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hitsville.org - 2/9/2009
Hey Walter Isaacson—would it kill you to cough up for a NYT subscription?
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Even an old print junky like myself has quit subscribing to the New York Times, because I read it online for free. Isaacson used to be the editor of Time and writes big ol’ books. He can afford it. Seriously, isn’t there sort of a moral imperative for those of us who can to pay for the damn ...
wordyard.com - 2/6/2009
Isaacson’s pitch for micropayments
— wordyard.com — Today Walter Isaacson, the venerable former editor of Time and current boss of the Aspen Institute, unleashes... a multipronged offensive on behalf of the idea of micropayments for news. In a lecture delivered yesterday and also in a Time magazine essay, ... (more) Isaacson’s pitch for micropayments

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How The New York Times Could Make Micropayments Work (NYT)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... future. But here we are today, struggling with a plummeting ad economy and the increased (but necessary) stress of moving everything digital. So micropayments are back on the table -- just ask all of the heavies who announced their support in the past week: Walter Isaacson, David Carr, Henry Blodget, Steven Brill, Stu Bykofsky, and Gawker (sorta). And surely, an equal number of people came along to trounce the idea, as they should. So what do I think? I have no fucking idea. I don't like ...

Paying for the news: A link-a-thon
mathewingram.com/work — ... www.hitsville.org/2009/02/05/hey-walter-issacson%E2%80%94would-it-kill-you-to-cough-up-for-a-nyt-subscription/ ...

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