Those savvy with the wiles of the world wide web are wary, I would suggest, of paying for the privilege of accessing content on the Internet. Or, as ShosOn, commenting on Mark Day’s blog at The Australian, put it: “Charge money for a podcast!? HAHAHAHAHAHHA [sic] Meanwhile, back in the real world…”
There are good examples of Internet users being beneficiaries of the largesse and altruism of various organisations all over the web, as well as instances of content providers finding ways to stay afloat while at the same time securing an audience.
Since 2006 Google has provided the 70000 residents of Mountain View, California (in Silicon Valley) with free WiFi Internet. It’s one way of keeping the neighbours happy.
Skype is another freebie available on the net. Computer-to-computer chat is free, while costs are attached to computer-to-phone calls.
All of the Australian magazine The Monthly’s articles are published on the Internet. Free important selected content is available for anyone to read on the website, while other material is restricted to online subscribers.
*find Free! Why $0.00 is the future of business at www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free<
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I think there is an increase in internet content such as reviews, alternate media, short flicks and animation on youtube, etc being provided for free, with the blog/website creator taking the cash from side of screen advertisers. Since when was there so much journalistic work available that people freely give away their work? To actually be published now takes precedence over paid work, yet someone is making the cash inthat equaltion..
The advertisers that display next to heavily trafficked independant work should have to pay a fee per set number of hits.. thus supporting creative artists not just the company that publishes it. Or it all becomes PR related..
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