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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."
There I was, hanging out on Slashdot, just having a good time with my buds (all level-headed guys and not Linux-lovers or homosexual in any way), when it happened... The topic was something or other about Microsoft and I foolishly suggested that perhaps Microsoft wasn't actually being malicious or something or whatever they were accusing it of...
Suddenly, they were all over me. Limp wristed little "harumptf!"s of outrage and anger assailed me. I was lightly slapped and scratched about the face, ass, and balls. And... oh god... I... I have to say it... they assraped my karma! Please, let this be a warning. I don't want anyone else to go through what I have suffered.
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- CmdrTaco
yeah suck it trollkore YOU FAIL IT
I personally feel that we should judge others on the content of their character (or in this case, the content of their posts).
Who cares if he fools around sometimes? The few posts of his I read seem to be pretty insightful/informative.
It's haters like you who are to blame for the Middle East situation.
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...
He doesn't fool around SOMETIMES.
He fools around ALL THE TIME.
He's currently in karma collect mode, that's why his stuff appears to be insightful on the surface. If you take a closed look however, you'll find that most of his posts are actually quite obvious, plagiarized or just plain boring.
Taco, is that really you???!!
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.
Bra?
Are you implying that he's a boob or are you the boob?
Wait! I know! You're both boobs. A bra needs two boobs, afterall.
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).