Re: UKNM: Subscriptions

[Stefan Magdalinski]

Felix Velarde wrote:

> 

> Stefan:

> 

> > > Content is still the killer app of the Web, and if people want

> > > content, they'll pay for content.

> >

> >rubbish.

> >

> >I used to buy Time Out. I use www.thisislondon.com

> 

> i used to use thisislondon until i found i couldn't get it to fit on

> the corner of my armchair without blocking the telly


you still watch telly? why?


> 

> >I used to have an A-Z. I use www.multimap.com

> 

> i used to use multimap until i found i couldn't find my way to the

> nearest internet cafe from regent's park road


I always print them out before I leave.


> 

> >I used to buy newspapers. I read about 20 news sites from around the

> >globe.

> 

> i still get my headlines from itn online, but what do iread on the

> tube when my pda's out of range of the nearest broadcaster (currently

> in new york city?

> 


a good book I got from amazon


> >I used to read Adbusters, now I've got UKNM.

> 

> uknm's not as funny. well, sometimes...

> 

> >content is getting cheaper by the day, by the hour, by the minute.

> 

> but good, specialist content costs effort and expertise. it's like

> saying you've got frontpage so you can design web pages. what you

> really mean is you can publish web pages. i suspect what you mean is


not in my world it doesn't.


> if you're already online it's easy to get all the info you need.

> doesn't solve the problems associated with not having a 3mbit uplink

> from you watch if you're stuck in traffic, and free content doesn't

> mean it's good content.


and the number of companies successfully selling content (apart from to

people who then republish for nothing, e.g. PA) is?


> 

> i hate to vaguely contradict myself, but some things are worth paying

> that extra bit for, n'est-ce pas?

> 

> best wishes

> 

> felix velarde

> 

> director      Head New Media

> success is about interaction

> voice  + 44 (0) 171 737 7579

> http://www.head-newmedia.com


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