk, our blogging activity took off precisely at the moment we split our eponymous blog up into individual properties. As I’ve said before, and the history of economics would seem to agree, it’s all about incentive - right now their incentive is little more than a byline. Create a little friendly competition on the staff for whose individual blog is most popular, and see what happens. Certainly seems to be working for the Eagle Tribune (ok, maybe it’s not that simple). [...] […] Empower the individual writers. If you look at our own history here at RedMonk, our blogging activity took off precisely at the moment we split our eponymous blog up into individual properties. As I’ve said before, and the history of economics would seem to agree, it’s all about incentive - right now their incentive is little more than a byline. Create a little friendly competition on the staff for whose individual blog is most popular, and see what happens. Certainly seems to be working for the Eagle Tribune (ok, maybe it’s not that simple). […]

]]> by: doane http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/15/free-rob-bradford-from-purgatory/#comment-325 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:16:24 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/15/free-rob-bradford-from-purgatory/#comment-325 I have been a fan of Bradford since last fall when he inexplicably was able to get stories that the Herald and Globe didn't even know existed. I would try to check the Trib's site early in the morning to read his articles, but a few times I didnt get a chance until late in the day and noticed that you couldn't read the article anymore. (This was before Bradford was sucked into the Hell that is EEI's studio). I emailed the webmaster and got a response the next day saying that they archived the day's online edition at 2pm, so you would only be able to read that stuff if you had an account, IE you were a subscriber, either paper or online. But, Bradford's popularity increased, EEI got a whiff, and it's been downhill since then. Now, as you noticed, the Trib requires that you have an account to read pretty much anything worthwhile. I don't know about you, but that doesn't make me want to read their paper. I have been a fan of Bradford since last fall when he inexplicably was able to get stories that the Herald and Globe didn’t even know existed. I would try to check the Trib’s site early in the morning to read his articles, but a few times I didnt get a chance until late in the day and noticed that you couldn’t read the article anymore. (This was before Bradford was sucked into the Hell that is EEI’s studio). I emailed the webmaster and got a response the next day saying that they archived the day’s online edition at 2pm, so you would only be able to read that stuff if you had an account, IE you were a subscriber, either paper or online.

But, Bradford’s popularity increased, EEI got a whiff, and it’s been downhill since then. Now, as you noticed, the Trib requires that you have an account to read pretty much anything worthwhile. I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t make me want to read their paper.

]]> by: Nordberg http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/15/free-rob-bradford-from-purgatory/#comment-323 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 05:06:15 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/15/free-rob-bradford-from-purgatory/#comment-323 Thank you, Seth, for pointing this out. I went to the Trib's Web site today to read the story (EEI had referenced it), got the seven words, then was directed to where I could sign up to read the rest. Went there, only tolearn that it would cost me $9.95 A MONTH!!! OK, I can read the Globe and Herald for free, but I have to pay to read some suburban daily? Get real. Sorry, Rob. I want to read it. But I don't even pay 10 bucks for home delivery. If the Globe has any brains (no offense Amelie, you are good), they will hire Bradford to replace Chris Snow. Thank you, Seth, for pointing this out.
I went to the Trib’s Web site today to read the story (EEI had referenced it), got the seven words, then was directed to where I could sign up to read the rest.
Went there, only tolearn that it would cost me $9.95 A MONTH!!!
OK, I can read the Globe and Herald for free, but I have to pay to read some suburban daily?
Get real.
Sorry, Rob. I want to read it. But I don’t even pay 10 bucks for home delivery.
If the Globe has any brains (no offense Amelie, you are good), they will hire Bradford to replace Chris Snow.

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