Comments on: Former SignOnSanDiego head Chris Jennewein joins SDNN as president http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-03/business-real-estate/former-signonsandiego-head-chris-jennewein-joins-sdnn-as-president San Diego News Network provides breaking news and resources online including: travel guides, sports, hotels, restaurants, classifieds, and a business directory. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:15:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Toni http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-03/business-real-estate/former-signonsandiego-head-chris-jennewein-joins-sdnn-as-president/comment-page-1#comment-8509 Toni Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:37:31 +0000 http://www.sdnn.com/?p=19623#comment-8509 Congratulations Chris! You'll do a great job! Congratulations Chris! You’ll do a great job!

]]> By: Lee Ann http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-03/business-real-estate/former-signonsandiego-head-chris-jennewein-joins-sdnn-as-president/comment-page-1#comment-3513 Lee Ann Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:46:18 +0000 http://www.sdnn.com/?p=19623#comment-3513 SDNN is very fortunate to have Chris -- he's a pioneer in the online news industry, beginning with the San Jose Mercury News' early online presence in the early '90s. Congratulations, Chris -- and SDNN! SDNN is very fortunate to have Chris — he’s a pioneer in the online news industry, beginning with the San Jose Mercury News’ early online presence in the early ’90s. Congratulations, Chris — and SDNN!

]]> By: Phyllis http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-03/business-real-estate/former-signonsandiego-head-chris-jennewein-joins-sdnn-as-president/comment-page-1#comment-3186 Phyllis Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:04:19 +0000 http://www.sdnn.com/?p=19623#comment-3186 So, how is this whole- Zero Advertising -business model working out? So, how is this whole- Zero Advertising -business model working out?

]]> By: Gary Knight http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-03/business-real-estate/former-signonsandiego-head-chris-jennewein-joins-sdnn-as-president/comment-page-1#comment-2982 Gary Knight Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:49:12 +0000 http://www.sdnn.com/?p=19623#comment-2982 Chris, It is good to have you back in San Diego. You are one of the most professional, humble and gifted people I have had the chance to work with. Congratulations! Chris,

It is good to have you back in San Diego. You are one of the most professional, humble and gifted people I have had the chance to work with. Congratulations!

]]> By: Sean Upton http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-03/business-real-estate/former-signonsandiego-head-chris-jennewein-joins-sdnn-as-president/comment-page-1#comment-2943 Sean Upton Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:51:59 +0000 http://www.sdnn.com/?p=19623#comment-2943 Congratulations Chris! This sounds like a great opportunity to build a solid foundation for competitive, sustainable, and comprehensive online journalism to thrive in San Diego. I have concluded that the biggest challenge facing yesterday's media monopolies have been "legacy costs" -- not in financial obligations, but in cycles of missed opportunity in bootstrapping new ventures without the strangulation of incumbent business interests of the old product agenda. The ability to focus on the business of news and advertising online without the anchor of a traditional print business to weigh things down gives me confidence that there is something to hope for in a model that builds on partnerships between content providers and does not get mired in worrying about erosion. By analogy, one can hope that SDNN is the Toyota to the U-T's General Motors. Congratulations Chris! This sounds like a great opportunity to build a solid foundation for competitive, sustainable, and comprehensive online journalism to thrive in San Diego.

I have concluded that the biggest challenge facing yesterday’s media monopolies have been “legacy costs” — not in financial obligations, but in cycles of missed opportunity in bootstrapping new ventures without the strangulation of incumbent business interests of the old product agenda. The ability to focus on the business of news and advertising online without the anchor of a traditional print business to weigh things down gives me confidence that there is something to hope for in a model that builds on partnerships between content providers and does not get mired in worrying about erosion.

By analogy, one can hope that SDNN is the Toyota to the U-T’s General Motors.

]]> By: Chris Jennewein http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-03/business-real-estate/former-signonsandiego-head-chris-jennewein-joins-sdnn-as-president/comment-page-1#comment-2870 Chris Jennewein Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:22:56 +0000 http://www.sdnn.com/?p=19623#comment-2870 One of the challenges facing newspaper companies today is that they didn't invest more when margins were high a decade ago. As Eric Schmidt of Google said recently, newspapers were in the forefront on the Web during the dot-com boom, but didn't build on that early lead. There were a lot of missed opportunities. One of the challenges facing newspaper companies today is that they didn’t invest more when margins were high a decade ago. As Eric Schmidt of Google said recently, newspapers were in the forefront on the Web during the dot-com boom, but didn’t build on that early lead. There were a lot of missed opportunities.

]]> By: Larry http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-03/business-real-estate/former-signonsandiego-head-chris-jennewein-joins-sdnn-as-president/comment-page-1#comment-2857 Larry Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:08:04 +0000 http://www.sdnn.com/?p=19623#comment-2857 Well let's see... first Rob Curley blew through millions in Kansas at Journal-World, then moved to The Wash Post...then to Florida... then skipped town to Vegas when it was still raking in the dough... now Vegas is tanking... so Jennewein high-tails it outta there before Curley and Co. bankrupts the Greenspuns... Like locusts, hopping from company to company draining what they can in unprofitable online operations, then leaving. A real record of success. Jig's up, guys. Well let’s see… first Rob Curley blew through millions in Kansas at Journal-World, then moved to The Wash Post…then to Florida… then skipped town to Vegas when it was still raking in the dough… now Vegas is tanking… so Jennewein high-tails it outta there before Curley and Co. bankrupts the Greenspuns…

Like locusts, hopping from company to company draining what they can in unprofitable online operations, then leaving. A real record of success.

Jig’s up, guys.

]]> By: Chris Jennewein http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-03/business-real-estate/former-signonsandiego-head-chris-jennewein-joins-sdnn-as-president/comment-page-1#comment-2818 Chris Jennewein Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:09:36 +0000 http://www.sdnn.com/?p=19623#comment-2818 Making San Diego News Network a success will certainly be a challenge, but I'm blessed to be working with a very dedicated team. Making San Diego News Network a success will certainly be a challenge, but I’m blessed to be working with a very dedicated team.

]]> By: Ted Shred http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-03/business-real-estate/former-signonsandiego-head-chris-jennewein-joins-sdnn-as-president/comment-page-1#comment-2786 Ted Shred Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:22:56 +0000 http://www.sdnn.com/?p=19623#comment-2786 Enjoy it while it lasts, this site is doomed. You can't expect to be around long when you don't pay your providers any money. There was a reason that Signonsandiego.com let you go. Enjoy it while it lasts, this site is doomed. You can’t expect to be around long when you don’t pay your providers any money. There was a reason that Signonsandiego.com let you go.

]]> By: Chris Saunders http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-03/business-real-estate/former-signonsandiego-head-chris-jennewein-joins-sdnn-as-president/comment-page-1#comment-2767 Chris Saunders Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:30:39 +0000 http://www.sdnn.com/?p=19623#comment-2767 This is great news for SDNN! This is great news for SDNN!

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