tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post7868873571230774957..comments2024-03-28T23:33:45.139-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Newspapers are Run by IdiotsComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-37954710126375694772015-02-25T00:32:17.500-05:002015-02-25T00:32:17.500-05:00They can't hold the news online, everyone woul...They can't hold the news online, everyone would go elsewhere to get the latest news.<br />Internet advertising needs to figure out how to be seen without interfering with why we go online. Like ads alongside newspaper stories, not on top of them.3383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-87329177141225394192015-02-22T16:53:30.669-05:002015-02-22T16:53:30.669-05:00Our paper has stopped offering a "Saturday&qu...Our paper has stopped offering a "Saturday" issue in stores and instead offers an "Early Sunday" paper. While missing the big exclusive stories, it has all the ads in an effort to keep it's number of views and use of ads/coupons up. Online is available for an extra fee to subscribers or as a standalone for a lower price. Reading the paper daily is discouraged by limiting monthly views via cookies and such. Of course, enabling "Private" browsing on an iPad blocks this method, and tablets are the overwhelmingly used means of reading an e-paper, so huh?CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.com