analytics
Panel discussion on sustainable business models, chaired byKathryn Corrick, digital media consultant. Lucia Adams, The Times â When they launched a paywall, people predicted a disaster. But it hasnât turned out that way, and now all the newspapers are trying to solve the same problem. The big change is the
coffee
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2012/03/0f69fe2070e711e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg] Itâs Sunday, and Iâm on holiday â or as on holiday as an under-employed freelance consultant can be â and so my thoughts turn to those most vital components of a relaxing Sunday: coffee and the
Blogging
Tracey Ullman, of all people, perfectly catches the media dynamic of our age [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tracey-ullman/arianna-and-me_b_889612.html?ir=UK] in (inevitably) HuffPo UK: > When King George V died, his time of death was withheld so that theThe Times could break the news rather than
business models
Itâs the tail end of the day, and Iâm just emerging from a long meeting with my boss. It was a good meeting, but Iâm tired and ready for a weekend. And then reception calls. A very puzzled security guy tells me thereâs someone down there
iPad
The problem with creating iPad apps in a print-like format is that, well, sometimes print-like errors slip throughâŚ
business models
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/02/Photo-Feb-17%2C-13-06-03.jpg] Spotted on my morning commute: heavy promotion for subscriptions to *The Times* as a cross-platform offer.
feeds
Talking of RSS [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2011/01/rumours_of_rsss_demise_are_greatly_exagg.html] , I note than some more changes have hit everyoneâs favourite paywalled enterprise, The Times online. First up, the blogs now have a free-to-air front page [http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/
iPad
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/12/DD8813C0-9AF6-455E-8EE8-EDFFD42557511.jpg] Time for a little Times update, as it were. The last time we spoke about it [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2010/11/on_those_times_paywall_numbers.html] , I was considering dumping either my Times online
iPad
I am surprised by the amount of positive reaction thatâs going around to the news that The Times has around 105,000 paying online customers of various stripes. (Full break-down of the numbers.) Partially Iâm surprised, because nobody seems to be comparing acquisition cost to revenue, as well
business models
[](https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/10/guyclapperton.jpg) [Guy Clapperton](http://homepage.mac.com/guyclapperton/Personalpage), author of [This is Social Media: Tweet, Blog, Link and Post
news international
I confess: for all my âmehâ about paywalls, I currently have paid access to The Timesâ new websites. There are a couple of bloggers I actively miss, and think *might *be worth the money. Yesterday, I spotted this on Ruth Gledhillâs blog [http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/faith/
monetisation
The grand experiment is about to begin: [](https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/06/1C32A675-5FEA-428C-9C08-A224A5136E7Eiphone_photo.jpg) Now we find out if pay walls can workâŚLocation:[The Quadrant,
