Am I the only one in here who used to find AllThingsD extremely boring? I specifically didn't like Kara's attempts to make gossip an essential part of our industry. Yes we happen to have quite a few billionaires in this market but nobody cares about the way they spend their money. We're here for the innovation part.
I agree and came here to share a similar thought. I know a bit about journalism and how the sausage is made, and it's a tough market for tech journalism. Lately, that segment of the industry has been in a race to the bottom in terms of viable financial models for success.
I would simply say to the people trying to make a go out of serious tech journalism: I'm a nerd. Let me geek out with high quality coverage of technical issues and tech politics. Please, no more billionaire gossip. That's not what I want to read. If I did, I would be reading TechCrunch or Valleywag. And if your new news site is going to be called "Re/code", then it had better have news related to actual code and computer programming, instead of just re-warmed Apple intrigue (that John Gruber does better anyway) and rich-guy gossip.
