Comments on: Game on in Fairfax v News paywall battle as Fin goes metered http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/11/14/game-on-in-fairfax-v-news-paywall-battle-as-fin-goes-metered/ now with extra source Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michael Padden http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/11/14/game-on-in-fairfax-v-news-paywall-battle-as-fin-goes-metered/comment-page-1/#comment-230865 Michael Padden Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:07:00 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=330826#comment-230865 Might be helpful to all concerned if Crikey went metered as well...the digital equivalent of borrowing your friends copy until you realise you use it so much you might as well buy your own. Might be helpful to all concerned if Crikey went metered as well…the digital equivalent of borrowing your friends copy until you realise you use it so much you might as well buy your own.

]]> By: Ted Whistler http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/11/14/game-on-in-fairfax-v-news-paywall-battle-as-fin-goes-metered/comment-page-1/#comment-229144 Ted Whistler Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:43:21 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=330826#comment-229144 Fairfax have taken to avoiding the topic. But it does appear that Gill's assertions about profit were right. Fairfax have taken to avoiding the topic. But it does appear that Gill’s assertions about profit were right.

]]> By: Gavin Moodie http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/11/14/game-on-in-fairfax-v-news-paywall-battle-as-fin-goes-metered/comment-page-1/#comment-228169 Gavin Moodie Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:21:03 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=330826#comment-228169 I agree Peter. One off purchases is just what I seek, but apparently the customer isn't always right. I agree Peter.

One off purchases is just what I seek, but apparently the customer isn’t always right.

]]> By: Peter Shute http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/11/14/game-on-in-fairfax-v-news-paywall-battle-as-fin-goes-metered/comment-page-1/#comment-228168 Peter Shute Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:16:30 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=330826#comment-228168 the UK Times website is aggressively off putting so there is a good lesson there. It's good to see the AFR has seen sense. This isn't rocket science despite the muddle so many publications have got themselves into. Sure the mechanics may require experts but people haven't changed : the modern day equivalent of going into the newsagent and flipping through a publication to see if you wish to purchase, is surfing the net and finding an on-line publication that appeals. A range of digital options should have been bleeding obvious - such as purchasing one-off articles or a one off read of the latest copy, subscription and so on. the UK Times website is aggressively off putting so there is a good lesson there. It’s good to see the AFR has seen sense.

This isn’t rocket science despite the muddle so many publications have got themselves into. Sure the mechanics may require experts but people haven’t changed : the modern day equivalent of going into the newsagent and flipping through a publication to see if you wish to purchase, is surfing the net and finding an on-line publication that appeals.

A range of digital options should have been bleeding obvious - such as purchasing one-off articles or a one off read of the latest copy, subscription and so on.

]]> By: Gavin Moodie http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/11/14/game-on-in-fairfax-v-news-paywall-battle-as-fin-goes-metered/comment-page-1/#comment-228042 Gavin Moodie Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:38:29 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=330826#comment-228042 Hooray! The Australian Financial Review's web presence was dreadful. Hooray! The Australian Financial Review’s web presence was dreadful.

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