Memo to AP: Join the 21st century

A Pajamas Media blogger puts the whole AP fooferaw into perspective:

"(T)he smartest thing the Associated Press can do right now is to pull a Facebook (remember Beacon?) and back away from everything it has just done, apologizing as it goes.

"But even on the slim chance of that happening, I for one will always think twice about linking to an AP story. And I’m sure I’m not alone.

"In trying to make a quick buck, AP likely just closed the door on the metamorphosis to the Web that would have made it billions – and perhaps kept it alive for another 162 years. Instead, this is the last time that grandpa gets trusted with a knife to carve the turkey."

And then there's this inside dope on the Drudge Retort case (both links via instapundit)