Miroslav
Water Chip? Been There, Done That
Check this text (from the latest Gamecenter newsletter)
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As the Internet continues to evolve and ad sales decline,
more and more sites, including some smaller gaming sites,
are starting to look for new ways to make money. For the
past week or so a lot of message boards on various sites
have been dominated by the talk of subscribing to a site
like you would a magazine. It seems that most folks don't
like that idea. I think subscriptions could be a good
thing. A lot of gaming sites offer very specific content
that really doesn't appeal to a mass audience, so for
them subscriptions probably would make sense. A site that
only offers news, reviews, and previews of turn-based
games isn't going to be too appealing to advertisers;
however, fans of that genre might be willing to spend 20
bucks a year to access all that content. The biggest
hurdle to this happening, of course, is that everyone
thinks that everything on the Internet should be free.
Some sites, like Slate.com, tried subscriptions, but they
didn't fare that well because they were competing against
free sites. Times are changing, though, and the funny
money is gone. I think we're going to start seeing more
sites charging for their content in the next year or so.
So what do you think? Would you subscribe to a Web site
like you would a magazine? Drop me a note and let me know.
(For the paranoid among you, this is not a subversive
attempt to see if our readers would subscribe to
Gamecenter; unlike a lot of Internet companies out there,
CNET is kicking ass and taking names. I'm just curious
what everyone thinks of the idea.)
Smell ya later!
Billy
mailto:williamh@cnet.com
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now, what is your oppionion on this? I think I'm not qualified to talk, as I am more a webmaster than a surfer...
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Miroslav, miroslav@gamestats.com
No Mutants Allowed - Fallout WebSite
http://fallout.gamestats.com/
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As the Internet continues to evolve and ad sales decline,
more and more sites, including some smaller gaming sites,
are starting to look for new ways to make money. For the
past week or so a lot of message boards on various sites
have been dominated by the talk of subscribing to a site
like you would a magazine. It seems that most folks don't
like that idea. I think subscriptions could be a good
thing. A lot of gaming sites offer very specific content
that really doesn't appeal to a mass audience, so for
them subscriptions probably would make sense. A site that
only offers news, reviews, and previews of turn-based
games isn't going to be too appealing to advertisers;
however, fans of that genre might be willing to spend 20
bucks a year to access all that content. The biggest
hurdle to this happening, of course, is that everyone
thinks that everything on the Internet should be free.
Some sites, like Slate.com, tried subscriptions, but they
didn't fare that well because they were competing against
free sites. Times are changing, though, and the funny
money is gone. I think we're going to start seeing more
sites charging for their content in the next year or so.
So what do you think? Would you subscribe to a Web site
like you would a magazine? Drop me a note and let me know.
(For the paranoid among you, this is not a subversive
attempt to see if our readers would subscribe to
Gamecenter; unlike a lot of Internet companies out there,
CNET is kicking ass and taking names. I'm just curious
what everyone thinks of the idea.)
Smell ya later!
Billy
mailto:williamh@cnet.com
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now, what is your oppionion on this? I think I'm not qualified to talk, as I am more a webmaster than a surfer...
--
Miroslav, miroslav@gamestats.com
No Mutants Allowed - Fallout WebSite
http://fallout.gamestats.com/
I don't have a credit card 