Comments on: Content is free(er) http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/ by Jeff Jarvis Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:33:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tom Altman http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363378 Tom Altman Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:44:52 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363378 It will be interesting to see how long it takes for people to acknowledge that it is free. A newspaper (http://gazetteonline.com) I work for put up a "gate" around 2000 and people still have it set in their head that our site costs money to use. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for people to acknowledge that it is free. A newspaper (http://gazetteonline.com) I work for put up a “gate” around 2000 and people still have it set in their head that our site costs money to use.

]]> By: Eric Gauvin http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363275 Eric Gauvin Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:39:23 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363275 @ Tansley... What are you trying to say? @ Tansley…

What are you trying to say?

]]> By: Tansley - addendum http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363272 Tansley - addendum Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:16:25 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363272 For Eric Gauvin: We have been observing the progress of Marvel comics now, for many of your years. This new move on their part is in accord with our vision of the cosmic-all, and was fore-ordained from time immemorial. While the efforts of Marvel are in accord with the logical progression of the sphere of things, we must remain apart, aloof...and only observe... ---The Watcher For Eric Gauvin:

We have been observing the progress of Marvel comics now, for many of your years. This new move on their part is in accord with our vision of the cosmic-all, and was fore-ordained from time immemorial. While the efforts of Marvel are in accord with the logical progression of the sphere of things, we must remain apart, aloof…and only observe…

—The Watcher

]]> By: Well Swell http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363265 Well Swell Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:35:35 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363265 WSJ and NYT and all those old world 19th century and 20th century publishers have GOT to go free. Nobody would give a dime for their lies anymore. They are nothing more than corporate propaganda. As such they are not fit to pay for. What thinking person would pay to be propagandized? WSJ and NYT and all those old world 19th century and 20th century publishers have GOT to go free.

Nobody would give a dime for their lies anymore.

They are nothing more than corporate propaganda.

As such they are not fit to pay for.

What thinking person would pay to be propagandized?

]]> By: bwl zwei null » Zeitungen im Netz: Bald wird’s spannend! http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363255 bwl zwei null » Zeitungen im Netz: Bald wird’s spannend! Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:32:17 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363255 [...] des Wall Street Journals kostenfrei zu stellen. Ein genaues Datum dafür gibt es aber noch nicht. Jeff Jarvis sieht sich bestätigt und freut sich schon auf einen sich verschärfenden Wettbewerb zwischen [...] [...] des Wall Street Journals kostenfrei zu stellen. Ein genaues Datum dafür gibt es aber noch nicht. Jeff Jarvis sieht sich bestätigt und freut sich schon auf einen sich verschärfenden Wettbewerb zwischen [...]

]]> By: Eric Gauvin http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363252 Eric Gauvin Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:59:13 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363252 Marvel is charging for content online: (from Reuters) Robert MacMillan NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters Life!) - Spider-Man may spin a good yarn in comic books, but Marvel Entertainment Inc hopes that he finds the World Wide Web equally comfortable. The publisher said on Tuesday that it will start a Web site that will feature access to thousands of its comic books and the famous heroes who populate them, from Spider-Man and the X-Men to the Fantastic Four and The Avengers. Marvel will charge subscriptions -- $4.99 a month if people sign up for a year, or $9.99 a month if they don't. "This is a major new piece of my overall publishing plan," Dan Buckley, president of Marvel Publishing, said in an interview. "It's a different entertainment experience, online versus reading a book." Marvel plans to offer access to 2,500 comics, Buckley said. It will make 250 available for free to entice people to pay up, but for a limited time, a company statement explained. The Digital Comics Unlimited site then will add 20 additional books a week, including a mix of new and vintage comics. Among the older titles will be the first 100 issues of "Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Fantastic Four," as well as the initial 66-issue run of "Uncanny X-Men" and the first 50 issues of "The Avengers." It will feature other super heroes like the Incredible Hulk, Wolverine and the Silver Surfer. Continued... Marvel is charging for content online:

(from Reuters)
Robert MacMillan

NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters Life!) - Spider-Man may spin a good yarn in comic books, but Marvel Entertainment Inc hopes that he finds the World Wide Web equally comfortable.

The publisher said on Tuesday that it will start a Web site that will feature access to thousands of its comic books and the famous heroes who populate them, from Spider-Man and the X-Men to the Fantastic Four and The Avengers.

Marvel will charge subscriptions — $4.99 a month if people sign up for a year, or $9.99 a month if they don’t.

“This is a major new piece of my overall publishing plan,” Dan Buckley, president of Marvel Publishing, said in an interview.

“It’s a different entertainment experience, online versus reading a book.”

Marvel plans to offer access to 2,500 comics, Buckley said. It will make 250 available for free to entice people to pay up, but for a limited time, a company statement explained.

The Digital Comics Unlimited site then will add 20 additional books a week, including a mix of new and vintage comics.

Among the older titles will be the first 100 issues of “Amazing Spider-Man” and “The Fantastic Four,” as well as the initial 66-issue run of “Uncanny X-Men” and the first 50 issues of “The Avengers.” It will feature other super heroes like the Incredible Hulk, Wolverine and the Silver Surfer. Continued…

]]> By: Eric Gauvin http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363249 Eric Gauvin Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:56:17 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363249 oh. I guess this thing isn't working... oh. I guess this thing isn’t working…

]]> By: Murdoch freeing Wall Street Journal (soon) « ideas Revolutionary http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363235 Murdoch freeing Wall Street Journal (soon) « ideas Revolutionary Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:12:47 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363235 [...] Jarvis made some insightful comment here where I originally read about this [...] [...] Jarvis made some insightful comment here where I originally read about this [...]

]]> By: Matt T http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363224 Matt T Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:40:36 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363224 That's great news, and long overdue, in my opinion. But, now what happens to my subscription money? (Not that it was really that much, but still. That's probably a question better posed to Mr Murdoch.) That’s great news, and long overdue, in my opinion. But, now what happens to my subscription money? (Not that it was really that much, but still. That’s probably a question better posed to Mr Murdoch.)

]]> By: El WSJ Online, gratuït « cabòries digitals http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363222 El WSJ Online, gratuït « cabòries digitals Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363222 [...] com a model de negoci per a la premsa digital. Més enllà d’això, també hi ha qui apunta a un gest directe contra el New York Times, ara que Murdoch té un gran diari nord-americà a les [...] [...] com a model de negoci per a la premsa digital. Més enllà d’això, també hi ha qui apunta a un gest directe contra el New York Times, ara que Murdoch té un gran diari nord-americà a les [...]

]]> By: David G. http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363221 David G. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:04:44 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363221 Jeff, your former friend Hoder, the blogfather, is in big legal trouble. An Iranian fellow at a Washington think-tank has sued him over his blog for 2 million dollars. You have always been a champion for free speech. He needs your support! If Howard Stern worth defending, I think Hoder is too. Read his blog for more detail. Jeff, your former friend Hoder, the blogfather, is in big legal trouble. An Iranian fellow at a Washington think-tank has sued him over his blog for 2 million dollars. You have always been a champion for free speech. He needs your support! If Howard Stern worth defending, I think Hoder is too. Read his blog for more detail.

]]> By: Beta Alfa » Nu gör Murdoch WSJ gratis för alla http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363210 Beta Alfa » Nu gör Murdoch WSJ gratis för alla Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:43:03 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/13/content-is-freeer/#comment-363210 [...] kan även läsa Jeff Jarvis pÃ¥ BuzzMachine, som välkomnar de öppna [...] [...] kan även läsa Jeff Jarvis pÃ¥ BuzzMachine, som välkomnar de öppna [...]

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