This is intentional, right? Surely you know their latest issue’s cover story is the next disruptors. A bit prescient of the publisher. Now if they would only know who the disruptor is that will package those great articles for us.

Maybe Google Maps will find a suitable replacement.

Valid point on the speed of information. But I disagree that this is why this mag is now dead. A well-produced magazine offers content that’s not overly time sensitive, and in my opinion, B20 pulled that off. Enough that 98 percent of us in this post (who get plenty of info at lightspeed each day) say we loved it, and read each issue cover to cover. I never read every blog post in TCrunch, or any other blog. Maybe one in five at the most. But B20 … I read EVERYTHING.

It offered deeper penetration on Web stories, behind the scenes stuff and a ‘fully brewed perspective’ you’ll never, ever see on a fast paced, got-to-get-it-out-now-or-I’ll-die blog. I think I speak for many here … we want both worlds, and we like the feel of print in our hands (I don’t want to stare at a screen 17 hours a day).

I believe poor execution in the face of a disruptive technology is the reason … and I don’t buy that a business can’t sustain itself and even thrive with such a large, loyal and well-to-do consumer base.

This just SUCKS!

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I better get a free one!

The magazine had plenty of paid readership, and the circulation numbers were stable from last year. It was just the ad pages that declined.

Most print media publishers know they need to move online, at least to some degree, but few know exactly how – and this lack isn’t limited to media at the moment. Entertainment is struggling just as much, advertising, publicity, marketing – in the past, brands ruled and big brands could generate a big draw. The web eliminated this – and the people behind the curtain at networks, studios, and print media houses, may not know how to find their way now.

Rather than being disappointed, be excited. This is why it is such an exciting time for entrepreneurs. Those giants had great strongholds on everything, but now the playing field is leveled, and on top of it, the cost to enter the game so much lower.

I hate to see B20 go. I loved it and have had a long history with some of its journalists. But, this is disruption. Things will settle down.

Information moves faster now. Faster means that it gets to you sooner. Anything that requires even a week of production time (this is called a “lead time” in media business) is in danger of not being able to bring the story to you fast enough. The average monthly magazine – aka, Business 2.0 – is on a THREE month lead time MINIMUM. Advertisers are not stupid. And, if you have really been reading B20, you may have noticed that some times, articles or topics may have seemed irrelevant or dated.

It is happening – and will continue to happen – in many, many areas of publishing between now and the next year. Expect more.

when in the offline world, what will i read now?

- rudy.sellsius°