http://paidcontent.org/2012/05/28/slovakias-news-payment-system-going-large-in-july/ The economics of digital content Sat, 25 May 2013 17:24:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://paidcontent.org/2012/05/28/slovakias-news-payment-system-going-large-in-july/#comment-101324 Thu, 31 May 2012 07:39:39 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=210003#comment-101324 Sorry, just can’t see this working in Western Europe. There are too many publishers. There is too much good free content, and social is so strong. I also just can’t see this working longer term even in Slovakia & Slovenia. Ben

]]> http://paidcontent.org/2012/05/28/slovakias-news-payment-system-going-large-in-july/#comment-101323 Thu, 31 May 2012 07:38:42 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=210003#comment-101323 Sorry, just can’t see this working in Western Europe. There are too many publishers, there is too much good free content, and social is so strong. I also can’t see this working longer term even in Slovakia & Slovenia. Ben

]]> http://paidcontent.org/2012/05/28/slovakias-news-payment-system-going-large-in-july/#comment-101019 Mon, 28 May 2012 13:45:33 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=210003#comment-101019 I have always felt this is the way forward. It’s the way TV works, so why not other media? I wish Piano well!

]]> http://paidcontent.org/2012/05/28/slovakias-news-payment-system-going-large-in-july/#comment-101012 Mon, 28 May 2012 11:53:01 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=210003#comment-101012 The rumor has it, the third country is Poland, which can be a very interesting case. There are a couple of monetization models (other than advertising) already competing on this market, including a NYT-type of native paywall (polityka.pl) and micropayments (wprost.pl).

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