Hey rod, amazing .. isn't it? When I lived in SFla for 25 yrs, the Herald and its execs were the top of the heap of political and social influence. Stunning to see its ultimate demise ..gone the way of Eastern, Southeast Bank, Burdines, Jordan Marsh, National Airlines .. to just another dead end or amalgamation. Shows ya just how much things have changed in American business and in the SFla landscape in 20 years, and .. in the case of the Herald .. the power the internet has given the people.
A VP with The Miami Herald contracted me and my students over 3 years ago to critique and redesign their website. They (the VP plus the President) gave us quite a presentation on how the old medium was dying and they needed to establish a more effective web presence. They also specifically wanted to know how to make money off the web site. It was a great learning experience/project for the kids.