Thanks for your input. The 'News' in Net Art News has a different
connotation from CNN News Alerts -- two different uses of the word
'news.' It is true that Net Art News content can be time based or
timely -- an art project that people can only participate with til the
end of the month, or a competition to be entered before some date, or
some such -- but most of the time the projects are not 'news' in the
way CNN News is. Sometimes covered projects/events/books etc.,. are new
to the field, recently launched, but that isn't always important or why
they gets covered by Net Art News writers. I guess I was thinking we
should find out if people wanted to read them more often based on their
enjoyment of them and desire to read them, not on their
use-value/timeliness... See what I mean? Very best, Rachel
On Wednesday, October 22, 2003, at 05:32 PM, Dyske Suematsu wrote:
> I think Bob makes a good point.
>
> Knowing that it comes 5 days a week, diminishes the significance of the
> news. I'm subscribed to CNN's news alert, and surprisingly they do not
> abuse
> it. They only send me an email when there is a major news story. So,
> whenever it comes in, I take it seriously, and I read it as soon as it
> comes
> in. Some week, I might receive 5, other weeks, I might receive none.
>
> The more frequently it comes in, the less significance it would have
> psychologically. Beyond a certain number, I would want a service that
> notifies me of the important ones out of all the Net Art News. If this
> becomes necessary, it would be unfortunate. At that point, Net Art News
> would be just another post on RAW.
>
> I think Bob's suggestion is a sound one. It's a compromise of the two.
> You
> keep the minimum, but can be increased depending on the number of
> significant news items that comes up every week.
>
> Best,
> Dyske
>
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