Hardware is dead

Re:Hardware is dead by ck2 on Monday September 17, 2012 @12:24PM (#4533298)

I never understood why good articles have tiny non-descriptive titles, like the author got tired.

Certainly it's not for lack of space, it is the web after all and not a print newspaper.

If you have a 20+ paragraph story, at least give us some motivation to read it.

At least put a subtitle or appositive clause on the title.

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Re:Hardware is dead by MatthewPhillips on Monday September 17, 2012 @12:38PM (#4533369)

On sites like this the author doesn't come up with the title.

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Re:Hardware is dead by dsrguru on Monday September 17, 2012 @07:45PM (#4535487)

Why is that?

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Re:Hardware is dead by Tsagadai on Tuesday September 18, 2012 @02:08AM (#4536624)

Traditionally, editors and subs write the titles. Many online news sites ape the model that preceded them in the print world (except for the part about employing editors with a talent for actual editing).

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Re:Hardware is dead by creativename on Monday September 17, 2012 @12:37PM (#4533363)

Totally agree, but from my understanding it's often the editor that decides the title, rather than the author. I'm sure that depends on the publication, though.

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Re:Hardware is dead by toddh on Monday September 17, 2012 @12:37PM (#4533368)

Titles are hard. Usually nothing great comes to mind so you just settle. What title would you use?

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Re:Hardware is dead by swang on Monday September 17, 2012 @01:14PM (#4533592)

I am surprised they didn't fall back on the mainstay, "Hardware is dead. Long live hardware!"

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