monetisation
FT blows single-use holes in its paywall Paid Members Public
The FT is offering single-use links for its subscribers [http://aboutus.ft.com/2013/11/18/ft-introduces-gift-article-for-subscribers/#axzz2l0XstSHx] to share content. It’s almost a Snapchat for news… 🙂 Interesting move, in that it potentially turns existing subscribers into advocates for the service – and adds value to their subscription, by making
The Dish-y path to reader-supported publishing Paid Members Public
Have I written about Andrew Sullivan’s attempt to make his long-running blog The Dish a sustainable media enterprise? Ah, only in passing [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2013/01/nostalgia_for_the_pajamas_insult.html] . Time to correct that. The Dish [http://dish.andrewsullivan.com] has been on my
Journalism's Groundhog Day - the excuse that won't die Paid Members Public
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/08/groundhog-day-phil-connors.jpg] Today’s the day that all the old arguments about what’s gone wrong with journalism and publishing come out to play: David Higgerson has discovered that the “original sin” argument that giving away our content free
The Sun's paywall rises Paid Members Public
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/07/Screen-Shot-2013-07-31-at-12.38.25.png] (This post will be updated as I find other interesting stuff to add.) Sarah Marshall has made her notes from the Sun+ briefing [https://docs.google.com/document/d/159Gqhwrv0r3vqydPSImZvLf5RDALrlM-xk3AyDDUnBs/mobilebasic?pli=1] public. Of
One of those mornings Paid Members Public
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/07/delays-everywhere.jpg] Right about now, I should have been emerging into a rainy London from News UK’s headquarters after a “blogger briefing” on the new Sun paywall. Instead, I’m sat in a lovely cafe in my home
The existential dilemma of paywalls Paid Members Public
Are you familiar with the expression “tl;dr”? Classic “internet speak” for “too long; didn’t read”. It’s often used in a mocking, trolling sense. Well, now there’s a new variation on it: bp;dr [http://bigthink.com/neurobonkers/a-human-right-to-science-bpdr] “behind paywall; didn’t read” In the context
Publishers: getting busy in the (terminal) milking shed Paid Members Public
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/05/cows.jpg] Bit of a farmyard metaphor at work in the journalism blogs this morning: Roy Greenslade [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2013/may/29/newsquest-downturn]: > You have to hand it to Newsquest/Gannett. They certainly
Tumblr as a publishing tool for content creators Paid Members Public
John Allison, who has a long history of excellent web comics [http://www.scarygoround.com] behind him, on the role of Tumblr for content creators [http://sgrblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/post-webcomics.html]: > I would never decry any service as worthless. There are people who have caught mass
