Over the last week I have been using Twitter as my only headline news source. I am following news headlines from ABC, BBC and CNN. For tech news I am following ZDNet and gossip is Defamer.
For local news I wish I could follow the Herald Sun and The Age. Alas they are not up with Twitter. They should check out what the folks at the Star Tribune in
Twitter delivers the headlines to my phone. In one click I can go to the story. Important news finds me as long as I have my phone with me. I don’t need to connect to multiple websites, Twitter sends what I have told it I want.
A couple of mornings I have headlines which make the story on the front page of the paper out of date – demonstrating the changing role of newspapers.
Of course newsagents would want publishers to join them and ignore this technology. In reality we all ought to embrace the opportunity this disruption brings. But first things first – newsagents ought to play with Twitter and see what the fuss is all about.
Oh, and the folks at the Herald Sun and The Age and other Australian newspapers ought to look at what they are doing at the Star Tribune. It’s smart. Every headline is a lure to the newspaper website where advertisements and other revenue opportunities await eyeballs.
I am surprised the newsagents don’t discuss Twitter and other disruptive offers. Ignorance is bliss maybe?