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   Esahc (profile), Jul 6th, 2010 @ 4:44pm

   
   

   I wont share articles that have reg-walls let alone pay-walls.

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   Anonymous Coward, Jul 6th, 2010 @ 4:51pm

   
   

   copy and paste, the best way to share since Al Gore invented the internet

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   AdamBv1 (profile), Jul 6th, 2010 @ 5:13pm

   
   

   Pretty much this, I'm sure as hell not going to send somebody a link that they can't instantly get the info from.

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   mine too

   

   mrtraver (profile), Jul 6th, 2010 @ 5:18pm

   
   

   The newspaper in the nearest town bigger than my burg of 4000 has a partial paywall, but they at least don't encourage you to share the stories. You can read a few paragraphs, then hit the paywall (free for print subscribers) to read more. Being such a small market it is sometimes difficult to find local news from other sources, but the comments are open to all and usually I can get the rest of the story from them.

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   tarzani (profile), Jul 6th, 2010 @ 5:52pm

   
   

   127.0.0.1 any site with a paywall or content i can't filter.
   
   zero tolerance

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   Newspaper ...

   

   Vic, Jul 6th, 2010 @ 6:44pm

   
   

   ... redefining the word "sharing"!

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   Re: mine too

   

   jimbothegeek, Jul 6th, 2010 @ 6:56pm

   
   

   i would try to see if you could get a bunch of the area on twitter and use it for local news reporting. could be an interesting and free approach to realtime news. be warned, it could turn into a gossip fest too (i grew up in small town america so i know)

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   Anonymous Coward, Jul 6th, 2010 @ 7:10pm

   
   

   actually, it would appear to be great marketing, offering just enough of the story to show that the content is interesting, and then offering up the service.
   
   mike, your hatred of subscription services is such that you are blind to business models and marketing. too bad, it is a pretty big blind spot. speaking of which, when you signed up for netflix, was it a friend who recommended it? did you go check out the website and then join? was that not information worth sharing?
   
   so much hating, you can see what is right in front of you.

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   Joke

   

   Karl (profile), Jul 6th, 2010 @ 7:19pm

   
   

   A guy walks into a bar with a duck on his head. When he sits down, the bartender says
   
   The joke you've requested is available only to premium subscribers.
   
   If you would like to become a premium subscriber, please pay me $5.00.
   
   If anyone else tells you the punchline in the next five minutes, I will sue them.

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 6th, 2010 @ 7:19pm

    
    

    Oh, look, proof that TAM didn't even look at the article in question.

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 6th, 2010 @ 7:38pm

    
    

    "actually, it would appear to be great marketing, offering just enough of the story to show that the content is interesting, and then offering up the service."
    
    Great marketing strategy for 1980 and maybe the beginning of the 90's after 2000 its just dumb.

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 6th, 2010 @ 7:38pm

    
    

    "If you open up the article, you get two paragraphs deep before you're hit with a paywall." what part did i miss smartass?

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 6th, 2010 @ 9:17pm

    
    

    The part where you cannot even see what the stories worth sharing are, perhaps.

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    Rooker, Jul 6th, 2010 @ 9:29pm

    
    

    Same. And if I do it by accident, I apologize and go find a better link.

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 6th, 2010 @ 10:35pm

    
    

    Yoda-lite.

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    Richard (profile), Jul 7th, 2010 @ 2:23am

    
    

    actually, it would appear to be great marketing, offering just enough of the story to show that the content is interesting, and then offering up the service.
    
    A great strategy to get people really angry with you. You couldn't find a better way to wind people up if you tried.
    
    Like a prostitute turning up to a party, flirting with you and then revealing her true colours just as you thought you were getting somewhere.

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    Re: Joke

    

    Richard (profile), Jul 7th, 2010 @ 5:25am

    
    

    Guy walks into a bar with a duck on his head. The bartender looks up
    and says "Where did you get that ape?" Guy says, "This isn't an ape,
    it's a duck". Bartender says "I was TALKING to the duck".
    
    
    See, your paywall doesn't work - now sue me!
    
    (Hang on a minute - your punchline was better than mine...)

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