http://paidcontent.org/2009/10/27/419-aols-patch-plans-big-new-york-expansion/ The economics of digital content Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:54:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://paidcontent.org/2009/10/27/419-aols-patch-plans-big-new-york-expansion/#comment-74765 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:11:22 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/10/27/419-aols-patch-plans-big-new-york-expansion/#comment-74765 I've seen this movie before. Sidewalk, AOL's own Digital Cities, BackFence, PlumTV. These guys haven't even proven they can make one community economically sustainable and they are expanding. They all go gangbusters and then lay people off, cut back on content, etc. after they relearn the same lesson learned many times over.

]]> http://paidcontent.org/2009/10/27/419-aols-patch-plans-big-new-york-expansion/#comment-74764 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:51:30 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/10/27/419-aols-patch-plans-big-new-york-expansion/#comment-74764 Local readership for items, events, and advertising that creates loyalty, genuine local stakeholders combine to create the business model that Patch, AOL, others should explore more closely. Hometowntimes.com warrants such attention and we invite cooperation with these efforts.

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