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`The Times` Internet pay walls - the death of the intenet - No ?

posted by bandicoot on Saturday, 18th September 2010, 00:00

Elite

Well the Tmes are trialing 'pay to view' news this week,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8720282.stm

Do you think this will this lead to eventual paying for all website content ?
People like myself who are 'never pay diehards' for any web content while other sites are free, will it cause them to leave ?
Is it a sneaky way to try and destroy the western freedom of the internet through cost, rather than the obvious chinese method of censureship.
Or will pay walls die a death, like they did before, re: artical above, and free website content will prevail.

Long live free internet content (ie, free after you have paid your internet provider of course )

RE: `The Times` Internet pay walls - the death of the intenet - No ?

posted by Pete-MK on Saturday, 18th September 2010, 00:08

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The New York Times recently trialled a 'pay to view' service on it's news website a few months ago.

it died on its arse. completely.

The internet is the home of free exchange of information, no matter how exclusive you think your news is, someone else will report it for free within 5 minutes

I'm still astounded that people pay for porn sites

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This item was edited on Saturday, 18th September 2010, 00:09

RE: `The Times` Internet pay walls - the death of the intenet - No ?

posted by dkuk2000 on Saturday, 18th September 2010, 06:32

Elite

Quote:
I'm still astounded that people pay for porn sites

I thought porn was free

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RE: `The Times` Internet pay walls - the death of the intenet - No ?

posted by Gavski on Sunday, 19th September 2010, 19:38

Elite

Porn is free???

I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which i'm dying are the best i've ever had.

RE: `The Times` Internet pay walls - the death of the intenet - No ?

posted by rvshah on Monday, 20th September 2010, 17:22

Elite

With the times even if they get 100 people paying is that not going to make the site better value than 1,000,000 free visitors? Unless the ad revenue works differently or they have paid links that people used to click through.

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