BufferAn Italian national newspaper has reported that Google plans to launch a service allowing publishers to hide content behind a paywall before the end of the year. The report in La Repubblica newspaper suggests the system will be linked directly … Continue reading
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Apple’s Jobs says people must be persuaded of merits of paying for online content
BufferApple top man Steve Jobs fears that the internet will be reduced “into a nation of bloggers” unless a sustainable way of persuading people to pay for online content is devised. Speaking at the Wall Street Journal-organised D8 conference near … Continue reading
Times iPad edition is another brick in the paywall
BufferThe Times newspaper of London has launched an iPad edition on the same day as the device went on sale in the UK. The move also came just days after the launch of the News Corporation-owned newspaper launched its revamped … Continue reading
Survey points to Britons’ continued resistance against paying for online news
BufferAs the debate over newspaper paywalls intensifies with the launch of new subscription websites for The London Times and Sunday Times, a new survey among UK digital media practitioners has found that 90 per cent of people won’t pay for … Continue reading
Report proposes taxing Google and other aggregators to help local newspapers
BufferGoogle and other companies which make money by aggregating news content created by traditional media should be taxed on those profits to help keep local newspapers in business, according to a new report. If Google was taxed on its news … Continue reading
Rise of social networking killing off loyalty to traditional news outlets
BufferThe scale of the impact of social networks on the way people get their news is graphically illustrated in a new study from the US. Researchers for the Pew Internet and American Life project found that 92 per cent of … Continue reading
'Hyperlocal' newspaper websites aim to reach half of UK online households
BufferA UK-based digital publisher has set ambitious targets for a new network of hyperlocal websites which it is in the process of establishing. Associated Northcliffe Digital (AND), an arm of the company which owns the Daily Mail and a large … Continue reading
