Apple4.US上前天有关于“为何 iTunes 模式在新闻业行不通”的讨论。而今天,就看到NB的Wired的报道:
The Wall Street Journal, one of the few newspapers that charges for content online, released an app for the iPhone Wednesday which sets their content free, poking another hole in one of the internet's oldest pay walls.
注意一点:这次WSJ改变了此前网络内容收费的传统,采用免费方式。而WSJ靠的是在App下方的广告来获利。目前,Oracle已经在WSJ iPhone App上投放了广告。
这会不会是美国报纸业获利的新途径?有多少报业公司会跟风推出相关服务?