The New York Times Describes Online ‘Membership’ Plans
Posted: July 26, 2009
By: gawker.com
The New York Times has talked about charging again for some of its website; its CEO recently alluded to a “membership model with special offerings.” What does that mean? Meet NYT Gold and NYT Silver.
A tipster was selected for a survey on nytimes.com and graciously copy/pasted from it for our benefit. The Times was gauging interest in two premium packages that it calls NYT Gold and NYT Silver. Market research is apparently ongoing and it’s entirely possible, even likely, that the pricing and features outlined below aren’t a final plan. But they are the most detail we’ve seen of just what the Times is hoping people will pay for on their web site as print revenue vanishes..……[read entire story]
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