Comments on: What Do Newsday’s 35 Subscribers Say About Paid Content? http://www.steigmancommunications.com/2010/02/02/what-do-newsdays-35-subscribers-say-about-paid-content/ Business. Communications. Social Media. Strategy. | Daria Steigman | Steigman Communications, LLC Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:27:50 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Daria Steigman http://www.steigmancommunications.com/2010/02/02/what-do-newsdays-35-subscribers-say-about-paid-content/comment-page-1/#comment-963 Daria Steigman Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:40:00 +0000 http://www.steigmancommunications.com/?p=1715#comment-963 I agree; it's only likely to be viable for those few newspapers that are best in business. And probably one or two publishers who figure out how to aggregate local news and sports, as this is the real differentiator for many newspapers. I agree; it’s only likely to be viable for those few newspapers that are best in business. And probably one or two publishers who figure out how to aggregate local news and sports, as this is the real differentiator for many newspapers.

]]> By: Deborah Brody http://www.steigmancommunications.com/2010/02/02/what-do-newsdays-35-subscribers-say-about-paid-content/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Deborah Brody Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:34:43 +0000 http://www.steigmancommunications.com/?p=1715#comment-942 I won't argue whether Newsday's content is worth paying for, but I think the biggest obstacle to people paying for content is the availability of free, quality content. Few people are going to pay for something they can get for free elsewhere. I do think there will be those willing to pay for the NYTimes content because it is perceived as unique, but unless all high quality news sites start charging I just don't see this being a money maker. I won’t argue whether Newsday’s content is worth paying for, but I think the biggest obstacle to people paying for content is the availability of free, quality content. Few people are going to pay for something they can get for free elsewhere. I do think there will be those willing to pay for the NYTimes content because it is perceived as unique, but unless all high quality news sites start charging I just don’t see this being a money maker.

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