tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post159899717163829240..comments2024-03-29T04:13:44.353-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: The Globe & Mail Takes Steps To Remove Itself From National Conversationbigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-12217496180561584032011-12-02T18:24:59.386-05:002011-12-02T18:24:59.386-05:00Fair is fair.
If they're going to put some co...Fair is fair.<br /><br />If they're going to put some content behind a paywall, they should also pay people to click on the link to Margaret Wente.Reality Biteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350104223630062677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-13696448654220333852011-12-02T07:31:46.067-05:002011-12-02T07:31:46.067-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.jane smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03266344270697003864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-75276231583700948912011-12-01T11:29:29.161-05:002011-12-01T11:29:29.161-05:00These paywalls are often easy to defeat, for examp...These paywalls are often easy to defeat, for example just cut/delete everything past the question mark out and hit return in the NYT, other just hit escape before the page fully loads, I have to admit the WSJ does not have a foolproof crack, but sometime copying the url to google and doing a search gives you a clean copy.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-65571976658579392142011-12-01T09:07:53.114-05:002011-12-01T09:07:53.114-05:00Wow. That's an amazing decision. The same mi...Wow. That's an amazing decision. The same mistake has been made (and rescinded afterwards) by countless papers around the world since the beginning of the digital era. In the end, few subscribers will pay, many long-time readers will stop reading, and they will reverse this decision. Presumably after losing a ton of ad revenue and spending a ton of money on changes to their web interface.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-5858794921656972362011-12-01T07:44:44.139-05:002011-12-01T07:44:44.139-05:00Says editor-in-chief John Stackhouse, in the artic...Says editor-in-chief John Stackhouse, in the article:<br /><br />“We need to deepen our relationship with our core readers, and give them services and rewards for that loyalty,” ... “...The active and loyal user is going to have a different relationship from the casual reader.”<br /><br />Spoken like a true politician, who promises much and delivers little. <br /><br />Since weaning myself from the Globe many months ago, I have found a more than adequate substitute in The Toronto Star, which not only features excellent reporting but also contains a heart and social conscience that the Globe either never had or aost long ago.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-686216837343772412011-12-01T07:38:25.410-05:002011-12-01T07:38:25.410-05:00Meh. The G&M has been irrelevant to me since t...Meh. The G&M has been irrelevant to me since their endorsement of the Harper regime. The sooner it dies of the better.double nickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067401914703468252noreply@blogger.com