Isn't that usually the case. - Jeremy Franklin

Ditto. - Kevykev

Welcome to the new world... - Håkan Dahlström

That's because you are supposed to read them. Not look at superficial headlines. - - Todd Hoff

I usually find out about news stories on Twitter long before I see it on the news or read it in the paper. - Mike Hussein Cohen

Todd: I didn't know that! :-) I am reading Time who has a cover feature about Rick Warren, a guy I interviewed back in January. The thing is Time can't go interactive the way you all do. - Robert Scoble

I think it's because with Twitter and Friendfeed there's a much smaller gap between you and the people "behind" the data. They're actually real people out there. Interactivity is a part of that. Sure, there are real journalists behind the magazine articles, and they're interesting too, but I think a lot of the time what we really want is to feel connected and in touch/ - Nathan Rein

It's just that I feel like I'm in a losing battle backing the side of reflection. When I look at Time it's full of interesting stuff (stretching, solar power, anthrax, evangelicals, etc). Immediate interaction is so powerfully rewarding (dopamine) it can shout down less immediate pleasures. I wrote about this about a billion years ago in The Internet is a Denial of Service Attack on Your Brain (http://tinyurl.com/npzo9). It has only become worse since. - Todd Hoff

Well, don't you control what you look at in Twitter or FriendFeed? If there was a news site where you got customized news by subscribing to individual authors, it would be a seriously interesting comparison. - Rishabh Mishra (p248)

Print news is dead. - Bob Blunk

@Bob Blunk: Print news is anything but dead. It is alive, kicking and in places such as India, Brazil (+12% in the last year) and other developing countries (http://tinyurl.com/6dr4tb). Bear in mind that these are countries where the use of mobile phones is growing far faster than in the developed world so it's not simply a lack of tech that is pushing people to print. Incidentally, I read that in a hard copy version of the Economist, while sat on the loo (still not somewhere I prefer to take electronics). - mattpovey

What will happen to "Front porch" society and the newspaper? Or the Barber shop and the newspaper? I long for the "flying roll" fired from a speeding Western Flyer and opening the lid of the magic milk box to find a sweating glass gallon at 6am. ;) - Melanie Reed

people want content via the distribution method that works best for them - not what works best for the content providers. newspapers and magazines are an endangered species in America as people choose newspaper and magazines less and less. This trend will continue as computer screens achieve higher-resolution and digital content distribution networks mature. Can't say it's a bad thing - more immediate, personalized delivery + wouldn't hurt to save a few trees along the way. - Morgan

With the fresh and local movement taking off I'm guessing we'll see solar milk delivery trucks making the rounds again any month now. The news paper delivery will only happen in once yearly old town reenactments :-) - Todd Hoff

The way things are going, let's hope there are a few newspapers and magazines left on the stand in a few years. I still enjoy them. Like so many others in media, most are wondering where to find the next revenue stream. - Charlie Anzman

I find this is always the case. However, magazines are often more entertaining and they don't require wi-fi ;) - Ryan

I'm feeling the same here in Italy. - Federico Bolsoman

yep. I keep staring at FF and Greader instead of reading books and mags, since I got a smartphone... - Zio Bonino

Hey Scoble, please meet Zio Bonino, aka Eio aka Phonk. This is the CRAZIEST, GREATEST, FUNNIEST blogger in Italy. It's addictive too. You've been warned! :) - Federico Bolsoman