| There are a lot of websites out there that use | | | | readership, while still pretending to talk about the |
| the word "future" in their domain name, but are | | | | future of stuff. When the editor wished to defend |
| they really futurist type websites? It is | | | | such comments, the indication was that the site |
| recommended often by print publishers and | | | | was mostly about scientific news. |
| editors that the word "future" is a good word to | | | | Yes, I notice that the site is mostly a news site |
| use in titles, because it grabs people's attention. | | | | and I ask what does that have to do with the |
| But, when people use the word future and then | | | | future of stuff? Shouldn't the website be called or |
| do not give predictions or future accounts, then | | | | something like that; for New Science Innovation |
| are they really deceiving the viewer and | | | | News? If the site is about Science News and is a |
| web-surfer. I believe they are. | | | | collection of everyone else's news, then it is a |
| Recently, an editor of a future of things type | | | | copy site of a genre that is already being used |
| website asked me to write a column, but in | | | | and not unique. Thus, the content is therefore the |
| reviewing the website I found it to be | | | | same, so even if the articles are written more |
| underwhelming on the futuristic side of things, and | | | | clearly and easier to understand, which is nice, still |
| more heavy into the scientific news arena. Indeed, | | | | what is the value to a "science news junky" as |
| if the magazine is serious about "The Future" then | | | | there are very few articles on the site compared |
| why are all the articles about new scientific | | | | with their competition? |
| innovations in the present period or happening | | | | If they called them selves a news site, then you |
| right now? - asked myself. | | | | could have "futurist type columnists" anyway, |
| It looks like they are serious about scientific | | | | who might project these scientific news items |
| discovery that has already happened, not what | | | | into the future or they could keep the "Future |
| will be in the future. That is just boring, more | | | | Stuff" motif and promote the futurist columnists. |
| science news, regurgitation, typical human tactic | | | | This should be a lesson to all "Futuristic" type |
| of re-packaging information. I think they can do | | | | websites as a case study. If you take the future |
| better, but are holding themselves back, afraid to | | | | thinkers to your website and have nothing to |
| make people think, worried that you will get too | | | | show them, they will leave. If you use trickery to |
| far from your mainstream, quote "core" group of | | | | get regular readers there, you are doing a severe |
| viewers, which I believe they do not even | | | | disservice to the future of mankind, by promoting |
| understand. | | | | present inventions as the be all end all. Either way, |
| Of course, as an entrepreneur, I know exactly | | | | it is unethical to use this tactic on future of things |
| why they do it this way. It is because they want | | | | type websites. |
| to make money and thus sink to a lower level of | | | | |