Comments on: Media Monday: 2 Minute TOI

By: rabi gupta

rabi gupta — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:32:01 +0000

Hi Sharma,
Yeah it kindda look similar. But one important point with TOI is their catchy headline “2 minutes”. The term “Skimmer” which NYTimes uses is catchy too but one may immediately associate it with casualness or something for not so elite readers.
“2 minutes” term shows that they value your time and its gives a connotation just opposite of “Skimmer”.

By: ASharma

ASharma — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:18:08 +0000

Well this is just a copy of NYTimes. If you want to see a much better implementation go to http://prototype.nytimes.com/gst/articleSkimmer/

By: Madhav Shivpuri

Madhav Shivpuri — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:05:40 +0000

Its a good idea. Actually I wanted to create a website where people can provide 1 minute summary of any news article, blog they read along with the link to the whole article. When different people submit info, then it becomes a nice repository for others to read, vote and share. Not sure I will be able to monetize it…so put it down for now. Anybody interested can run with it.

By: Sharad Harjai

Sharad Harjai — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:25:22 +0000

Its surely a hit… TOI has hit the bullls eye… time crunch is the major issue with every one.. n 2 min for all the major headlines… sounds like WAO>>>>