Comments on: Interview: A Newsosaur Reflects

By: Nonprofits Struggle, Survive :Newspaper Ad Rate

Nonprofits Struggle, Survive :Newspaper Ad Rate — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:39:52 +0000

[...] probably go the way of Times Select before too long. The problem is, as Alan Mutter phrased it in our recent interview, “Giving away all this content for free was the original sin.” Boston.com is the sixth [...]

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:33:34 +0000

He suggested the only way micropayments can work is if publishers form a cartel, and that’s not going to happen.

last time i checked, there were papers all over the country combining and starting to ’share work’ in all sorts of cartels. right now, to stay alive and keep representing the rich appropriately, they’re daring the Justice Department to file antitrust charges.

By: Paul Gillin

Paul Gillin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:34:41 +0000

Mutter is in favor of paid premium content but I don't think he's ever advocated for micropayments. Very lively debate here. He suggested the only way micropayments can work is if publishers form a cartel, and that's not going to happen.

By: Tim Burden

Tim Burden — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:11:46 +0000

Hi Paul,

Interesting interview, thanks.

Just wanted to point this out, though. You said:

“Early this week he poked holes in the recent excitement over micropayments by creating a likely revenue scenario.”

But Mutter is in favour of micropayments and paywalls. The post you point to had to do with Steve Outing’s Kachingle idea, not micropayments.

Regards, Tim