What’s not being said where the surprise sale of the Washington Post goes, is just how badly such newspapers are having it. Pew Research Center data shows the staggering debt abyss the Graham family media company was falling into. But the Washington Post is not alone, and there are so few Amazon billionaires out there to pick up the pieces.

Businesses “convergent” with digital technologies may soon be catapulted ahead of their competitors. At least this is a sort of convention wisdom most experts expound on via a multitude of pulpits worldwide. Focusing on business opportunities we now see emerging, it appears the wisdom from the edge is wise after all.