09/19/2007

Free At Last

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As of today, Times Select — the New York Times online content that required a subscription to access — is no more. Now readers can read opeds, columns, and archived articles free of charge.  This marks a shift in strategy for the publisher’s subscription model, which they’ve abandoned in favor of higher ad revenue potential through increased page views to these sections.  This shift is largely due to readers arriving at the site via search on Yahoo! or Google as opposed to entering the site from the homepage.
 
http://www.nytimes.com/marketing/ts/  
 
Charlie Zicari

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