 TransmasterDon't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | Oh this is hillarious Charge for content you can't give away  The model for on line news reporting is already there it is called the DrudgeReport. (»www.drudgereport.com/) The main street press has looked down their collective noses at Matt Drudge. But apparently whatever he is doing works look at the stats for his site. If you are person wishing to place an ad where it will be seen by the most people are you going to spend your money on the likes of the now defunct Rocky Mountain News with circulation of about 200,000 or The Drudge Report. With stats like you see below it's a no brainer
VISITS TO DRUDGE 2/27/09
024,270,501 IN PAST 24 HOURS
732,606,641 IN PAST 31 DAYS
7,661,247,588 IN PAST YEAR
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 spewakR.I.P DadkinsPremium
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 kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY
2 edits | reply to Transmaster
said by Transmaster:Charge for content you can't give away The model for on line news reporting is already there it is called the DrudgeReport. (» www.drudgereport.com/) The main street press has looked down their collective noses at Matt Drudge. Because DR is nothing but a retarded, badlly written, right-wing lying factory with no design and shitty staff, producing lot of BS and flat-out lies. 
I don't care about DR but let's not make it into an example, shall we?
But apparently whatever he is doing works look at the stats for his site. If you are person wishing to place an ad where it will be seen by the most people are you going to spend your money on the likes of the now defunct Rocky Mountain News with circulation of about 200,000 or The Drudge Report. Well, DR had less hits than any bigger liberal or center outlets (HuffPo, Daily Kos etc) so indeed, it's a no brainer why it cannot make money anywhere close to them. 
Generally speaking tho I fully agree with you, ad-supported free content is here and won't go anywhere soon - whoever locks it down will lose audience en masse immediately.
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said by bicker:Waaaa waaaa waaaa. You just want what you want and don't care to factor in what is right or true. Your perspectives are un-American, and deserve far more ridicule than I'm prepared to pile on them. |
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 james
join:2001-02-26
CWCville USA | reply to Transmaster
said by Transmaster:If you are person wishing to place an ad where it will be seen by the most people are you going to spend your money on the likes of the now defunct Rocky Mountain News with circulation of about 200,000 or The Drudge Report. Here is the problem:
If I own a small store in a small town, advertising to a worldwide audience is a waste of money for the most part (depending upon what services I offer). What good is an ad for Joes Diner in Hicksville Alabama that 1 million people see, when only 2 of them live in your town. Compare that to an ad that only 100 people see, but all of them live in your town.
It's a good argument for targeted ads though, the type that can tell what city you live in. |
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james
join:2001-02-26
CWCville USA | reply to kamm
said by kamm:Because DR is nothing but a retarded, badlly written, right-wing lying factory with no design and shitty staff, producing lot of BS and flat-out lies. Are you sure you aren't thinking of Fox News? |
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 jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA | reply to james
Small store in a small town? Keep that to yourself or Walmart might hear you. |
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 M A R SPremium
join:2001-06-15
Long Island | reply to james
What about a Diner in Hicksville, right here on Long Island. 
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TransmasterDon't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | reply to kamm
Kamm you have not looked at the content. The Drudge Report is a news Digest, Matt's staff scan the internet for news items to place on the site. There is very little that originates from Matt Drudges staff. There are links on the page to just about every English language newpaper and news service on the planet. The point is he is making money.
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I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.
- Mark Twain in Eruption |
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TransmasterDon't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | reply to james
Oh for sure a small town business buying ad space on the Net would be a waste of money. If you have an internet store on the other hand..... |
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