Metered reading is apparently the new ‘black’ in journalism business circles. In evidence: The New York Times‘ apparent move in that direction; two Ottaway papers this week; and the forthcoming launch of the Journalism Online…
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Two Ottaway / Dow Jones papers in New Bedford, MA and Stockton, CA launched paywalls this week. This creates a great opportunity for the rest of us to watch the impact on reader traffic through…
1 CommentI love gadgets. If I was in a higher tax bracket I would live at CES and buy everything there that would allow me to record and stream and time-shift and sift and mashup and…
Comments closedI read the Harris Poll on ‘time spent online‘ with some interest a few weeks back. The average Web user spent 13 hours per week online in 2009 – nearly doubling the average from the…
8 CommentsAfter seeing Steve Yelvington’s paywall infographic this week I was struck by two things. 1) I recognized the pattern 2) it seemed to underestimate (graphically speaking) the effect of loyal visitors we see on our…
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