Comments on: Five myths I hope you don't hear at ONA 2011

By: 68.126.140.233

68.126.140.233 — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:50:32 +0000

Thanks.

> “I’d question continuing to invest significant resources in Flash development.”

Agreed. As a reader I dislike it – You can’t skim the content (or see it all at a glance) if it’s delivered via Flash, & can’t take notes via copy&paste either.
(unless the technology has evolved in ways I’m not aware of?)

By: 174.31.143.150

174.31.143.150 — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:52:53 +0000

YES!!!! On all counts. – Tracy @ West Seattle Blog

By: 96.57.228.66

96.57.228.66 — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:08:54 +0000

Part of the misunderstanding about advertising and large staffs is also about the myth that we will replace a declining traditional revenue source with a growing online source.

Nope. But that doesn’t mean that the “digital dimes,” as John Paton would call them, are worthless.

But they can’t support old ways of doing business, which might include the guys in the corner offices.

And since they are calling the shots, there might just be a huge conflict of interest on whether they decide to do what is best for the company online when that seems to be at odds with their traditional business.

By: Wendell Cochran

Wendell Cochran — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:49:51 +0000

Perhaps nonprofit can be a business model, as some successful ones have lasted quite a while: CIR, Center for Public Integrity. But you’re certainly right that nonprofit doesn’t mean “no cost.”

Nonprofits have to be managed as carefully, perhaps more so, as for-profits.