Posted on 11/30/2005 8:29:09 PM PST by CAWats
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
Posted 11/30/2005
Some readers were miffed. Others said the online subscriptions would never fly.
But two months after The New York Times (NYT) launched TimesSelect, a for-pay service based on the paper's Op-Ed columnists, numbers of readers are paying for online content that used to be free.
The Times said in early November that about 135,000 Web surfers have signed up for TimesSelect. They're paying to access a bevy of Times columnists, including Maureen Dowd, Thomas Friedman and David Brooks.
(Excerpt) Read more at investors.com ...
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(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
You have a lot of people stuck on stupid if they are paying for something that a simple search will bring up free. Most of the articles are featured on other newspapers are are on line for free.
I like it, personally, since it limits readership and their views get buried.
If the content had any value, it might be worth something.
My thoughts too. Wonder how many buy the Enquirer?
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