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Author:  pcernie [ Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:26 am ]
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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/ ... z12K8JYWXI

Just :lol:
Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:13 am ]
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£1 per day :shock:
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.
Author:  timark_uk [ Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:16 am ]
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l3v1ck wrote:
£1 per day :shock:
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
Author:  paulzolo [ Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:46 am ]
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timark_uk wrote:
l3v1ck wrote:
£1 per day :shock:
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.


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.
Author:  timark_uk [ Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:56 am ]
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paulzolo wrote:
es, 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.
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
Author:  Spreadie [ Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:21 pm ]
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pcernie wrote:
The News of the World has followed its News Corp. stablemate The Times by going behind a paywall.

Never read it, won't miss it.
Author:  JJW009 [ Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:38 pm ]
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Just to clarify the pricing:
Image
Anyone tempted?

Anyone?

No?
Author:  Linux_User [ Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:52 pm ]
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They could give me £1 per day and I still wouldn't read it.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:52 pm ]
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Linux_User wrote:
They could give me £1 per day and I still wouldn't read it.

Same here, even though I have been naughty enough to appear in it! :oops:
Author:  pcernie [ Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:18 pm ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
Linux_User wrote:
They could give me £1 per day and I still wouldn't read it.

Same here, even though I have been naughty enough to appear in it! :oops:


Right son, care to explain? :shock:
Author:  rustybucket [ Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:29 pm ]
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Quote:
News of the World goes behind paywall

Foxtrot Oscar then.

Bye.

Amnesia10 wrote:
Linux_User wrote:
They could give me £1 per day and I still wouldn't read it.

Same here, even though I have been naughty enough to appear in it! :oops:

Edmund, it's not a sheep is it?

[/Blackadder's Mum]
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:48 pm ]
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pcernie wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
Linux_User wrote:
They could give me £1 per day and I still wouldn't read it.

Same here, even though I have been naughty enough to appear in it! :oops:


Right son, care to explain? :shock:

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.
Author:  pcernie [ Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:26 am ]
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Ah. I thought you'd slept with a footballer or something :lol: ;)
Author:  HeatherKay [ Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:41 am ]
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pcernie wrote:
Ah. I thought you'd slept with a footballer or something :lol: ;)


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

*Damn! Spat coffee everywhere, and down my nose!*
Author:  pcernie [ Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:45 am ]
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*Apologises profusely*

;)
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