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Free NY Times Twitter Account Taken Down, Here’s Another One

When we told you how to keep reading the New York Times for free, we mentioned the Twitter account @freenyt. That’s been taken down! The new one is @freeUnnamedNews (and expects to stay up since there’s no mention of the NYT).


March 23, 2011
Software

Wall Street Journal Will Sell Individual iPad Newspapers For $2.49

Don’t mucky your paws with paper and ink if you already own an iPad – the Wall Street Journal is to begin flogging versions of the morning’s paper for $US2 each. They claim it’s not because of the New York Times‘ new paywall strategy, but… [PaidContent]


Online

It’s Not Just Google That Will Enforce The NY Times Paywall

Sure, there’ll be various ways to jump over the New York Times Times paywall, but technically you’ll only be allowed five articles a day going through Google – and all other major search engines, confirms their Communications Manager. [TechCrunch]


March 22, 2011
Online

Get Around NYT’s 20 Article Paywall With One Click

We’ve shown you several ways to keep reading the New York Times for free, but here’s an option that’s arguably the simplest of all: NYTClean, a bookmarklet that takes down the Times’ paywall with one click. [NYTClean via Nieman Lab]


March 18, 2011
Online

How To Get Around The New York Times Paywall

The New York Times will flip the switch on its digital paywall next Monday, and the Grey Lady don’t come cheap: $US15/month for the website and the phone app, $US20/month for the website and the iPad app, or a wallet-singeing $US35 for web, phone and iPad. But there are loopholes! And they are generous. Here’s your game plan.


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The New York Times Will Charge $US15+ For Its Website Paywall

A bizarrely staggered paywall will come into effect from March 28, with readers getting 20 free articles a month. After that, it’ll be $US15 for a month’s subscription to the website and iPhone app; $US20 for the month’s website use and iPad app use, and a steep $US35 for using the website, iPhone app and iPad app.


January 21, 2011
Online

Unconfirmed: NYT Website Paywall Will Cost $US20 A Month

The New York Times announced on Wednesday that they were putting in place a paywall from this month – meaning “a visitor to NYTimes.com will be allowed to view a certain number of articles free each month; to read more, the reader must pay a flat fee for unlimited access. Subscribers to the print newspaper, even those who subscribe only to the Sunday paper, will receive full access to the site without any additional charge.”


July 27, 2010
Online

Fact: Literally No One Would Pay To Use Twitter

There may be plenty of ways for Twitter to make money, but it doesn’t look like charging membership fees will be one of them: a recent survey showed that 0 per cent of users would pay for the service. Zilch. None.


November 10, 2009
Online

Rupert Murdoch Hates Google

Rupert Murdoch says he’ll bar Google from indexing any of his sites.