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   BearGriz72 (profile), Apr 27th, 2010 @ 7:50pm

   
   

   Anagrams Are Fun...

   Rupert Murdoch = Turd Chum Roper

    

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   vastrightwing, Apr 27th, 2010 @ 8:08pm

   
   

   AMEN!

   Agreed!

    

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   dan, Apr 27th, 2010 @ 8:11pm

   
   

   I know, everything should be free EXCEPT to when it's your paycheck

   fucking assholes

    

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   lostalaska (profile), Apr 27th, 2010 @ 8:13pm

   
   

   that anagram is pretty funny BearGriz72
   
   It would be interesting to see their web site statistics and to what extent they drop off over the course of this experiment. Of course I could have awoken this morning in bizarro world and Murdoch's plan totally takes off because people know the value of news. Nevermind, even in bizarro world people know better than that.

    

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   The raging cleaning lady, Apr 27th, 2010 @ 8:16pm

   
   

   News-papers are more convenient for me.

   The biggest problem with internet news is that you can't really swat houseflies with a news-computer like you can with a news-paper. Until they make a swatable news-computer, that swats houseflies as efficiently as a news-paper, I will have a hard time paying for online news because every time I try to swat a fly, I'd have to buy a new computer, which could be quite costly over the year.
   
   Then there's my weekend hobby of making paper maché art. Again, computers are not a good substitute for the news-paper with this either. I've tried.

    

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   pink floyd, Apr 27th, 2010 @ 8:23pm

   
   

   another brick in da wall

   in this case im all for building a wall, JUST dont let him come back out after

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Apr 27th, 2010 @ 8:23pm

   
   

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   there is no way you will see viewership go up. however, the metrics that would be used here (traffic) isnt the same thing murdoch is aiming for. so just looking at traffic will not tell the story at all.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Apr 27th, 2010 @ 8:39pm

   
   

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   What else would one look at?

    

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   slander (profile), Apr 27th, 2010 @ 8:47pm

   
   

   PSA

   Ok, kids... one more time:
   
   This is your brain -- http://idology.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/egg.jpg
   
   This is your brain on drugs -- http://foreskinpress.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/rupert-murdoch-star-tv-india-program-guide-channel- guide-programme-listing-foreskin-press.jpg
   
   Any questions?

    

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    Hephaestus (profile), Apr 27th, 2010 @ 9:11pm

    
    

    Mike you should know better this is clearly "Hot News". As such you shouldnt talk about it lest you get sued.

     

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    Hephaestus (profile), Apr 27th, 2010 @ 9:15pm

    
    

    Extra Extra Read All About It ....

    To access this comment have your credit card ready.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Apr 27th, 2010 @ 9:16pm

    
    

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    bottom line costs and profitability. things that are hard to see by blog writers and new media gurus.

     

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    Hephaestus (profile), Apr 27th, 2010 @ 9:18pm

    
    

    Extra Extra Read All About It ...

    BBC news has increased its page views by 200%

     

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    Hephaestus (profile), Apr 27th, 2010 @ 9:32pm

    
    

    Extra Extra Read All About It ...

    The winner of the Kidney Pie Pubs "how many paid subscribers will rupert get?" contest was announced today. Mary Scott of London wins with a guess of 17 paid subscriptions in 3 months.

     

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    The Groove Tiger (profile), Apr 27th, 2010 @ 9:35pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Re:

    hi mike!

     

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    Hephaestus (profile), Apr 27th, 2010 @ 9:47pm

    
    

    Extra Extra Read All About It ...

    iPad Sales are up due to the news aggregator app named PaperBoy. Apple released dismal statistics on paid subscriptions to online newpapers and magazines apps.

     

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    Beaker, Apr 27th, 2010 @ 9:55pm

    
    

    Newspapers don't sell the news they sell advertising. The news is the content used to get you to look at the ads. The money you pay to buy a paper barely covers, it that, the printing and distribution costs. Newspapers make most of their money from ads. The same is true for magazines. This is also how Google makes its money. The problem with putting your content behind a paywall is if I can get the same content free elsewhere, that is where I will go. A paywall will only work if: 1. Everyone does it; or 2. You provide other services or unique items that make it worth paying for. They only thing I see someone paying the NYT for is editorial content and/or ease of access (ex. the iPad app).

     

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    slander (profile), Apr 27th, 2010 @ 10:18pm

    
    

    Extra Extra Read All About It ...

    Rupert Murdoch claims that the Internet is stealing his paying customers. Demands that the government pass legislation that helps underwrite his business model.
    
    Congress rallies to his defense. Passes the Journalism Integrity Support Mandate. Detractors claim that it flies in the faces of every honest American.
    
    More to follow...

     

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    Brendan (profile), Apr 27th, 2010 @ 10:22pm

    
    

    Re: Extra Extra Read All About It ...

    I doubt it's very often that Rupert Murdoch can talk about successfully passing JISM.
    
    
    *ba-dum, tssh*

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Apr 27th, 2010 @ 10:32pm

    
    

    rupert. suck it and good luck w/that paywall since they've been so successful in the past.
    
    news is news, i don't pay my neighbors to tell me what happened on the freeway or the way to work. but then again they aren't walking viagra ads either
    
    
    /sarcasm

     

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    georgied, Apr 28th, 2010 @ 12:43am

    
    

    Bloody Daily Mail

    Maybe if we tell the Daily Mail that foreigners, murders and rapists are reading their news for free, hopefully they'll put a paywall up and we can all be rid of it.

