Verizons SugarString Turns Sour
December 17, 2014
Verizon tried to create a news site dedicated to technology. It is not a simple thing breaking into Internet journalism, it might appear to be simple, and Verizon had enough capital behind it. Things did not go as planned and ARS Technica tracks “Verizon’s Widely Mocked Tech News Site Is Now Completely Dead.”
SugarString got off to a bad start when its editor Cole Stryker told prospective reporters that the Web site would not discuss anything about net neutrality and spying. That is an odd statement considering those are very hot topics in the tech industry right now. It turns out SugarString has not been updated since October 28.
What did Verison say?
“We asked Verizon Wireless yesterday if SugarString is being shut down or if there are any plans for new stories. “As you know, this is a pilot/trial project, and pilot projects undergo a lot of changes/evaluation (and this one is no exception),” a Verizon Wireless spokesperson replied, adding nothing further.”
This was a few days ago. On December 2, the Web site went offline completely and it appears Verizon has learned what they wanted from the pilot project (which failed) and may or may not do something in the future.
What have we learned? A phone company might not be the best place to go for tech news.
Whitney Grace, December 17, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
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