With "Times Select", it looked like the NY Times was gunning for its own death. Now, they seem to have come a full 180 degrees - opening the archives, and doing cool aggregation work:

The biggest change is the feature in the middle column of the technology page titled “Technology Headlines From Around the Web.” It presents a constantly updated list of hot technology stories. Notice what we are not worried about. We link off directly to other sites that we have no relationship with. We link equally to mainstream media and small blogs. Our job is to help people find the good stuff fast, both what we write and from others.

I think they are finally starting to understand how to get an online audience: don't be afraid to send it elsewhere - they'll come back for more links and information.

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