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More Online Publishers Inching Toward Paid Content
mattmcal writes "TheStreet.com reported its first quarterly profit with $18 million of its $26 million in revenues coming from subscriptions. WSJ.com is now up to 686,000 online subscribers. Several publishers have failed to build successful paid models in the past, such as the San Jose Mercury News, but subscription revenue is crucial during ad market dips. More and more publishers are testing these waters now that the evidence of success has become real. Washingtonpost.com and Media Guardian UK both announced recently they will require registration. This may be just the beginning of a mad rush to drop a registration gate on the major news sites."
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... the mysterious future?!
Do you get to see "HTTP Error 503 - Service Unavailable" in
Does anybody else find it odd that to read about wsj.com bragging about its subscriber base, you have to spend a $59 registration?
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This may be just the beginning of a mad rush to drop a registration gate on the major news sites.
It'll be a mad rush when and only when the Onion requires a subscription.
Long live Schrodinger's cat...
To have minimal credibility even on Slashdot, it is usually necessary to include a link to a recognizable and generally trustworthy source like the Times, The New Scientist or the BBC.