Before there were blogs and the web

[mrsrobinson]

I found this blog post interesting.

We have all heard about the decline in newspapers and all that, but the magazine part made me think. In my industry I too use to subscribe to a lot of techie magazines. Now, zero, I rely on blogs for the most part to stay current.

How about you, in your industry, have the magazines dropped off? How do you keep current?

Interestingly enough, I still read 'other', non work related magazines, like boating magazines.

So maybe it's just a work thing.

 

[tmhudson2]

Zero work-related magazines. Two boating magazines on a regular basis. Occasionally I pick up a non-work, non-boating magazine from the newstand.

 

[timinfla2]

Magazines contain information that is weeks old by the time it gets to you - so really the only ones I like are the timeless ones, i.e. Limbaugh Letter, Boating, Men's Health, etc.

 

[Uplate]

I get several Mags. The articles and products shown within are a nice cohesive place to find out about products and Who's doing What.

Their websites are rather watered down. which makes sense because they want you to subscribe to their mags.

Light and Sound America, Pro Light and Sound news, and Live Design are all mags I still subscribe to. Its all Tax deductable, so why not? Sure some of the info is a month or so old, but things do not change _that_ fast in my industry.

I subscribe to and use no blogs. It is just something I do not do.

 

[Turtlesboat]

I still get all the industry mags but a few have gone bye bye, I go to the NY boat show mostly to get free mag subscriptions. I have to get my fix of yachting magazine. I wish the magazines would stop shrinking though. I think they get thinner every year. I can finish a whole one in one subway ride now.