I believe that online paid content hasn't worked for general circulation newspapers because consumers weren't ready for it, because the implementation did not deliver enough value, because content was typically the same as in the print version, and because much of the material was being syndicted by the papers to other publishers or was not protected with DRM technologies to exclude use by others.
It is usually a mistake to reject something merely because it has been tried before and didn't work. - Robert G. Picard
It is usually a mistake to reject something merely because it has been tried before and didn't work.
- Robert G. Picard
I believe that online paid content hasn't worked for general circulation newspapers because consumers weren't ready for it, because the implementatio… - Robert G. Picard
I believe that online paid content hasn't worked for general circulation newspapers because consumers weren't ready for it, because the implementatio…
Merely transferring the content of existing newspapers online and expecting payment won't work because they are two separate business concepts. - Robert G. Picard
Merely transferring the content of existing newspapers online and expecting payment won't work because they are two separate business concepts.
It is useless to put news agency stories behind the paid curtain because they are available in thousands of other places that will be free. - Robert G. Picard
It is useless to put news agency stories behind the paid curtain because they are available in thousands of other places that will be free.
Even non-commercial media rely on transferring cost to users through licence fees, donations from listeners, viewers, or readers, or grants from comp… - Robert G. Picard
Even non-commercial media rely on transferring cost to users through licence fees, donations from listeners, viewers, or readers, or grants from comp…
Charging for news online won't work if what is provided is the same as is available elsewhere. - Robert G. Picard
Charging for news online won't work if what is provided is the same as is available elsewhere.
What most news people don't comprehend is that most of the public are not heavy information seekers - unlike journalists and the smaller portion of t… - Robert G. Picard
What most news people don't comprehend is that most of the public are not heavy information seekers - unlike journalists and the smaller portion of t…
The biggest challenge for newspapers has been that the public has far more choices for news, information, and diversion than in the past. - Robert G. Picard
The biggest challenge for newspapers has been that the public has far more choices for news, information, and diversion than in the past.
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