I read a number of blogs and other online sources through RSS (and directly). I would say that 70% of my knowledge (or direction on what I should learn about) comes through these channels.
But I still get, skim, and read a number of paper information sources (~15 a month). Most are tech related, including eWeek. What I can’t stand is the disconnect between the online and paper versions. If I read something in the paper version, I should be able to find it on-line so I can link to it and refer a friend or co-worker to it.
I just spent 15 minutes trying to find online an article by Roger Sippl on composite applications. It just isn’t there. Google couldn’t find it, eWeek’s search couldn’t find it, I couldn’t find it by navigating to a section it might have been in. A complete waste of my time because something that should be simple and obvious doesn’t work. If paper and online are not connected, then I have little value for the paper (which is one of the few places I am still likely to actually notice and read an ad).
