MICHAEL MARTINEZ <Michael_at_xenite.org> WROTE:
>Actually, the reality is that MOST people currently
>refuse to pay, according to the latest research.
TO WHICH BRANDI JASMINE <brandi_at_brandijasmine.com> WROTE:
>The key is to find out just what they will pay for as
>well as the conditions that contribute to that
>willingness.
The key is to understand that most people are not
paying for content and don't want to. Assuming there is
some psychological trigger that will cause them all to
happily fork over dollars is just wishful thinnking.
MICHAEL MARTINEZ <Michael_at_xenite.org> ALSO WROTE:
>"The message that comes across from the conclusions
>of this meeting is that the companies best placed to
>succeed in the new media world are those that have
>already succeeded in the hard print world."
>This seems to exclude the vast majority of business
>sites.
TO WHICH BRANDI JASMINE <brandi_at_brandijasmine.com> WROTE:
>Are business sites really in the business of making
>money from their content? Most of them have content
>there to enhance a brand or to drive traffic to their
>shopping carts, so it's not an issue for them.
Well, if that's the case, then they don't need to be
charging for content, do they? And if they don't need
to charge for content, then they don't need to jump
through hoops to keep Google from indexing their PDF
files.
Michael Martinez
Science Fiction and Fantasy info_at_xenite.org
Visualizing Middle-earth, a book for all Tolkien fans
http://www.xenite.org/
Received on Wed May 23 2001 - 11:19:29 CDT
