By Jim McCarthy Dec 12, 2008 2 comments

Look this up at beside-the-point.com

Two local papers share an arts critic to save money.  Research we’ve done says people value a robust collection of user reviews of shows over the most prestigious art critic in the most prestigious paper in their town by 30 to 1.

It’s no knock on the critic.  It’s that they’re JUST ONE PERSON.  In a Live 2.0 world, the wisdom of the crowd is definitely more important than the wisom of an appointed sage.

And seriously, how much money does firing an art critic save?  Wouldn’t it be better to focus on finding some way to build greater value rather than saving a salary?  Talk about walking headlong into commodity status.

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2 Comments

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    December 6th, 2010

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    December 7th, 2010

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