(The Chappaquiddick Island incident in Ted’s words. Listen to him namedrop John Quincy Adams)
So I was checking the online papers to see how many were writing about the life of Ted Kennedy while accidently forgetting to mention the word Chappaquiddick.
Anyway, I could go to the Chicago Tribune and read their thoughts in their entirety. I can check out the LA Times online and get their thoughts.
But if I want to read what the Arkansas Democrat Gazette has to say, I have to login to read the full article. The syndicated AP article.
In order to login, I have to pay for an online subscription. How much? $5.95 a month.
According to my Economics professor, to pay $5.95 a month for something that I can get at thousands of other sites for free would imply that the quality of the articles is significantly more valuable than at any of these other places.
C-HO Mesothelioma Rating: 2 out of 10. Not only has the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette mismeasured the market, the price is oppressive to their economically depressed local market. Not only that, but their SEO is a nightmare. For starters: GET A URL FOR YOUR SITE AND QUIT RUNNING SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT HINDER SEARCH ENGINE BOTS FROM SEEING THOSE PAGES!
What is internet browsing like in Arkansas? Are you like China? Do you only get Arkansasonline.com and npr.com?
Catch up to the tactics the newspaper industry figured out five years too late five years ago and not only sell ad space, but continue to look for engaging content and build social commuities.
Internet carpetbagging went out in 1999.
