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Newsday is paying for that paywall

Mandy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:36:34 +0000

In the three months since Newsday put up their pay wall, they've signed up only 35 online subscribers and their traffic has plummeted. [...]

In asking readers to change, will the NY Times change too?

Mandy — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:18:57 +0000

The New York Times announced today that beginning in 2011, it will begin charging online readers for unlimited access to articles. While it's not a bad idea to try out, Times execs will need to readjust their expectations for their online readership stats and change their online content when they go forward with this plan. [...]

“Paid content” myth sprouts more pay wall ideas

Mandy — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:03:08 +0000

As News Corp. decides to go behind a pay wall for their content, studies and scholars suggest that people don't want to pay for content online - and they never did. [...]

New AP plan: Taking web traffic from members?

Mandy — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:09:03 +0000

While the AP's new plan to protect its content shows a bit more online savvy than past declarations, they still don't seem to get why it could be an issue. [...]

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Newsday is paying for that paywall

In asking readers to change, will the NY Times change too?

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“Paid content” myth sprouts more pay wall ideas

New AP plan: Taking web traffic from members?