January 13th, 2009
From Blogs to Print: The PrintBlog, Mutiny Print, and Printcasting
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In a month when 8020 Media, which use online crowdsourcing to create printed magazines like JPG and Everywhere, announced that it was ceasing operations and speculations about NYT moving to an online-only model increased, Joshua Karp has started The Printed Blog, “the world’s first daily newspaper comprised entirely of blogs and other user generated content” (via Wired).
Earlier, in my post on the top five newsworthy events in the Indian blogosphere in 2008, I had written about Indian group blog Mutiny.in starting a monthly print version, Mutiny Print, which includes a selection of the best posts from the blog.
Also, one of the 2008 Knight News Challenge winners is Don Pacheco’s Printcasting, which promises to “allow individuals to easily create ad-supported, customized publications with a mix of local news and information”.
Such blog to print models are an untested model, but they may work, if they manage to keep overheads low and attract local advertising. I’ll be watching this space closely.
Cross-posted on Social media in Business, Development and Government.
