Wanted: New Internet Homepage
For years my browser’s homepage has been http://www.boston.com/. Well not any more after reading this article The Boston Globe will soon begin charging for its website, publisher P. Steven Ainsley told the paper’s union bosses.
What will I do? Where will I find my news? (insert sarcasm here)
I used to get my “Breaking News” from Boston.com but for months I’ve been staying “in the know” from Twitter (and as everyone knows Twitterers know everything first. They even knew about Jeff Goldblum death before Jeff Goldblum did).
Actually maybe the Globe is onto something here. Post your comments if you are not willing to pay for this blog. Your silence will indicate your willingness to fork over your credit card number (I take all major CCs).
So I guess I’ll be looking for a new homepage soon. Any recommendations?
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You can always go to Channel 7 for news. They don’t charge and they’re full of breaking news (define news please).
There will continue to be many free news sources they will have to compete with. It will be interesting to see if they can get and retain people to pay or whether it will fizzle. I for one will be joining you looking for a new site for my news over morning coffee.
Alison–I like Channel 4 news. Ch 7 has too much tabloid “news”.
David–My bet is it will fizzle. If they started charging from the beginning then it would be another story. I will be keeing an eye on this and guarantee another post will come out of this!
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