Yesterday, I wrote the following to Google pundit, Jeff Jarvis: Can mere attribution pay the bills? If I get my news solely from, say, Google, and I have no desire to seek out any other news source, then how will the NYTimes reporter, or the NYTimes itself, ever benefit? By the simple, required attribution I see when I read their story? In the old days it was referred to as rip ‘n’ read; now it’s more like rip them off. The former approach likely required some sort of protocol, while the latter approach can be done in the time it takes to create a link. In fact, seems like I could create one of these rip’em off sites right now. No blood, no sweat, no fears. Your thoughts, Mr. Jarvis?

No response yet.

I deleted my Facebook account yesterday. Too many privacy issues. The media has been all over Facebook lately, including none other than Leo Laporte – the Tech Guy. So I’m going to stick with Twitter and, of course, this blog. I’m also experimenting with something called Google Buzz. Time will tell if it ever gains the kind of popularity, and trust, that Facebook once had.