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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."
I have been getting a lot of 503 errors this week, but my ISP has been flakey so I assumed it was due to them...
Is that better or worse than "CowboyNeal...in the mysterious future"?
I'm sorry, that just sounds wrong.
The last thing I want in my mysterious future is a slashdot editor showing up.
I've got a friend with over 3000 (yes, 3 thousand) VHS tapes with anything imaginable recorded. I've also borrowed DVDs. Both of these work in rural areas (of course, you need friends who have these sort of resources).
When I didn't have cable, and really wanted to watch certain shows, I bought a Tivo, and left it over at a neighbors house. I came by periodically to dump the shows to another Hard Drive.
It worked for me, YMMV.
Contact Me (got tired of viruses emailing me).