Comments on: In The Economist we trust http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/03/28/in-the-economist-we-trust/ A story about innovation Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:59:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Colin Henderson http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/03/28/in-the-economist-we-trust/#comment-872 Colin Henderson Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:09:31 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/03/28/in-the-economist-we-trust/#comment-872 Thanks for mentioning my small suggestion. I like the EIU suggestions of context overlaid on maps, and other data. especially if it provides historic perspective. For example BBC does not a bad job when its describing something like the latest bomb in Iraq, referencing Sunni insurgents. They provide links to " Difference between Shia and Sunni". This concept could be expanded, and even handled as data visualisation, to let the user dig into perspective and context as they desire. Thanks for mentioning my small suggestion. I like the EIU suggestions of context overlaid on maps, and other data. especially if it provides historic perspective. For example BBC does not a bad job when its describing something like the latest bomb in Iraq, referencing Sunni insurgents. They provide links to ” Difference between Shia and Sunni”. This concept could be expanded, and even handled as data visualisation, to let the user dig into perspective and context as they desire.

]]> By: Dan O'Connell http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/03/28/in-the-economist-we-trust/#comment-893 Dan O'Connell Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:21:46 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/03/28/in-the-economist-we-trust/#comment-893 This is definitely an idea with legs. Editorial Intelligence (http://www.editorialintelligence.com/) are already offering such a service, but it looks like it might be pricey. As a relatively financially challenged Economist subscriber, I would happily pay an increase in my subscription fee to have recommended or flitered web content delivered to me via RSS feeds on the Economist website. I guess the challenge for you guys is how to make that kind of thing appealingly priced, while profiting from the time it takes to trawl through the ever expanding myriad of web content. This is definitely an idea with legs. Editorial Intelligence (http://www.editorialintelligence.com/) are already offering such a service, but it looks like it might be pricey.

As a relatively financially challenged Economist subscriber, I would happily pay an increase in my subscription fee to have recommended or flitered web content delivered to me via RSS feeds on the Economist website.

I guess the challenge for you guys is how to make that kind of thing appealingly priced, while profiting from the time it takes to trawl through the ever expanding myriad of web content.

]]> By: William Shallcross http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/03/28/in-the-economist-we-trust/#comment-901 William Shallcross Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:32:58 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/03/28/in-the-economist-we-trust/#comment-901 >>Anthony Maurno suggested a point’n'click globe: Economist data and analysis overlaid on >>Google Earth I pitched pretty much this exact idea to the EIU over a year ago ... just for the record! I've still got the original presentation if you're interested. >>Anthony Maurno suggested a point’n’click globe: Economist data and analysis overlaid on
>>Google Earth

I pitched pretty much this exact idea to the EIU over a year ago … just for the record! I’ve still got the original presentation if you’re interested.

]]> By: Midas Oracle .ORG » Blog Archive » The Economist’s Project Red Stripe http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/03/28/in-the-economist-we-trust/#comment-1328 Midas Oracle .ORG » Blog Archive » The Economist’s Project Red Stripe Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:50:37 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/03/28/in-the-economist-we-trust/#comment-1328 [...] - Managing information [...] […] - Managing information […]

]]> By: K Kumragse http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/03/28/in-the-economist-we-trust/#comment-1627 K Kumragse Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:20:41 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/03/28/in-the-economist-we-trust/#comment-1627 The Economist is a general-news magazine, not specialist-news, so it can report only that much. If readers want more, no doubt they can do the research. Also, I find the magazine already has done enough in providing links to relevant websites. What can be improved is for the Economist to carry a basket of widgets on its website. These are small link-tags that readers can help design and, therefore, their number can be in thousands. By using them, the readers will be able to access as many websites as they want. The Economist is a general-news magazine, not specialist-news, so it can report only that much. If readers want more, no doubt they can do the research. Also, I find the magazine already has done enough in providing links to relevant websites.

What can be improved is for the Economist to carry a basket of widgets on its website. These are small link-tags that readers can help design and, therefore, their number can be in thousands. By using them, the readers will be able to access as many websites as they want.

]]> By: Jeff Spock http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/03/28/in-the-economist-we-trust/#comment-2324 Jeff Spock Mon, 07 May 2007 16:27:27 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/03/28/in-the-economist-we-trust/#comment-2324 Agreed. With the flood of available official and unofficial news sources on the Web, the role of a "trusted aggregator" seems critical. Google aggregates, but indiscriminately. For me to get the news items that I feel are important, I need to have a couple dozen RSS feeds that I peruse. I am the Aggregator, but this is a problem for a few reasons: 1. Time. 2. Breadth. Particularly with blogs, there's too much out there for me to find them, review them, and select the best. 3. Wisdom. Professionals at the Economist choose subject matter with better editorial skill than I can. It would be great if I only needed one site/one feed for all of my general political, economic, and business news. In an ideal world the source would not only be Economist-stamped content, but relevant content from other news sources as well. Blogosphere links, specialty media links, etc. would all be there in an ideal world. External sources would be referenced and clickable. One feed to rule them all... Availability is a separate issue. Agreed. With the flood of available official and unofficial news sources on the Web, the role of a “trusted aggregator” seems critical. Google aggregates, but indiscriminately. For me to get the news items that I feel are important, I need to have a couple dozen RSS feeds that I peruse. I am the Aggregator, but this is a problem for a few reasons:
1. Time.
2. Breadth. Particularly with blogs, there’s too much out there for me to find them, review them, and select the best.
3. Wisdom. Professionals at the Economist choose subject matter with better editorial skill than I can.

It would be great if I only needed one site/one feed for all of my general political, economic, and business news. In an ideal world the source would not only be Economist-stamped content, but relevant content from other news sources as well. Blogosphere links, specialty media links, etc. would all be there in an ideal world. External sources would be referenced and clickable.

One feed to rule them all…

Availability is a separate issue.

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