Comments on: Internet Newspapers (in 1981) http://nslog.com/2009/01/28/internet_newspapers_in_1981 The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy http://nslog.com/2009/01/28/internet_newspapers_in_1981#comment-52865 Andy Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:50:05 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=5433#comment-52865 Yeah, 'saw that video earlier. It's amazing how newsrooms, not the ad sales department, led the charge about newspapers online. This report makes that obvious. I guess there wasn't any incentive for visionary activities in newspaper advertising sales. ;-) If you want to read about one early online service that was visionary, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarText I was proud to be a part of that team for more than five years beginning in January 1984. Andy Yeah, 'saw that video earlier.

It's amazing how newsrooms, not the ad sales department, led the charge about newspapers online. This report makes that obvious. I guess there wasn't any incentive for visionary activities in newspaper advertising sales. ;-)

If you want to read about one early online service that was visionary, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarText

I was proud to be a part of that team for more than five years beginning in January 1984.

Andy

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