Friday, July 16, 2004
John Battelle's Searchblog: Is Subscription the Next Thing? :
"Adam Pennenberg does a fine job of beating up the Times in this Wired News piece. He points out that folks go to Google (and others) to find things, and that, for the most part, you can't find the Times in Google. He then critiques the Times' current business model, but offers no viable alternative, suggesting only that the Times figure it out.
Well, I agree. But how about we suggest some alternatives?
Adam points out: The Times attracts 9 million unique visitors a month, while only about 1 million read the daily paper. But the dot-com makes a scant $11 per user, while the printed paper earns the Times a whopping $900 per reader (in subscription fees and advertising)..."
"Adam Pennenberg does a fine job of beating up the Times in this Wired News piece. He points out that folks go to Google (and others) to find things, and that, for the most part, you can't find the Times in Google. He then critiques the Times' current business model, but offers no viable alternative, suggesting only that the Times figure it out.
Well, I agree. But how about we suggest some alternatives?
Adam points out: The Times attracts 9 million unique visitors a month, while only about 1 million read the daily paper. But the dot-com makes a scant $11 per user, while the printed paper earns the Times a whopping $900 per reader (in subscription fees and advertising)..."
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