Comments on: Seattlepi.com’s Ghost Town

By: A post-P-I, PostGlobe Misstep « The Buzz

A post-P-I, PostGlobe Misstep « The Buzz — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:55:23 +0000

[...] to avoid a similarly barren and embarrassing beginning. I didn’t jump on the PostGlobe effort the way I did the “new” SeattlePI.com because Hearst had the resources and time to plan a better release. Judging from the product, as [...]

By: glennnelson

glennnelson — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:00:25 +0000

I know some think we were premature with criticism, and some even have misinterpreted our posts as saying the P-I should have built a new platform. As for the first, you cannot debut an incomplete product. People won’t buy, and they won’t believe you the next time. GM doesn’t get to introduce a new car, without wheels, brakes and a radio, and tell consumers those things are coming soon. As for the second, I can’t imagine that anyone expected a new platform, though that is not as out of the question as some believe. The point is, Hearst management had time to plan for more content. The bells and whistles can come later.

By: 3/19: Denver and Seattle Link Roundup « J-School: Educating Independent Journalists

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:40:10 +0000

[...] early, early reviews of the “new” Seattle P-I are in, and the thumbs are down. Glenn Nelson calls it a “ghost town”: Chuck Taylor writes that, as of mid-day, “the top story [...]