Gillis' strategy will test whether an independent artist who has never benefited from the backing of a major record label can build an audience and generate income on the experimental pay-what-you-want model. At the same time, "Feed the Animals" must main - mathew ingram

"I agree, Daniel. I think Nick's model makes a lot of sense, and for the most part it seems to be paying off -- and not just for him, but for lots of his bloggers as well." - mathew ingram

In other words, Toronto Life's next step online will be a big one backwards, to unpolarizing, safe content that is friendlier to advertisers and far less interesting for readers. - mathew ingram

"I stupidly didn't even check to see if you had written anything on it, Felix -- I should have known that you would have. And an excellent analysis of the situation it is. As you note, some of the pain Denton is experiencing right now is a result of setting the pageview rate too high to begin with -- and some is a consequence of the Gawker model, where better performing blogs help subsidize newer ones (an approach many traditional media outlets also take). Thanks for pointing out the price mistake, which I will fix, and for noting that the Denton approach does already go some distance toward answering some of my and Jay's issues with search and loyalty. I appreciate you taking the time to comment." - mathew ingram

Looking for more details on Strike.TV, the network of 40-plus online video series from the Hollywood pros? We’re not sure exactly what’s happening tomorrow, the supposed launch date, but we dug up some more goodies to give you a hint of what’s to co - mathew ingram

What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back?........................................a stick. - Brian Sullivan

"Indeed, Eric -- it seems like we've been learning that one over and over for quite awhile now :-)" - mathew ingram

"I agree, John. Some of the rhetoric about Orwell and 1984 and so on is over the top, but at the same time it's an important issue I think. Reading between the lines, it sounds like Xeni decided she didn't want to give Violet any link love any more, and removed the posts without really thinking about it, and now the entire team is caught up in the crapstorm." - mathew ingram