{"id":4086,"date":"2015-08-12T05:00:13","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/?p=4086"},"modified":"2015-08-13T15:05:46","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T19:05:46","slug":"inside-pr-419-the-internet-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/2015\/08\/12\/inside-pr-419-the-internet-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside PR 419: The Internet is Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1141\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4086-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR419.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR419.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR419.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/inside-pr\/id137886027?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidepr.ca%2F%3Fp%3D4086\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p class=\"p1\">In this week&#8217;s edition of #IPRMustKnow, we discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It is the\u00a0end of an era. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jangles\" target=\"_blank\">Neville Hobson<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/firpodcastnetwork.com\/820-marketing-is-shifting-from-agencies-and-moving-in-house\/\" target=\"_blank\">hangs up the podcasting kit<\/a> after a decade on air.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Spin really does suck when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/08\/09\/technology\/twisting-words-to-make-sharing-apps-seem-selfless.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">apps are called &#8220;social sharing,<\/a>&#8221; but they really are shrewd\u00a0business owners, you know we&#8217;re in trouble.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thenextweb.com\/facebook\/2015\/08\/05\/facebooks-new-patent-could-make-you-rethink-your-friends-list\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook has been approved for a patent<\/a> that will allow lenders to review the credit scores of your friends before approving you for a loan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And the main topic of this week&#8217;s show&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>With the news of <a href=\"http:\/\/spinsucks.com\/entrepreneur\/another-perspective-on-the-zirtual-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zirtual closing shop<\/a>, seemingly overnight, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2015\/7\/21\/9011045\/gawker-outing-resignations\" target=\"_blank\">Gawker taking down stories<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2015\/07\/reddit-ceo-ellen-pao-steps-down-huffman-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit interim CEO stepping down<\/a> based on the social media mob, and j<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2015\/07\/when-the-paper-of-record-fails-to-keep-the-record\/399752\/\" target=\"_blank\">ournalists writing stories that just aren&#8217;t based in fact<\/a>, <em>Vox<\/em> is claiming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2015\/8\/6\/9099357\/internet-dead-end\" target=\"_blank\">the Internet is dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what they have to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What links these seemingly dissimilar stories is a very basic fear \u2014 the idea that the internet as we knew it, the internet of five or 10 or 20 years ago, is going away as surely as print media, replaced by a new internet that reimagines personal identity as something easily commodified, that plays less on the desire for information or thoughtfulness than it does the desire for a quick jolt of emotion.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an internet driven not by human beings, but by content, at all costs. And none of us \u2014 neither media professionals, nor readers \u2014 can stop it. Every single one of us is building it every single day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We encourage you to read the <i>Vox<\/i> piece, listen to the episode, and come back here to discuss.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p>Send us an email or an audio comment to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:insideprcomments@gmail.com\">insideprcomments@gmail.com<\/a>, join the\u00a0<a title=\"FIR Podcast Community\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/112349929544876511942\" target=\"_blank\">FIR Google+ Community<\/a>, join the\u00a0<a title=\"Inside PR Community on Google+\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/107220947721041165633\" target=\"_blank\">Inside PR Google+ Community<\/a>, join the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=101489863251163\" target=\"_blank\">Inside PR Facebook<\/a>\u00a0group, leave us a comment here, message us\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/inside_pr\">@inside_pr<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter, or connect with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ginidietrich\" target=\"_blank\">Gini Dietrich<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thornley\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Thornley<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/martinwaxman\">Martin Waxman<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And we have a favor to ask: If you like this podcast, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/inside-pr\/id137886027?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\">rate us on iTunes<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">******************************************************************<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you to the people behind Inside PR.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our theme music was created by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortheloveofrecords.com\/\">Damon de Szegheo<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerdey.com\/\">Roger Dey<\/a>\u00a0is our announcer.<\/p>\n<p>Inside PR is produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/propr.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Thornley<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this week&#8217;s edition of #IPRMustKnow, we discuss: It is the\u00a0end of an era. 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