Friday, October 15, 2010

Press Gazette Editor’s Blog » The News of the World’s paywall and why, for Rupert Murdoch, the internet is so over

Signs of the times… (via, weirdly, wsj.com)

The Times’ all-or-nothing paywall  was a shock to the system – but the News of the World’s paywall move today was even more extreme.

Both are examples of the fact that, for Rupert Murdoch the internet is so over. Without any inbound or outbound links, and invisible to Google and other search engines, the NotW, Times and Sunday Times don’t really have internet sites – but digitally delivered editions.

Press Gazette Editor’s Blog » The News of the World’s paywall and why, for Rupert Murdoch, the internet is so over

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