http://paidcontent.org/2011/01/25/419-with-social-news-site-ongo-aggregation-and-paywalls-are-brought-togethe/ The economics of digital content Sat, 18 May 2013 13:43:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://paidcontent.org/2011/01/25/419-with-social-news-site-ongo-aggregation-and-paywalls-are-brought-togethe/#comment-81980 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:23:53 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/01/25/419-with-social-news-site-ongo-aggregation-and-paywalls-are-brought-togethe/#comment-81980 Major newspaper companies investing in a social news site is a positive sign. Offering incentives for user referrals is also good. Relying on a subscription model, however, misses the mark. To truly harness socialization inherent from the Social Web, newspapers should consider adopting micropayments. The Graybeal & Hayes “Modified News Micropayment Model” outlines how newspapers could successfully implement a micropayment model.

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