links for 2010-10-25

"Product management will enable us to think more strategically about developing our online presence, and deliver a better quality and more innovative service for audiences. The pursuit of quality will be supported by better ways of working together.  The report published yesterday defines the product management role as ‘a multi-disciplined person who operates at the intersection of technology, design and editorial and is able to bring all of these elements together’ to deliver products whose lifecycle is managed."

Mike Bracken at the WPP Stream unconference, talking about innovation at the Guardian.

"When he wasn't on-air, championing the music of previously unheard bands to an adoring audience, the late, great John Peel could often be found responding personally to the warm mountain of feedback his pioneering broadcasts generated".

"Whatever the reason, “read-it-later” services such as Instapaper, are something that we see exploding in the near future, and when that happens, creators of online written content may just have to change the way they write."

"Anyone that has been watching the news industry’s reaction to Google’s rise in the last decade will recognise this argument, which is essentially: “You’re spoiling this for everyone because your system is more efficient, effective and innovative than ours."