Advance.net President Moving to About.com And New York Times »

Jeff Jarvis writes, "I just quit my job at Advance.net to do lots of new things -- a damned career smorgasbord -- all related to changing news and to citizens' media. I'm going to work on content development About.com, on a consulting basis, working with Martin Nisenholtz at The New York Times Company, whom I've known and respected for more than 10 years now. What excites me today is the meeting of mainstream media and citizens' media and About at The New York Times Company is just that. But this is more than an old-media property buying into new-media (as I first saw it); it's more than smart diversification (which the news business needs). About.com can be a platform for distributed media and I'm eager to explore all the great things that will come of that. But first, I'm looking forward to working with the amazing army of About guides, who have created a great resource of content and service online. I'm doing this part-time, as a consultant, so I'll be free to continue blogging and doing other things, including:"