Top Stories at SES Chicago 2009 on Day 1
The top story at SES Chicago 2009 on Day 1 was a no-brainer. It was the opening keynote by Jeff Jarvis, author of What Would Google Do?
For a summary, read “SES Chicago 2009 Opening Keynote with Jeff Jarvis” by Susan Esparza of The Bruce Clay Blog. As she reported, Jarvis said there’s been a fundamental shift in the economy. Newspapers still operate in the old “content economy,” but now we’re in the new “link economy”. You only need one copy of anything now. It’s the links to it that bring it value. Content gains value when it gains links.
Follow his keynote, I interviewed Jarvis about comments he made about Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. Last week, month I reported that Murdoch had said his company was considering blocking Google from being able to search its Web sites.
I wanted to know if Jarvis thought Rupert Murdoch was bluffing. Jarvis says Murdoch’s blustering. But he’s trying to change the tenor of the conversation. News Corp is talking about changing fair use and changing the copyright laws to protect their way of business.
What would Google do, Jeff Jarvis, slams Rupert Murdoch over Google’s role at SES Chicago
In addition to the opening keynote, several of the conference sessions generated more of the top stories for SES Chicago 2009 that can be found in Google News and Google Blog Search. These include live blogging by the team at Search Engine Roundtable, which I’ve called “the […]
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