I only ask as I am really hoping that someone on their staff takes note of this article from TechCruch and removes their online subscription model.
I doubt that SCMP is actually making any money from having a subscription area to their site, but in the days of bloggers and search it is (for a newspaper site at least) utter madness not to have a completely open site.
And so Rupert Murdoch (who knows a thing or tow about new media) has decided to tear down the Wall Street Journal's pay wall - Finally. Here I quote:
"We are studying it and we expect to make that free, and instead of having one million (subscribers), having at least 10 million-15 million in every corner of the earth."
Read the article here (no subscription required thanks Chri**st!)
If he can see that this makes finanical and consumer sense, why does the SNCP carry on as it is? Any suggestions welcome.
Written on Wednesday 14 November 2007 by ali bullock
Does anyone work at the South China Morning Press?
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16 November 2007 at 03:13
And even with a subscription you still have to pay for archives. Infuriating!
I think a lot of corporations have subscriptions. Mine does. I think that's probably where SCMP makes money.
But I agree, it's madness.
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