     

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    mikex (profile), Apr 28th, 2010 @ 1:20am

    
    

    Murdoch's 'Paywall'

    I don't know whether this has been discussed here. All you have to do to find a paywall protected Wall Street Journal story is copy and paste the headline on the story- even off the link that gives you the truncated version of that story-go to google search, pop the headline in the search blan and you will find the ENTIRE story therewith. Even the links with the truncated dead-ends on line like Slatest Morning News, can be retrofitted to get the entire story. Google, probably holding the WSJ to the letter of the legalities, is responsibile. I wonder if the Murdoch people are even aware this is true.

     

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    mikex (profile), Apr 28th, 2010 @ 1:21am

    
    

    Murdoch's 'Paywall'

    I don't know whether this has been discussed here. All you have to do to find a paywall protected Wall Street Journal story is copy and paste the headline on the story- even off the link that gives you the truncated version of that story-go to google search, pop the headline in the search blan and you will find the ENTIRE story therewith. Even the links with the truncated dead-ends on line like Slatest Morning News, can be retrofitted to get the entire story. Google, probably holding the WSJ to the letter of the legalities, is responsibile. I wonder if the Murdoch people are even aware this is true.

     

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    Mike Masnick (profile), Apr 28th, 2010 @ 2:20am

    
    

    Re: Murdoch's 'Paywall'

    Google, probably holding the WSJ to the letter of the legalities, is responsibile. I wonder if the Murdoch people are even aware this is true.
    
    Yes, Murdoch's people are very much aware of this. The WSJ worked out that deal with Google early on -- and Google now offers a similar deal to other paywall sites, but it's those sites' choice.
    
    Murdoch has indicated that he may do away with that deal in the future.
    
    So, no, it's not Google "responsible" for it. It was an agreement worked out by both sides.

     

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    grumpy (profile), Apr 28th, 2010 @ 2:21am

    
    

    Mixed feelings

    Anything that puts Murdoch behind a wall is good. Anything that gives the Daily Fail more readers is bad. I'm in two minds about this...

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Apr 28th, 2010 @ 3:49am

    
    

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    C'min AC, when newsday put up a paywall, they had 35 subscribers. They lost 700,000 visitors and monetized 35 of them.
    
    And by the way, this site does okay financially. And yet, everything is free.

     

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    mikex (profile), Apr 28th, 2010 @ 3:54am

    
    

    I can't take your word that this is an agreement between Murdoch and Google. The reason: I fail to see how this suits Murdoch's WSJ in the least. But go ahead, you explain it to me?

     

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    mike allen (profile), Apr 28th, 2010 @ 3:54am

    
    

    gurdian

    as i if i buy a paper tend to buy either the gaurdian or telegraph then murdoch can have his paywall. only wish it was a real wall and we could put rupert and his entire family behind it. then drop the lot in the Atlantic ocean.

     

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    mikex (profile), Apr 28th, 2010 @ 3:57am

    
    

    Murdoch's 'Paywall'

    I can't take your word that this is an agreement between Murdoch and Google. The reason: I fail to see how this suits Murdoch's WSJ in the least. But go ahead, you explain it to me? (Sorry to have to put this up twice, failed to check the email when there are comments box)

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Apr 28th, 2010 @ 5:29am

    
    

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    yes it does because the masnick is selling your eyeballs. so the site isnt free because you cannot get the pages without massive amounts of targeting advertising and sponsorship notices. free just means you didnt pull money from your pocket. as for newsday they still have the 1.4 million or so cable subscribers. the 700,000 loss is the freeloaders from outside the area that were not contributing to ad value on the site.

     

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    BreakthePaywall, Apr 28th, 2010 @ 5:42am

    
    

    BreakthePaywall

    BreakthePaywall! is a free add-on for Internet Explorer (Firefox coming soon!) that simplifies using the various methods for circumventing website paywall restrictions.

     

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    Hephaestus (profile), Apr 28th, 2010 @ 6:15am

    
    

    Re: Re: Murdoch's 'Paywall'

    "Murdoch has indicated that he may do away with that deal in the future."
    
    If newsdays 38 paid online subscriptions is any example, its doubtful that he will do away with it.

     

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    senshikaze (profile), Apr 28th, 2010 @ 6:25am

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    not completly true. my eyeballs don't count because i block all ads. BUT he has made money off me directly. I bought the Approaching Infinity book and a t-shirt during the big CFW push. I would much rather pay for something worth it than have to sit through ads (and frankly, some of the ads on this site are pretty annoying, last time I looked) or pay for content.
    
    and i think your analogy is kinda off. techdirt makes all money from ads, but 700,000 ad viewers being lost from newsday are just freeloaders? huh?

     

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    Stuart, Apr 28th, 2010 @ 6:45am

    
    

    Re: Bloody Daily Mail

    Bravo you. Their paywall would certainly need to guage the degree of anger and outrage a reader has (necessary preconditions for liking the paper) before signing up. Questions: 'Do you think the country is going to the dogs? Why yes! Are you just plain angry about it? Most certainly! Do you know what we should do? Eh, no. Tremendous, nor do we and that makes us so angry! Sign here please.

     

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    nasch (profile), Apr 28th, 2010 @ 1:29pm

    
    

    Re: BreakthePaywall

    I think the best way to deal with a paywall is to go get the story from somewhere else.

     

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    Nastybutler77 (profile), Apr 28th, 2010 @ 1:38pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    Logic FAIL. Nice one TAM.

     

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    Nastybutler77 (profile), Apr 28th, 2010 @ 1:48pm

    
    

    Re: BreakthePaywall

    Spam, Spam, Spam, baked beans and Spam!

     

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    mikex (profile), Apr 28th, 2010 @ 2:11pm

    
    

    BreakthePaywall

    I still don't see how leaving the stories available to reasonably astute web parsers, benefits Murdoch's WSJ?

     

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    Kalinina, Aug 25th, 2010 @ 1:55am

    
    

    opinion

    http://wwww.google.com

     

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