http://shifter.edublogs.org/2008/10/15/free-why-000-is-the-future-of-business/ observations of media in Australia and around the world Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:51:21 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://shifter.edublogs.org/2008/10/15/free-why-000-is-the-future-of-business/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Jaye Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:51:21 +0000 http://shifter.edublogs.org/?p=14#comment-2 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.. 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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