Comments on: The NYT: Portrait of an Old Media Giant in Transition http://gigaom.com/2011/04/21/the-nyt-portrait-of-an-old-media-giant-in-transition/ Sat, 25 May 2013 10:48:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Arundhati http://gigaom.com/2011/04/21/the-nyt-portrait-of-an-old-media-giant-in-transition/#comment-619970 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:55:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=334564#comment-619970 Despite the $20 million they’ve made so far, I’m skeptical that the paywall will work for the NYT. A Subscription model for content is not really viable, unless it’s really specialized content you’d not find elsewhere. I talk about it here: http://techstuff123.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/is-there-an-online-subscription-model-that-could-work-for-newspapers/

However, it would be sad to see newspapers and traditional media go down. No matter how stodgy, they’ve been very good with investigative journalism, and I’d hate to see that aspect go. Outlets like the Huffington Post have a lot of opinions and op-ed, and not much of original investigative journalism. Still there’s no reason why a purely online model couldn’t also support investigative efforts.

]]> By: Luis http://gigaom.com/2011/04/21/the-nyt-portrait-of-an-old-media-giant-in-transition/#comment-619182 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:07:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=334564#comment-619182 The subscription numbers might be off next Quarter and probably down. Much of this quarters revenue I suspect came from unsuspecting subscribers that took the bate for the .99 cent trial and then forgot to cancel and got whacked with the $20.00 dollar ridiculous monthly fee. I know, I was one of them. I have checked with many other people who had this happen to them as well.

]]> By: Mathew Ingram http://gigaom.com/2011/04/21/the-nyt-portrait-of-an-old-media-giant-in-transition/#comment-619171 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:24:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=334564#comment-619171 Haven’t heard of anyone doing that, Alan. I do know that a number are experimenting with group-buying in a number of ways, including running their own Groupon-style services and doing partnerships with companies like Groupon, LivingSocial and Tippr.

]]> By: Andrew Macdonald http://gigaom.com/2011/04/21/the-nyt-portrait-of-an-old-media-giant-in-transition/#comment-618995 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:25:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=334564#comment-618995 Awesome idea Alan. Never thought about it like that before, but In theory, it ‘could’ work. I guess at this point though, anything is worth not ruling out!

]]> By: Alan Mairson http://gigaom.com/2011/04/21/the-nyt-portrait-of-an-old-media-giant-in-transition/#comment-618882 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:40:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=334564#comment-618882 Mathew – Thanks for this post, though it’s painful to watch this unfold, esp since so many of us are rooting for the NYT to find some business model that’s sustainable.

One idea that still intrigues me: Do you know of any mass circulation newspapers or magazines that have attempted to organize readers into Groupon-like buying blocs? That is: Instead of selling eyeballs to advertisers, the publications aggregate demand for particular products, then negotiate a wholesale price with retailer. That’s the idea here — http://societymatters.org/2010/12/02/opportunity-awaits/. Is there a reason why such an arrangement wouldn’t / shouldn’t / couldn’t work?

]]> By: Alan Mairson http://gigaom.com/2011/04/21/the-nyt-portrait-of-an-old-media-giant-in-transition/#comment-618881 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:37:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=334564#comment-618881 Mathew – Thanks for this post, though it’s painful to watch this unfold, esp since so many of us are rooting for the NYT to find some business model that’s sustainable.

One idea that still intrigues me: Do you know of any mass circulation newspapers or magazines that have attempted to organize readers into Groupon-like buying blocs? That is: Instead of selling eyeballs to advertisers, the publications aggregate demand for particular products, then negotiate a wholesale price with retailer. That’s the idea here — http://societymatters.org/2010/12/02/opportunity-awaits/ . Is there a reason why such an arrangement wouldn’t / shouldn’t / couldn’t work?

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