Odessa
You don't have to be crazy in the this world,but sometimes it helps
Mar/27
2012
2012
New York Times: Only 10 Freebies
A while back the New York Times implemented a policy that people were allowed 20 articles per month on-line at NYTimes.com. I guess 20 per month wasn't getting enough paying subscribers, so it's time to cut it in half. As of April 1st, they are changing that limit to 10. If you want more, be ready to pony up $15/month or more.
In the time since their only 20 policy, their pop-up advertising has gotten more aggressive. The NY Times advertisers seemingly are more aggressive than those on most other news websites. I'm not complaining since I get a bit of surfing for free, but it does make me wonder: How can so many other news organizations manage to make ends meet without all the carrot and stick antics? Obviously the ads are managing to pay the bills for the other guys so why can't the NY Times make it work.
I guess the next step is for the NY Times to go full subscription only. Yes, I will miss it. But I can go to so many others, including sources for many of the NY Times articles, and read them for free.
And by the way, the digital subscription does not include the famous NY Times Crossword puzzle. That'll cost ya $6.95/month more.
2 comments
Comment from: Ryan [Visitor]
Sweet jesus. I appreciate that they're trying to stay operational, but this is getting a bit out of hand. Charging for use of a website for information is pretty ludicris while you could quickly click away to 500 other free sites with the same information. If these were smartphone/tablet subscriptions I could understand the price hikes somewhat, but not for $7 for a damn crossword puzzle.
I still happily buy my provincial newspaper every day, however.
I still happily buy my provincial newspaper every day, however.
03/27/12 @ 14:17
Comment from: u235 [Member] 
I used to be a loyal Times reader... until they started charging. Then I dropped them like a hot rock. It's bullshit, and the greedy fuck at the top admits it. They want to drop paper altogether in favor of charging for digital content.
Problem is that other than editorials and ~some op-ed bits much of what the Times publishes comes from other news sources. And guess what? THOSE sources are still free!
So I go to AP: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/fronts/RAW?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME
And UPI: http://www.upi.com/
And BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
And Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/
Better, fresher, more direct. The Times? Eh. I don't miss them a bit.
Problem is that other than editorials and ~some op-ed bits much of what the Times publishes comes from other news sources. And guess what? THOSE sources are still free!
So I go to AP: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/fronts/RAW?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME
And UPI: http://www.upi.com/
And BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
And Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/
Better, fresher, more direct. The Times? Eh. I don't miss them a bit.
03/27/12 @ 21:13
Comment feed for this post