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Old 03-25-2011, 10:33 AM   #54
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Originally Posted by Shaggy View Post
That's a good analogy when you boil it all down. The way they implemented this, they're really just asking for donations, not enforcing payment.

They want the advertising hits of a free service, but they want the revenue of a subscription service. That's why the paywall is intentionally more like swiss-cheese.
I think the way they could entice more people to go for the subscription is to include more media in their stories (pictures, video, etc.). You can view the source to see the main story, but the extras aren't going to be visible that way.
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