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Online Newspapers Turning a Profit
PCOL writes "The Asia Times reports that after years of losing money, online newspapers are starting to pay off. The New York Times has gone from losing $7.5M on their site in 2001 to an $8M profit in 2002. The new profitability is attributed to changes in the technology for delivering ads which make it possible to embed advertising in news stories and tie the ads to articles related to reader's interests without resorting to pop-ups and banners. As print newspaper readers age and die, no new readers are replacing them and one survey found that 46 percent of all journalists believe that within 15 years their publication will only be available online."
mmhmm...
Sir Kaaumond (Knight,
Leader of the party), kender, male, middle age, long brown wavey hair,
blue-brown eyes Clothes: Low, hard boots, blue cloak, blue tunic
and red trousers Wealth: Average Stats: Strong, normal skill
Weapons: Shortsword, magic dagger, lance Armour: Ringmail,
shield
Qirawen (Cleric),
human, female, 23 years old, 157 cm, 67 kg, brown wavey hair, green-brown
eyes Clothes: High, soft boots, gray coat, green bluse and green
long skirt Wealth: Average Stats: Weak, low skill Weapons:
Morningstar Armour: Hard leather
Eluder (Thief),
human, male, 26 years old, 192 cm, 95 kg, very short auburn straight hair,
green-brown eyes Clothes: High, hard boots, brown jacket and brown
trousers Wealth: Poor Stats: Normal strength, low skill Weapons:
Shortbow, shortsword Armour: Hard leather
Buba (Mercenary),
human, male, 38 years old, 168 cm, 64 kg, very short red wavey hair, gray
eyes Clothes: High, hard boots, brown cape, brown tunic and brown
trousers Wealth: Average Stats: Normal strength, normal
skill Weapons: Magic twohanded sword, dagger Armour: Hard
leather, shield
Etoha (Hunter),
human, male, 16 years old, 178 cm, 71 kg, short black straight hair, brown
eyes Clothes: Low, soft boots, yellow cape, green trousers Wealth:
Very poor Stats: Strong, normal skill Weapons: Longbow,
shortsword Armour: No armour
Legysien (Hunter),
human, female, 21 years old, 156 cm, 51 kg, long brown wavey hair, green
eyes Clothes: Low, soft boots, gray cloak and black trousers Wealth:
Average Stats: Strong, low skill Weapons: Hunting crossbow,
dagger Armour: Soft leather
Sir Glaletram (Knight),
human, male, 49 years old, 177 cm, 78 kg, short brown wavey hair, blue
eyes Clothes: High, hard boots, red cape and brown trousers Wealth:
Very poor Stats: Normal strength, high skill Weapons:
Twohanded sword, magic dagger, lance Armour: Ringmail, shield
Aliasean (Thief),
human, male, 54 years old, 190 cm, 74 kg, no hair, brown eyes Clothes:
Low, soft boots, black jacket and red trousers Wealth: Very poor Stats:
Normal strength, high skill Weapons: Broadsword, dagger Armour:
Hard leather
Sirewen (Soldier),
human, female, 32 years old, 156 cm, 46 kg, short black curly hair, brown
eyes Clothes: High, soft boots, brown cloak and brown trousers Wealth:
Average Stats: Normal strength, normal skill Weapons:
Broadsword, magic longbow Armour: Full armour (fieldplate, shield)
Sir Fasil (Knight),
dwarven, male, young, very short brown wavey hair, brown eyes Clothes:
Low, hard boots, brown cape, gray trousers Wealth: Poor Stats:
Strong, normal skill Weapons: Broadsword, magic dagger, lance Armour:
Hard leather, shield
Sir Etarel (Knight),
kender, male, middle age, long blonde curly hair, blue eyes Clothes:
High, hard boots, brown cape, gray trousers Wealth: Very poor Stats:
Strong, normal skill Weapons: Magic shortsword, longbow, lance Armour:
Ringmail, shield
Miroejan (Thief),
human, male, 41 years old, 18
I remember reading about a study a few years ago that found that participants reading computer monitors retained less information than people reading print outs. As in: the computer readers remembered fewer details about what they read after a few hours than paper readers. Has anyone else seen or heard this? Anyone know where I could find out more? Seems like an important thing to me.
When will Slashdot have text ads available? I would buy one or two. This would be a great way for Slashdot to become profitable.
If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
atleast he's not french! whatever!