There's an interesting post at the Online Journalism Blog about AOL's plans to use user data to prioritise stories and even pay writers. This bit leapt out at me though from the original article:
The system is designed to track breaking news and trends and identify the best times to write about seasonal events, such as Halloween or Monday Night Football.
I'm guessing the best time to write about Halloween is, er, just before Halloween. And Monday Night football? Hmm, a tough one. Maybe Monday? With some match reports on Tuesday morning?
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