I'm not worried about the bullet with my name on it --just the thousands out there marked 'Occupant.'

• I hope we're in a position to help enable the revolution of the ants.
     
• We've mentioned it before, but anyone who cares in the least about the future of newspapering should read Tim Porter's analysis of Philip Meyer's new book. Tons of great stuff in there, but this was my favorite:
  Is this transition [away from newspapers] inevitable? Not, says Meyer, if the industry can do what he has so far been unable to do in this book: Find a way to measure the influence of a newspaper and establish a clear connection between that influence and the value of its advertising.
     
• John Battelle has a revelation that hit us several months ago: Distribution isn't king anymore.
     
• Rex Hammock: Print is not dead, nor doth it sleep.
     
• Sometimes when I need a soundbite to describe our vibe, I say "Craigslist with content." Craig seems to want to get into that game as well.
     
• Susan Mernit on the commoditization of news. Like we've said, abdicate the commoditized stuff and produce the unique local stuff. If there's enough of it at the end of the long tail, there'll be a market. Long tail news + long tail advertisers = ?