Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not Google

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"The short answer is no. It?s not necessary to buy newspapers. Newspapers, like many other industries, need to rethink their business models. For now, Yahoo is happy to partner with them on advertising and content-sharing."

I'd be looking to go the other way - especially if I were a newspaper. The business model the newspapers must move to is entirely online. The overlap with YAHOO's news and advertising is massive.

As Yahoo I'd be looking to absorb all the quality papers and their best people ... and trim the rest of the operation. Indeed I'd be looking to become a mega, legal superset version of TPB.

I wonder too whether there could be such a thing as a 'local newspaper template' - a collaborative version of Wordpress where a community could build up bits and pieces which were published electronically periodically.

A strange decision not to buy in view of the declaration ... "Yahoo is the place where people come for the valuable information in their lives - mail, messaging, search, sports news, financial news, entertainment news."

Perhaps Yahoo are waiting for the price to drop further

Posted by: johnfenjackson@...   Posted on: 06/26/09  (Edited: 06/26/2009 @ 01:31) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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