Swedish Websites

From: Dennis O. Valdes <devaldes_at_inquirer.com.ph>
Date: Thu 02 Aug 2001 11:20:47 -0500

Below is an article from the IFRA Trend Report which I
thought I would send in. Perhaps we can start a
discussion on whether this revenue model might work
for US websites or not.

  SWEDISH DEVELOPERS MARKET 'TRIC' TO SUPPORT
  CONTENT PROVIDERS

     (SWEDEN) -- Turning content into cash has been an
  ongoing problem for Internet companies worldwide,
  which face a marketplace ravenous for information
  but generally unwilling to pay for it. Tric.se,
  founded by two Swedish entrepreneurs, may have a
  solution. The product, Tric, is a filter that enables
  sites to block Web surfers when their ISP hasn't
  paid a subscription fee to the content site. Tric
  will make it possible for content providers to earn
  monthly revenues from the ISPs and telcos, which
  have generally been the only ones making money
  from the Internet. The product is set to hit the
  market in September, and Swedish, Norwegian and
  Danish telcos are already reported to be negotiating
  with Tric.se to ensure that their customers won't
  be shut out of key content sites.
  (Europe Media 26 Jul 2001)
  
http://www.europemedia.net/showfeature.asp?ArticleID=4658

Dennis Valdes



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