Archive for July, 2009
The economy of social signals – a source for a viable business model?

The economy of social signals – a source for a viable business model?

Posted 28 July 2009 | By Tanja | Categories: Micro payments, business models for journalism | 2 Comments

Would you pay to share publicly what kind of journalism you consume?

Kachingle, a Mountain View, California-based start up, and some other similar initiatives believe so.

This is how Kachingle works: A reader voluntarily agrees to pay five dollars a month to become a Kachingler, a user of Kachingle. For the five dollars, the reader can consume [...]

Pay to publish, not to read

Pay to publish, not to read

Posted 20 July 2009 | By Tanja | Categories: business models for journalism | 2 Comments

How do you get your news? Jyri Engestrom gets his from Twitter, Facebook, and shared links, from people whose opinions he trusts.
These new ways of sharing content in social media create a challenge for news organizations. In order to compete, they have to publish stories that are interesting enough not only to be read, but [...]