http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/11/14/print-strikes-back-well-maybe/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/11/14/print-strikes-back-well-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Geoff Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:34:09 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/11/14/print-strikes-back-well-maybe/#comment-375 Interesting, that newspapers still think that by 'chucking in' the online it will somehow make there print offering more attractive. Here in Australia Fairfax Publications www.mycareer.com.au tried it and failed, News LTD www.careerone.com.au are trying it and are failing. The only Job Board that is doing well here is the independent player www.seek.com.au that started the business for the right reasons and are able to build value around there product offering as an online job board, not because they are protecting something else. Fairfax then saw what Craig's List was a threat to the print in the US and heard they were heading down under, they secretly produced www.cracker.com.au as a defensive strategy, but kept the fact that Fairfax produced it as a secret. Print is still declining!! Interesting, that newspapers still think that by ‘chucking in’ the online it will somehow make there print offering more attractive. Here in Australia Fairfax Publications http://www.mycareer.com.au tried it and failed, News LTD http://www.careerone.com.au are trying it and are failing. The only Job Board that is doing well here is the independent player http://www.seek.com.au that started the business for the right reasons and are able to build value around there product offering as an online job board, not because they are protecting something else.
Fairfax then saw what Craig’s List was a threat to the print in the US and heard they were heading down under, they secretly produced http://www.cracker.com.au as a defensive strategy, but kept the fact that Fairfax produced it as a secret. Print is still declining!!

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