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John Shaft

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36. Clicks are literally how digital advertising is measured, simply speaking

Reply to former9thward (Reply #30)

Wed Nov 15, 2023, 04:19 PM

Nov 2023

There are other issues that come into play, though.

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I am so sick of clicking on a hometown newspaper and hitting a paywall. At some point [View all] Maraya1969 Nov 2023 OP

When we were kids who could ever dream we would Emile Nov 2023 #1

Or paying for water? no_hypocrisy Nov 2023 #5

Or Conjuay Nov 2023 #16

It is only going to get worse... Ignoring dying print newspapers for the moment, but news in hlthe2b Nov 2023 #2

Oh, did they deliver a free daily newspaper to your house back in the day? WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2023 #3

No, but I also don't just use one source for information on the web. I think they pay to Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #6

I use an adblocker cyclonefence Nov 2023 #4

That's a good idea. I love it when people post a link as a "gift" I would put some money in Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #7

Hmmm, paying your reporters and editors is "greedy"..... brooklynite Nov 2023 #8

They can do that with ads. I click off my ad blocker for these sites. There are so many Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #9

Ad revenue is directly dependent on the number of subscriptions. former9thward Nov 2023 #24

Google analytics will tell you how many people came into your site. They don't have to pay Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #25

Advertisers don't care about how many clicks were on a site. former9thward Nov 2023 #30

Clicks are literally how digital advertising is measured, simply speaking John Shaft Nov 2023 #36

Online ad rates are FAR less than what newspapers and magazines could rake in back in the day and why wouldn't they be? Midwestern Democrat Nov 2023 #53

Just use archive RainWalker Nov 2023 #10

Yea, I should always just use it. Thanks Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #12

You're quite welcome RainWalker Nov 2023 #14

Won't let me get past the captcha dwayneb Nov 2023 #41

That sounds like a firewall block RainWalker Nov 2023 #45

Check with the library. Hope22 Nov 2023 #11

Yes, support your local library. DBoon Nov 2023 #33

Good point I always forget this dwayneb Nov 2023 #43

I think you will get access over the internet! Hope22 Nov 2023 #52

Just picked my LA Times off the driveway. Basic LA Nov 2023 #13

Local metro paper here is pretty useless dwayneb Nov 2023 #44

Your problem will resolve itself. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #15

Contributing to the digital divide. usonian Nov 2023 #17

Oh that's right! I'm going to renew my NYT subscription. Thanks for that meme Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #40

Righteous rant BannonsLiver Nov 2023 #18

Like I said upthread. They can use advertising like most of them did a few years ago. Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #42

Advertising doesn't pay all of the freight. BannonsLiver Nov 2023 #57

a free story or 2 is a great way to get ppl to subscribe. mopinko Nov 2023 #19

So we now have armchair publishers who apparently know how to make money in the news business... brooklynite Nov 2023 #20

If only little newspapers would join one paywall pool mainer Nov 2023 #21

Well, I'd pay rather handsomely just to get a real newspaper back Arthur_Frain Nov 2023 #22

If they could keep the business open by selling newspapers, they would. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2023 #32

Many home town newspapers have been taken over by corporate powers tiredtoo Nov 2023 #23

I'm OK with local journalists wanting to get paid. Silent Type Nov 2023 #26

Just checked and there are over 19,000 cities in the US. I don't mind paying for some Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #47

My problem is when I realistically will only read one or two articles a month with each paper. BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2023 #27

That's my issue too. How many times am I going to read the Cincinnati news? But they had one Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #28

As someone else mentioned, use archive.ph for an occasional single article EOM LauraInLA Nov 2023 #35

The problem with subscriptions for me is I sign up, and not just for newspapers and then Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #48

In defense of the news sites, they operate a business tulipsandroses Nov 2023 #29

How else do they pay their employees? Ferrets are Cool Nov 2023 #31

I didn't know that. Some sites are like a carnival with all the ads popping up. And then Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #49

LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ARE DYING. Do you have a business model that works? themaguffin Nov 2023 #34

This! I am happy to pay for my local subscription redqueen Nov 2023 #46

How much is a subscription? Army Brat Nov 2023 #37

Local newspapers are going the way of the rotary phone Kaleva Nov 2023 #38

Pretty soon you'll have to pay for weather information dalton99a Nov 2023 #39

I pay for Youtube Premium because I could not stand the ads. If you don't click on Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #50

I did the same with YT premium because I go there A LOT and since doing so, Ferrets are Cool Nov 2023 #51

internet providers and content providers are doing that now. yt started doing the adblocker thing several AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #54

It May Be that Advertising Doesn't Work for Small Papers qwlauren35 Nov 2023 #55

The problem is, how many $30 should I pay for in a month? I have paid for a lot of things Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #56

CNN is still free. qwlauren35 Nov 2023 #58