It's Good Times for Working Online Media Cultists
Online media jobs rose at a rate of 15% last year, while television-related jobs increased by 2%, and newspaper jobs decreased by 2.7%.
I’ve been through both the boom and bust of the technology bubble, and I can tell you firsthand that the boom is better! But all signs are that we’re now (fingers crossed) in a sustained and sustainable growth period in technology and online media that will not subside for the foreseeable future.
It has to stink to be in print media right about now. eBay’s new venture (Kijiji.com) into online classifieds not only is a broadside to the proletariat movement of Craig’s List, it’s yet another enormous competitor for local newspapers. Check out Publishing 2.0’s great coverage here.
