Business Models
Journalism is too important to be locked behind a wall
Journalism that is hidden and inaccessible is an oxymoron. Placing news behind a pay wall makes it less valuable.
Content is not a Product: Why Newspapers Fail
I hear the same sentiment from executives all over the media industry, and especially from newspapers. “We deserve to get paid for our content.”
Dear Media Executives: You’re doing it wrong!
The reason so many newspapers are sinking, shrinking, or stinking is that they have totally forgotten what the source of value for their business really is. [...]
NYT’s Freemium Pay-wall Plan is (maybe) Good Business
The recently announced plan for the New York Times to start charging frequent visitors is basically sound, contrary to the arguments of many freeniks.
Why News Archived Behind Pay-Wall Fails
Why does archiving news behind a pay-wall fail? Because yesterday’s news wraps today’s fish.
The Tablet Fallacy (or, Old Media is Screwed)
With so much hand waving about tablets and opportunities for media, the big media companies have missed the point. Their business is not about a device, it’s about serving their community.
How Newspapers Lost the Classifieds Business (and how to get it back)
Time was, newspapers owned the local classified ads business, and it was their cash cow. Many people bought the paper just for the classifieds, and it was by far the most valuable real estate of the paper. In recent years, free Internet-based alternatives like Craig’s List decimated their business and contributed greatly to the decline [...]