Is There Any Business The Internet Hasn’t Got Hold Of - Part 2

Online Newspapers are Eco Friendly

Newspapers themselves are a dying breed. I have long thought about why I have so many ‘free’ newspapers posted through my door every week. All of these free papers serve no use at all and are littered with an old form of advertising that we know to be worthless. Think about it, what is the point of wasting trees and other natural resources to create newspapers when the same content will soon be able to be delivered via my iPad or better still iPhone? There is none.

Rich Link Sources

The other interesting aspect to this is links. We are all astutely aware that links from newspaper sites such as The Daily Mirror, The Telegraph & The Times all carry a considerable amount of weight. The big debate will be as to whether all content will be shut away from un-subscribing eyes. It is though completely feasible that links from newspapers will soon be null and void, after all if Google cannot access the content where a link to your site may exist then your inbound power will be lost.

Interesting Times

The whole newspaper industry is going to be watching this test case very closely. It is expected News Internationals online publications will lose thousands of readers, especially as there are plenty of other sources that are offering similar information and content. I don’t agree with that. If you purchase The Times in the physical world, it doesn’t make sense at all for you not to buy The Times in the virtual world?

In fact if you do, you will be doing much more than keeping a journalist in a job, you will actively be helping to save the planet. It stands to reason that is something the newspaper industry in general will want and all those who buy newspapers.

So if you need Web Design and Search Engine Optimisation services for your newspaper, choose wisely as competition is going to be fierce