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You'd think that people would be getting sick of reading about Apple's new iPhone. Or at least that jaded hacks would tire of writing about it. But no. The Apple 2.0 blog reports that the volume of news coverage about the iPhone has nearly doubled since iDay. A chart by Blackfriars Communications, a research firm, shows that from June 29, the day the iPhone launched, to July 8, when it peaked at 22,605 stories. In one day. Even now, Google News is still reporting more than 20,000 daily stories mentioning the iPhone. Add, to that staggering total, this one.
iPhone buzz rising, not falling
You'd think that people would be getting sick of reading about Apple's new iPhone. Or at least that jaded hacks would tire of writing about it. But no. The Apple 2.0 blog reports that the volume of news coverage about the iPhone has nearly doubled since iDay. A chart by Blackfriars Communications, a research firm, shows that from June 29, the day the iPhone launched, to July 8, when it peaked at 22,605 stories. In one day. Even now, Google News is still reporting more than 20,000 daily stories mentioning the iPhone. Add, to that staggering total, this one.
10:26 AM on Wed Jul 18 2007
By Owen Thomas
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A skewed adage applies: If they come, you will build (write) it.
They being, borrowing from another adage, the "assholes" with their opinions - fanbois and naysayers alike. Stories with commenting are the preferred canvas for these folks. Stories without comments, but of course a link, are handily bandied about in comments of stories who have commenting available.
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I want one, I can't afford one, so I click through stories about it, and I can't be the only one.
plus the hackspoitation stories are an interesting read.
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