Editor & Publisher<\/em> online, Dec. 29, 2006.<\/p>\nNearly all daily newspapers do not have online-savvy “business leaders” as their dominant readers. But to brainstorm with the Coke metaphor as a starting point is smarter than presuming the Web has an apples-to-apples comparison with paper. “Ain’t it a TV with text?” If it was that simple, we’d all already be there. -30-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lots of print publications remain confused on how to integrate the Internet most effectively. Even after a good decade of fantastic-yet-narrowing options, good ideas seem elusive. 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