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The myth of original sin

Posted on February 1, 2010 by geordie

Here’s the basic story line on the so-called original sin of newspapers in the digital age: Foolish publishers started giving their content away for free online in some vain grab at traffic and potential online ad revenue, thus “training” people that news is free. Now they’re stuck in a world of their own creation, where [...]

Categories: Business models and Free v. paid. Tags: ad effectiveness, banners, mutter, original sin, pay wall, and subscriptions. Leave a comment
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