Nikesh Arora, president Google for Europe, Middle East and Africa and vice president Google UK, believes that the web economy will evolve just like the print economy - and that means people will pay for content online, writes Stephen Brook.
"The business model on the web is going to be no different to the business model today," Arora tells the audience at the World Editors Forum at the World Association of Newspapers 2008 conference.
People pay for books, they receive free information, supported by advertising, they pay for premium content, such as Bloomberg terminals. "The web will be no different....There's going to be a spectrum," he said.
Arora hinted that the current situation of a mass news on the web could eventually change. "There's some degree of commoditisation on the web, when that happens, price falls." And in such an environment, Arora says, media organisations will need "more readers and more viewers" to bring in profits.
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Time Warner Cable Internet subscribers will be charged per gigabyte
You're used to paying extra if you use up your cell phone minutes, but will you be willing to pay extra if your home computer goes over its Internet allowance?
Time Warner Cable Inc. customers -- and, later, others -- may have to, if the company's test of metered Internet access is successful.
On Thursday, new Time Warner Cable Internet subscribers in Beaumont, Texas, will have monthly allowances for the amount of data they upload and download. Those who go over will be charged $1 per gigabyte, a Time Warner Cable executive told the Associated Press.
Metered billing is an attempt to deal fairly with Internet usage, which is very uneven among Time Warner Cable's subscribers, said Kevin Leddy, Time Warner Cable's executive vice president of advanced technology.
Just 5 percent of the company's subscribers take up half of the capacity on local cable lines, Leddy said. Other cable Internet service providers report a similar distribution.
"We think it's the fairest way to finance the needed investment in the infrastructure," Leddy said.
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Time Warner Cable Inc. customers -- and, later, others -- may have to, if the company's test of metered Internet access is successful.
On Thursday, new Time Warner Cable Internet subscribers in Beaumont, Texas, will have monthly allowances for the amount of data they upload and download. Those who go over will be charged $1 per gigabyte, a Time Warner Cable executive told the Associated Press.
Metered billing is an attempt to deal fairly with Internet usage, which is very uneven among Time Warner Cable's subscribers, said Kevin Leddy, Time Warner Cable's executive vice president of advanced technology.
Just 5 percent of the company's subscribers take up half of the capacity on local cable lines, Leddy said. Other cable Internet service providers report a similar distribution.
"We think it's the fairest way to finance the needed investment in the infrastructure," Leddy said.
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To protect your privacy
"I am a corrections officer and I want all my information off the Internet ... especially my address. Can you help me?"
These messages came from customers of MyPrivacy, a subscription service Fertik launched last fall to help people pull their details out of the hands of companies that package personal data and sell it on the Web. For $5 a month he offers his subscribers a list of sites where their identifying details are hung out for all to see, and when possible, gives them the option to have them erased.
The problem: MyPrivacy still doesn't work. Fertik's ambitious program has been stonewalled by many of the data businesses it's sought to deal with and has hardly put a dent in the piles of personal information about his customers that are available on the Web. As of now the project has only shown how hard it is to keep from strangers data as basic as a phone number or an address.
The Web is populated by people-focused search engines like Intelius, Peoplefinders or US Search that peddle personal data: the value of your house, criminal records, salary information and employment history.
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These messages came from customers of MyPrivacy, a subscription service Fertik launched last fall to help people pull their details out of the hands of companies that package personal data and sell it on the Web. For $5 a month he offers his subscribers a list of sites where their identifying details are hung out for all to see, and when possible, gives them the option to have them erased.
The problem: MyPrivacy still doesn't work. Fertik's ambitious program has been stonewalled by many of the data businesses it's sought to deal with and has hardly put a dent in the piles of personal information about his customers that are available on the Web. As of now the project has only shown how hard it is to keep from strangers data as basic as a phone number or an address.
The Web is populated by people-focused search engines like Intelius, Peoplefinders or US Search that peddle personal data: the value of your house, criminal records, salary information and employment history.
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Monday, June 02, 2008
Creativity
Being creative or artistic doesn’t mean you know how to draw or play an instrument. Being creative is a way of thinking, a way of viewing the world.
Creative people use the RIGHT side of their brains more than the LEFT.
Here you can find out if your brain is RIGHT for a creative career.
Creative people use the RIGHT side of their brains more than the LEFT.
Here you can find out if your brain is RIGHT for a creative career.
With the right marketing you can even sell a soul...
An American man is selling his soul on the internet for £500,000 - to raise money for Christmas.
Seller wants cash for XmasHe says the winning eBay bidder will receive his spirit in a glass jar as well as a contract "relinquishing ownership".
He told buyers: "I've got no money for the Christmas holidays, and all I've got left to sell is my soul.
"I'm not really using it lately - and selling it on eBay is better than letting the Devil have it."
The seller from LA added: "Keep it for yourself, or give it to someone you know who needs one. Who knows what it may be capable of?
"My hope is that with the money I can get a life and then buy it back."
The starting bid is $1 million, but surprisingly he has yet to receive an offer.
But he is still hopeful of lucre because the auction has another day to run.
The sale is reminiscent of an episode of the Simpsons, when Bart sells his soul to Milhouse.
Bart laughs at the idea until he finds automatic doors fail to open for him.
The lot is just one of a number of wacky items currently on sale on eBay - including a dollar bill with the face of Jesus on it.
He could actually be succesful, he just needs the right marketing.
Doesn't the church sell a piece of haven since long to everybody?
Alex Watts
Seller wants cash for XmasHe says the winning eBay bidder will receive his spirit in a glass jar as well as a contract "relinquishing ownership".
He told buyers: "I've got no money for the Christmas holidays, and all I've got left to sell is my soul.
"I'm not really using it lately - and selling it on eBay is better than letting the Devil have it."
The seller from LA added: "Keep it for yourself, or give it to someone you know who needs one. Who knows what it may be capable of?
"My hope is that with the money I can get a life and then buy it back."
The starting bid is $1 million, but surprisingly he has yet to receive an offer.
But he is still hopeful of lucre because the auction has another day to run.
The sale is reminiscent of an episode of the Simpsons, when Bart sells his soul to Milhouse.
Bart laughs at the idea until he finds automatic doors fail to open for him.
The lot is just one of a number of wacky items currently on sale on eBay - including a dollar bill with the face of Jesus on it.
He could actually be succesful, he just needs the right marketing.
Doesn't the church sell a piece of haven since long to everybody?
Alex Watts
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