Google Thinks It Can Make Paywalls Less of a Pain in the Ass
It’s no secret that for just about everyone but Facebook and Google, online ad revenue is on the decline. That’s forced…
Is a Giant Academic Publisher Trying to Paywall Wikipedia?
Last week, academic publisher Elsevier announced that it would be donating 45 free ScienceDirect accounts to “top…
Academic Publishing Giant Fights to Keep Science Paywalled
One of the world’s largest academic publishing companies wants to scrub the internet of pirated science. That’d be…
7 New Yorker Tech Stories That You Can Now Read For Free
The New Yorker debuted a breezy redesign of its website today, part of a larger overhaul of print and digital offerings…
New Newspaper Owner Jeff Bezos on the Bleak Future of Newspapers Last Year
Well this is just fun. Jeff Bezos talked with German newspaper Berliner-Zeitung in 2012 about the dark future of…
Two Years Later, The New York Times Closes Its Paywall's Most Gaping Hole
As soon as The New York Times first hit us with its paywall back in 2011, industrious little news fiends all over the…
Weekly World News Hides Bat Boy Behind a Paywall
Starting today, Weekly World News requires that you pay to access its thoroughly reported journalism. The new paywall…
Rumor has it the Washington Post will put up a paywall in 2013. Gorge on free news while you can. [Wall Street Journal]
The Onion Erects a Non-Satirical Paywall
Fake news don't come cheap; The Onion has begun testing a paywall for its international readers. Under the current…
Time Magazine Is Cloaking Itself Behind a Paywall
Time Magazine has just joined the New York Times in its paywall-erecting ways. Subscribers will soon be offered…
New York Times Shared Digital Access Tries a +1 Feature of Its Own
In the days of old, which was about this time last year when the New York Times paywall didn't exist yet, you could…
Paywall Be Damned, The New York Times Has Signed Up 100,000 Paying Subscribers
Even though we presented you with a bunch of ways to continue reading the New York Times for free, they've reported…
Did You Pay For the New York Times Today?
You've had a few hours now to think it over, so let's hear it: did you pay for a New York Times digital subscription?…
Kindle NY Times Subscribers Get NYTimes.com For Free
If you subscribe to the NY Times on your Kindle for $20/month, first of all stop that! Must be a terribly frustrating…
The NY Times Doesn't Mind You Tweeting Their Stories—Just Don't Use Their Logo
Turns out that it wasn't the tweeting (and thus offering easy access to free reading) the NY Times disapproved of with…
Wall Street Journal Will Start Selling Individual iPad Newspapers for $2
Don't mucky your paws with paper and ink if you already own an iPad—the Wall Street Journal is to begin flogging…
It's Not Just Google That Will Enforce the NY Times Paywall
Sure, there'll be various ways to jump over the NY Times paywall, but technically you'll only be allowed five articles…
The New York Times Will Charge $15+ for Its Website Paywall
A bizarrely-staggered paywall will come into effect from March 28th, with readers getting 20 free articles a month.…
Unconfirmed: New York Times' Website Paywall Will Cost Up To $20 a Month
The New York Times announced on Wednesday that they were putting in place a paywall from this month—meaning "a visitor…
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…