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the headline is a bit misleading. that is 35 paid online subscriptions from people who don't already have a print subscription (who get online access for free)
by noodle 17y ago
the headline is a bit misleading. that is 35 paid online subscriptions from people who don't already have a print subscription (who get online access for free), and/or who don't already have a cablevision account (who get a free account).
i'd be interested in knowing the number of people who are new subs for the print version in that same timeframe, and/or new subs from the cable deal.
- seldo 17y agoEven with all the free/bundled subscriptions, they admit that traffic is way down: http://siteanalytics.compete.com/newsday.com/ http://siteanalytics.compete.com/newsday.com/ The paywall actually only went up at the end of 10/2009, but even so it's clear that audience loss accelerated, something like a 25% loss in November.
- krobertson 17y agoAgreed. The article is almost pointless. The online edition was meant to be a freebie, while the title makes it sound like the business is failing because of the web version. Granted, sounds like they're struggling as a whole and wasted a good chunk of cash on the site. But they couldn't have any had any serious exceptions if 75% of their market was going to get it for free.