Comments on: Murdoch: We’ll probably remove our sites from Google’s index

By: RingerMe

RingerMe — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:40:33 +0000

Great idea! Better yet, Google should remove every instance, then charge him to come back on Google. The stupid, greedy, , ass.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:38:16 +0000

Sponsorship of Content vs End User Paying only works where the amount the end user pays is wothwhile. 99.5% of what we consume online we can not see a value in paying for.

So the sponsorship model is the only viable way to go.

By: Murdoch: News Corp to Hide Paid Content from Google - Requiem

Murdoch: News Corp to Hide Paid Content from Google - Requiem — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:12:12 +0000

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By: Google to limit access of free content - mUmBRELLA

Google to limit access of free content - mUmBRELLA — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:14:36 +0000

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By: Danny Wood

Danny Wood — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:43:18 +0000

Look I know you probably can’t imagine paid news content working, but if you could how would it work?
We all run our own media empires differently, and all of your comments sound so absolute, it is the end of RM. Do you think RM could have a team of advisors, quite possibly as intelligent and savvy as you? Probably. So could it work? Hell yeah! There is a business model which works and just because you can’t fathom it, doesn’t make it impossible. Maybe you are thinking the content will be the same. Maybe you believe that total traffic numbers have intrinsic value to advertisers. Imagine visitors have habits, like, I don’t know, bite, snack, meal the headlines, sport, weather and leave. Imagine profiling your visitor and making available compelling content which enriches their lives and advertisers which could align their customers’ profiles. Crazy huh?

By: Mr Free Content

Mr Free Content — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:55:19 +0000

An interesting article from the BBC regarding the Johnston Press sites in the UK being locked down:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8385342.stm

By: My Bun is itching

My Bun is itching — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:23:27 +0000

To wipe it with the used newspapers RUPERT is supplying – $2 – weekend edition – more paper than the average 3 X double ply toilet roll – Its 2009 – going on 2010 Rupert Free INTERNET – seeya

By: Diggings » Pulling The Plug On Your Own Life-Support Machine

Diggings » Pulling The Plug On Your Own Life-Support Machine — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:49:14 +0000

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Microsoft e Sua Tática para Ganhar Mais Market Share | Mestre SEO — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:32:43 +0000

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By: Se l’informazione diventa a pagamento. Scenari del web che verrà.

Se l’informazione diventa a pagamento. Scenari del web che verrà. — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:04:56 +0000

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By: Walter Adamson

Walter Adamson — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:33:54 +0000

I’m with Nathan that is seems odd that RM thinks a qualified visitor is a random hit worth nothing. Isn’t a search visitor worth as much as Google makes from Adwords which is also bucketloads higher margin than RM is making from his news properties?

Although he has said some odd things lately I’m surprised so many people comment about him so personally. I think he’s one of our greatest business people and visionaries.

He has said many many things over the last 20 years during his visits back here which Australia could have used to generate enormous extra wealth and stopped the standard of living continuing to fall during that whole period. Instead of relying on beaches, minerals and overseas students we could have been something different and more in tune with leading countries. Of course his ideas and comments were poopooed and scoffed at by local politicians of both sides and local business leaders.

I wish we had many more Murdochs, but at the same time I don’t understand where he is coming from recently, but he may yet surprise us.

Walter Adamson @g2m
http://xeesm.com/walter

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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:13:37 +0000

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By: This week in media musings: Murdoch’s game of chicken, and a lesson in process journalism | Mark Coddington

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:31:22 +0000

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By: The Drill Down 112 – Searching For a Good Search | The Drill Down

The Drill Down 112 – Searching For a Good Search | The Drill Down — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:34:28 +0000

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By: Holgs

Holgs — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:29:00 +0000

People here seem to think that Google is an invincible giant and will always be the portal to the internet. Think back a few years and nobody had even heard of “Google”.

Remember when Microsoft was the unassailable leader of the IT world?

While Google has some noble aspirations – it also still earns 99% of its revenue from advertising. Much of that advertising depends on some pretty hefty invasion of user’s privacy to target content.

More and more content providers are realising that despite the power of Google, its can be a pretty ineffective form of monetisation. If there is a shift away from advertising with Google, the company will quite quickly start to look like an empty house of cards.

In the long term I think Murdoch will be on the winning side of this debate.