$$$ | Qs and As: The question for our time

Anonymous@6:58 a.m. posed a question about Gannett Blog, one our industry must answer decisively -- and soon: "In hindsight, is there a better business model that you could have used to stay in business?" Read my answer.

In a separate Q&A session, British blogger Judith Townend asked this afternoon about my next online venture, a social community for gay business executives. She posts on the U.K.'s Journalism.co.uk, which bills itself as "the essential site" for journalists.

"The test version is up now,'' I told Judith (left), via e-mail on my iPhone. "Ultimately, it would provide real-time advice for a well-educated readership of buyers of corporate technology, real estate and travel, plus financial services as they retire. I'm aiming for the first out-of-the closet generation of gay men -- millions, now entering their 50s and 60s. Men just like me. I'm 52, and came out at 20."

Read her full post. (Caution: my new blog is for adults.)

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