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pcernie
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The News of the World has followed its News Corp. stablemate The Times by going behind a paywall. The Sunday tabloid's move out of the public domain got little fanfare – especially given the hype over the Times' conversion from free to paid-for. The Times move has cost it the lion's share of its traffic, but News Corp's Rupert Murdoch is insistent that a paid-for model must be implemented online. NOT(W) free any more Those people that want to see the NOTW's kiss-and-tells with Premiership footballers, low rent starlets in bikinis or, in fairness, an insightful sports section will now have to pay a fee to do so. That fee starts at £1 a day or £1.99 on a rolling monthly renewal (with a £2 credit). The next paper set to go behind the News Corp. paywall is The Sun, one of the UK's most popular red tops. Read more: http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/ ... z12K8JYWXIJust  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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l3v1ck
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£1 per day  You could buy a real paper for less than that....... Or you could go elsewhere online and get it for free. I see an Epic Fail on the way.
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timark_uk
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Yep. It only takes a small percentage of the previously free readership to pay for the monthly use of the site to make it a worthwhile endeavour for the newspaper. Mark
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paulzolo
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Yes, and no. There are reports that those wanting to be IN the news (as opposed to disseminating it) are not as keen to give interviews to The Times because of the lesser exposure. Remember, the PayWall blocks Google, which brings in traffic. Also writers are less than enthusiastic for it because their work is less available.
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timark_uk
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Paul, this is The News of the World. I don't think there'll be any lack of so-called celebrities willing to give interviews to this 'paper. The Times may be a different beast altogether, but not for this rag. Mark
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Spreadie
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Never read it, won't miss it.
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JJW009
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Just to clarify the pricing:  Anyone tempted? Anyone? No? _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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Linux_User
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They could give me £1 per day and I still wouldn't read it.
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Amnesia10
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Same here, even though I have been naughty enough to appear in it!  _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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pcernie
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Right son, care to explain? _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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rustybucket
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Foxtrot Oscar then. Bye. Edmund, it's not a sheep is it? [/Blackadder's Mum] _________________Jim
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Amnesia10
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It was shortly after I was diagnosed with amnesia and was still in the learning stages of the limitations. Still excellent semantic memory for trivia but complete inability to remember other things. Able to drive but could never find a car. That sort of thing. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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pcernie
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Ah. I thought you'd slept with a footballer or something  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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_________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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pcernie
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*Apologises profusely* _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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