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Social Media isn’t Free
You can “Free Willy.” Sometimes you can wrangle a free lunch. Wired‘s controversial editor Chris Anderson even started giving away free copies of his book “Free” (after he sold a lot of them first)....
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Is Free Content Just a Stage in the Internet’s Growth?
The New York Times announced this week that it will begin to charge for content – again – in 2011. The Times hasn’t mapped out a plan on how it will accomplish this, but it brings up a larger...
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How Reliable is Free Online Content?
Is paid content more valuable – and more reliable – than free content? This is an important question in light of Pew Research’s recent survey that most Americans now get their news online. There’s no...
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The Internet’s “Free” Problem
Findings from the 2010 Digital Future Project released this month: 49% of Internet users have tried free micro-blogging services like Twitter 0% of them would be willing to pay for it. That’s zero...
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The New York Times Big Gamble: Paywalls (Again)
Starting on March 28, the New York Times will dive headfirst – yet again – into digital subscriptions and… take a deep breath… paywalls. Or should I say the dreaded and much maligned paywalls. The last...
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The Day of Infamy for Newspapers
For the newspapers, July 1, 1980 is a day of infamy. (And no, it isn’t because at the time “Do That To Me One More Time” by Captain & Tennille was one of the biggest hit songs.) July 1, 1980 is the...
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Is Extreme Economics Infecting Social Media?
In her fascinating book “The Watchman’s Rattle,” Rebecca Costa talks about a super meme known as “extreme economics.” For those unfamiliar with the concept of memes (rhythms with “seems”) they are...
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Wall Up Your Content
If I owned a media company like a newspaper, my first plan of action would be to put a wall around my content. A thick, brick wall, maybe topped with barbed wire. It wouldn’t keep out all of the...
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Will You Pay for Online Content?
In real life we pay. For movies. For books. For newspapers. For music. But something happens to us when we get online. Our wallets tighten. Paywalls aggravate us. Shelling out money for apps and...
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