Techno heads call it shovelware, a derogatory term. It is the practice of uploading newspaper content onto the internet – or, as bloggers would have it, “dumping” content online with little regard to whether it fits there or not. Surely this is uncharitable? Internet availability of newspaper content is a gift: it makes everyone better informed. How dare they denigrate it with their sniffy jargon, I thought to myself when I first heard the term. The critics know where they can stick their shovel. Read more…